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The travels of Benjamin of Tudela : through three continents in the twelfth century /

A fictionalized account of the travels of Benjamin, a Jewish man from Tudela, Spain, who, in 1159, set out on a fourteen-year-long journey that took him to Italy, Greece, Palestine, Persia, China, Egypt, and Sicily.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shulevitz, Uri, 1935-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Farrar Straus and Giroux, 2005.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Benjamin, > of Tudela, > active 12th century > Juvenile fiction.
Benjamin, > of Tudela, > active 12th century > Fiction.
Jews > History > Fiction.
Middle Ages > Fiction.
Travelers > Fiction.
Voyages and travels > Fiction.
Description
Summary:A fictionalized account of the travels of Benjamin, a Jewish man from Tudela, Spain, who, in 1159, set out on a fourteen-year-long journey that took him to Italy, Greece, Palestine, Persia, China, Egypt, and Sicily.
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Awards:Sydney Taylor Book, 2006.
School Library Journal, 2005.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:0374377545