K-Gr 2—In a journey through New York, a blend of illustrations and simple text provides a great lesson in
prepositions and so much more. The protagonist is an energetic brown-skinned child, and the city is vast, as readers
find out that words give a journey its direction and its heart.

There are so many potential curriculum connections for this story about a girl’s trip to school, which starts with her heading out the door and continues through her urban neighborhood and onto the subway. Use this as a conversation starter about neighborhoods and journeys to school, to introduce activities about prepositions, directions, or mapping, or as a writing mentor text.

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