Kubla Khan: The Emperor of Everything

Always cast in a supporting role in the many books about Marco Polo, the great Kubla Khan now takes center stage in a splendid picture-book biography. He is a wonderful subject-a man who liked to live large, building the imperial city of Beijing from scratch, siring a hundred children, throwing birthday bashes for 40,000 guests. He ruled over the greatest empire of the time, one that was lightyears ahead of Western civilization in terms of the arts, sciences, and technology. With astonishingly beautiful and detailed illustrations by Robert Byrd and a clever text by Kathleen Krull, this portrait finally gives Kubla Khan his due.

Author: Kathleen Krull
Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers
Published: 09/16/2010
Pages: 48
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 11.06h x 9.24w x 0.39d
ISBN: 9780670011148

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.7
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 138716 / Kubla Khan: The Emperor of Everything

Award: Young Hoosier Book Award - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 07/01/2010 pg. 54
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2010
Publishers Weekly 08/09/2010
School Library Journal 10/01/2010 pg. 100
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2010
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2010 pg. 116
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2011 pg. 187
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2010 pg. 36

About the Author
Mr. Byrd is a successful commercial artist and children's book illustrator whose award-winning picture books include The Bear and the Bird King. Robert Byrd lives in Haddonfield, New Jersey.