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Dodsworth In Rome (2011)

by Tim Egan(Favorite Author)

4.16 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0547390068 (ISBN13: 9780547390062)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

HMH Books for Young Readers

series

Dodsworth

review 1: I really wanted to like this book. I really wanted to connect kids to other places and loved the idea of this happening in an easy chapter book. It's not what I was hoping for. Dodsworth takes in the sights and duck causes trouble, but in the end, all's well. If I had a surplus budget and had to buy more easy chapter books or if it were donated, I could see sharing this (and others in series), pairing it with photographs of the locations in the books.
review 2: Dodsworth and his duck companion have already visited New York, Paris, and London, and now they're off to Rome. As in the previous titles, the duck takes everything literally, and when Dodsworth declares, "Rome!" that's exactly what the duck tries to do. There are plenty of examples of word play and misu... morenderstandings as the two visit the Trevi Fountain and the Sistine Chapel. The duck takes coins from the fountain and attempts to add a duck to Michaelangelo's masterpiece. The ink and watercolor illustrations are exquisitely drawn with much attention to detail in the surrounding areas the two tourists visit but also paying attention to touches such as the beret the duck wears and his closed eyes as Dodsworth navigates Rome's crowded streets on a scooter. Reading every page in this chapter book for early readers made me smile at the mishaps encountered by these two friends. I felt as though I'd been on a whirlwind tour of the famous Italian city. less

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