Synopses & Reviews
Next stop, Chicago! That's the shout from conductor Martha Day Zschock, who has taken children and their delighted parents on Journeys Around Boston, New York, San Francisco, Washington D.C., and Cape Cod since starting this bestselling series in 1999. Over 200,000 copies of Zschock's work are in print-perhaps because Zschock is not only a brilliant artist but also a committed educator, whose books are embraced by teachers and principals nationwide. Journey Around books are far more than alphabet books. Each page is headed by an alliterative sentence that evokes an important theme. The L page reads, Legend lays blame on O'Leary's Cow, and the text below tells the story of Chicago's great fire of 1871. A playful factoid at the bottom of each page expands on the theme. (Did you know that the Chicago Fire Museum stands on the site of O'Leary's barn?) In each city she visits, Zschock thoughtfully looks beyond the tourist attractions to the community residing there. On the J page, readers are invited to Join hands on life's journey, and told about Chicago's immigrant poor and the settlement houses that were built to welcome them. The O page explains how the city's Southside became a destination for freed slaves after the Civil War and celebrates the DuSable Museum, a repository of African American history.
Synopsis
Sixth in the best-selling series by author, illustrator and educator Martha Day Zschock. Each alphabet page introduces a theme with an alliteriterative sentence (e.g., "Legend lays blame on O'Leary's Cow"). A paragraph of history and a playful factoid complement the beautiful illustrations, further elaborating the theme.
Synopsis
Join a cardinal on an A-to-Z tour of Chicago, learning about its present and past from author-illustrator Martha Day Zschock.
Synopsis
Next stop, Chicago! That's the shout from conductor Martha Day Zschock, who has taken children and their delighted parents on Journeys Around Boston, New York, San Francisco, Washington D.C., Philadelphia, Maine, Nantucket, and Cape Cod since starting this bestselling series in 1999. Hop aboard the L, circle the Loop, board a water taxi, walk the waterfront! From the Lincoln Park Zoo to Wrigley Field, from the Magnificent Mile to Navy Pier, Journey Around Chicago from A to Z takes readers on a tour of the ""Second City"" that is second to none. Over 250,000 copies of Zschock's work are in print, perhaps because Zschock is not only a brilliant artist but also a committed educator, whose books are embraced by teachers and principals nationwide.
About the Author
Martha Day Zschock majored in art at Connecticut College and earned her master's in education from Lesley College. Zschock is the author and illustrator of all the books in the Journey Around series. A former elementary teacher, she developed her first book, Journey Around Cape Cod and the Islands from A to Z, from field trips with her students. She lives in Orleans, Massachusetts.