In Paris, the duck acquires an acorn-shell beret and tries unsuccessfully to become a street performer (while dancing unintentionally on a painting by Dodsworth). A fox? A weasel? Muskrat? The predominant other species appear to be pigs, cows and hippos. I'm not quite sure what kind of animal Dodsworth is. As the curtain comes down on book one, they're on their way to France. Finally, he finds a woman feeding bread to some ducks, but "Only one duck was throwing bread back at the lady." The duck once again outruns Dodsworth and jumps on the Paris-bound ship. He buys the duck a train ticket back home, but the duck takes off, and Dodsworth spends a day looking for him in some of the major sights of New York, a la Madeline's wanderings through Paris. This is discovered on the train to New York, where Dodsworth has booked ship passage to Paris. "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.Breakfast at Hodges' cafe (pancakes) leads to Hodges' misbehaving duck (many pancakes end up in air and on ground) stowing away in Dodsworth's luggage. At the end of the story, Dodsworth and the duck are seen floating off in a hot-air balloon toward England.- Jackie Partch, Multnomah County Library, Portland, ORĬopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Though their inclusion may prove challenging for some students, more sophisticated readers will likely be undeterred. Some French words ("beret," "debonair," " magnifique," "bonjour," "monsieur") are an interesting addition to this easy reader while others are easily understood through the illustrations and context. Kids are sure to enjoy the zany humor and identify with the duck's playful nature. Egan's cartoon-style ink and watercolor illustrations enhance the comedy. Though Dodsworth has cautioned the duck, "You can't cause any trouble here," his companion gets into one escapade after another, from escaping the hotel to ring the bells at Notre Dame to folding all of their money into paper airplanes to fly off the Eiffel Tower. Grade 1–3-In this sequel to Dodsworth in New York (Houghton, 2007), Dodsworth and his mischievous duck visit the French capital, exploring street cafés, the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, and the Louvre.
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