Journey Around New York from A to Z
By Martha Zschock and Heather Zschock

Third in the best-selling "Journey" series by twin sisters Martha and Heather Zschock, Journey Around New York From A to Z is the right book at the right time: a dazzling, colorful child's-eye view of New York City that excites, educates, and enthralls with dazzling watercolors and fascinating kid-friendly information. This is much more than an alphabet book: each of the twenty-six pages explores a New York theme with a catchy alliterative headline (Mammals, minerals, and meteorites meet at the museum), a paragraph of history, and an eye-opening factoid.

There is a page on Broadway (Audiences applaud actresses and actors), Wall Street (Brokers buy and sell billions), Coney Island (Cyclone carries courageous kids), even the events of September 11, 2001, which cheers the way New Yorkers came together in the wake of the tragedy (Tough times take teamwork). The streets, the neighborhoods, the parks, the museums, the parades, the five boroughs&emdash;they're all here in a family treasure that is sure to become a classic.

Martha Zschock wrote and illustrated the first two books in the "Journey" series and illustrated Journey Around New York From A to Z. She is a grade-school teacher from Cape Cod who developed her first book, Journey Around Cape Cod and the Islands From A to Z, from field trips with her students. Martha has a sharp eye for the colorful enticements of a great city like New York or Boston.

Heather Zschock designed the first two books in the "Journey" series, and wrote and designed Journey Around New York From A to Z. She is a professional book designer living in New York City. Because of her remarkable design sense and professional experience - and her love for her hometown - Heather is the perfect collaborator for her twin sister, Martha.

Hardover, 11" x 11", 32 pages, $17.95, ISBN 1-889833-32-0