Ibn Batuta, the Arab Marco Polo
Other Travel Writing and Children's Books
Maybe you'd like lighter fare, or just a different perspective. The following are excellent introductions to Ibn Batuta for anyone.
Travel Writing Inspired by Ibn Batuta
- Mackintosh-Smith, Tim. Travels with a Tangerine: A
Journey in the Footnotes of Ibn Battutah. London: John Murray,
2001 (New York: Welcome Rain Publishers, 2002).
Davis DS49 .M33 2001
Perkins 910.4 I13 M158 2002 (US reprint) - A delightful semi-retracing of the first part of Ibn Batuta's journey, Tangier to Constantinople, by a modern editor of his work.
Children's Books
- Rumford, James. Traveling Man: the Journey of Ibn
Battuta, 1325-1354. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2001.
SILS library, UNC J910 Rumford - A beautifully illustrated picture book about Ibn Batuta's travels. The text is in English, but Arabic passages and place names sprinkled throughout provide pleasant practice in reading various styles of calligraphy.
- Lucile McDonald. The Arab Marco Polo, Ibn Battuta.
Nashville: T. Nelson, 1975.
Davis G93.I24 M32
SILS library, UNC J92 Ibn Battuta - McDonald paraphrases and retells a selection of Ibn Batuta's stories in flowery prose. Includes a glossary of basic terms and features a helpful endsheet map showing the entire journey.
