Emma is on the Air

Big News! 

Emma is on the Air #1

WNBC reporter Ida Siegal makes her debut as a chapter book author with a hilarious look at one girl's journey into journalism, mystery-solving, and fame -- or at least two out of those three!

This is Emma Perez, and I'm ON THE AIR!

Today at lunch, my friend Javier found a slimy worm in his hamburger. It was extra gross! Now everyone wants to know how the worm got in there. Someone might even get in trouble! The school needs my famous reporter skills to solve the case!

Emma Perez has been looking for some big news to help her become a famous reporter. Javier's wormburger is perfect-people need to know what happened! Emma is ready to find witnesses, gather clues, and file her report.

Tune in for the first edition of

EMMA IS ON THE AIR!

Party Drama! 

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Today at school, Sophia, Javier, and I were working on our extra-awesome outfits for the costume party. We had the best idea ever and were going to win the contest! But now Sophia's costume is missing. Where could it be? Did someone take it on purpose?

Emma and her friends weren't ready for so much party drama, but if they work together to figure out what happened, they just might save the day!

It's time for a new edition of EMMA IS ON THE AIR!

Ida Siegal is an award-winning journalist and on-air reporter at NBC’s flagship station in New York City, WNBC. She most recently won an Emmy award for her coverage of Super Storm Sandy. Ida also lives in New York City, with her husband and their two children - who are also half Dominican and learning Spanish. The Emma Is On the Air series marks her children’s book writing debut.