Mckee, David. The Conquerors.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)

MCKEE, David. The Conquerors. illus. by author, unpaged. Handprint. 2004. Tr $16.95. ISBN 1-59354-078-7. LC number unavailable.

Gr 2-5--A General, who rules a large country where the people believe that "their way of life [is] the best," conquers nearby nations "So they can be like us." When he and his army finally invade the only realm not under his dominion, its citizens offer no resistance. Instead, they welcome the soldiers. When fresh forces are sent in, they, too, become completely acculturated. Food and customs wend their way back to the General's land, while he remains oblivious to the ways in which he and his people have been enriched by their contact with …