Fans of Egan’s picture book, The Pink Refrigerator, will be able to follow the further adventures of Dodsworth in this series as he sets off to explore the world.  This is one of those bridging books for young readers that claims to be a chapter book (4 short chapters), but would be just as much at home among the Everybody Books, as there are full color illustrations on every page, with limited text.  As Dodsworth sets off to explore the city of Rome, the reader is exposed to a variety of world-famous landmarks, and his traveling companion the duck adds a bit of comic relief through his constant misunderstandings and near mishaps.  When Dodsworth loses his luggage and the pair have no money, the duck comes to the rescue by “finding” funds in the Trevi Fountain.  It’s a cute story, with a bit of humor, and it just might spark some students’ interest in seeing some of these places for themselves someday.