welcome to lonnie c. motion’s world. welcome to new york
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Welcome to Lonnie C. Motion’s World
Welcome to New YorkWelcome to New York
Welcome to Brooklyn, Welcome to Brooklyn, NYNY
Ways to enter Ways to enter Brooklyn…Brooklyn…
Walk over the bridge
Drive a carDrive a car
Ride the busRide the bus
Hop on a subway.Hop on a subway.
Dad’s workDad’s work
Lonnie’s dad worked in the manholes for ConEdison
School kidsSchool kids
Lonnie’s favorite team Lonnie’s favorite team – NY Mets– NY Mets
Brooklyn Brooklyn neighborhoods – mural neighborhoods – mural
projectproject
RooftopsRooftops
Rooftops are good places to get away from the noise of the street and be under the open sky.
Typical houses Typical houses (brownstones) in (brownstones) in
BrooklynBrooklyn
Jacqueline Woodson, Jacqueline Woodson, authorauthor
Where it takes place:In the Bedford Stuyvesant (BedStuy) and Park Slope sections of Brooklyn, NY
Where I wrote it:In Park Slope, Brooklyn.
Why I wrote it:Lonnie’s voice was in my head. The poems started coming and the rest…the rest is this book, I guess.--Jacqueline Woodson, author