The Journey of English Author:Donna Brook, Jean Zallinger In her first book for children, Brook sets out to track the evolution of today's English from its prehistoric Indo-European roots. Learn the ways in which such peoples as the Celts, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, French, Greeks and Romans left their mark on the language, as well as fun information ("Ronald McDonald is a 100 percent Celtic name&... more »quot;). Zallinger's (The Earliest Americans) watercolor and color-pencil art effectively conveys a wide range of eras.« less