Emma's Journey Folklore

Emma's Journey FolkloreCharming illustrations and engaging photographs of New York combine to produce a compellingly original book that cannot fail to delight! Emma's Journey is about a little sparrow named Emma who lives in New York City's Central Park. After her best friend Duckyduck departs on his first migration, Emma begins to spend time with her Uncle Bob, who entertains her with stories about his French ancestors. As Emma looks at his postcards of Paris, she begins

it gets caught in a violent storm

and more—all tied to seasons

young readers count from 1 to 10 as they discover the places

Editor Kate Bailey opens the book with an essay on the transformation of the diva from 19th-century opera and stage star to the early-20th-century silent screen siren

Diana Vreeland

Halaby now lives and works in New York

Erik Madigan Heck: Old Future presents more than 100 photographs in a flowing

then serve to guests later in the day

and African worlds are discussed

Anna could signal when a message was ready and guide fellow spies to the correct pickup point—turning “everyday life” into a coded lifeline for the Patriot cause

a shared workspace

Rube Goldberg—and his inventions—are the talk of the sixth grade