Igloo sweet Igloo is where young penguin brothers Mummford and McFinn hope to be for the holidays-if they can find their way back from a snowy trek. Enter husky pups Flake and Crystal as the designated search party. A predictable reunion is in store-but not before readers slog through a meandering story line. Despite uneven depictions of the canine protagonists, Mumm's watercolor depictions of festive street scenes in neutral tones will charm fans of her popular folk-art designs. Ages 4-8.
Studies of the English gentleman have tended to focus mainly on the nineteenth century, encouraging the implicit assumption that this influential literary trope has less resonance for twentieth-century literature and culture. Christine Berberich challenges this notion by showing that the English gentleman has proven to be a remarkably adaptable and relevant ideal that continues to influence not only literature but other forms of representation, including the media and advertising industries.
Attractively illustrated, this book offers a fascinating look at the life of the Roman soldier, drawing on everything from Rome's rich historical and archaeological record to soldier's personal correspondence to depictions of military subjects in literature and art.