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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!



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Ida Siegal

Ida Siegal is a real life TV news reporter in New York City. She's been 'on the air' with NBC's flagship station, WNBC-TV, since 2003. Siegal is making her children's book debut with the "Emma Is On The Air" chapter book series. The characters and plot lines are inspired by all the children who approach her in the field, asking what it's like to be a reporter. Siegal recently won an Emmy Award for her coverage of Super Storm Sandy. She lives in New York City with her husband and two children - who are also half Dominican and learning Spanish. Siegal was born and raised in the West Village in Manhattan. She's a proud 'city kid' but lately wonders what it would be like to have a garden ...



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