A creative young boy with a passion for practicing origami finds a surprising source of encouragement on his diverse city block.
Joey loves things that fold: maps, beds, accordions, you name it. When a visiting mother of a classmate turns a plain piece of paper into a beautiful origami crane, his eyes pop. Maybe he can learn origami, too. Its going to take practice on his homework, the newspaper, the thirty-eight dollars in his mothers purse . . . Enough! No more folding! But how can Joey become an origami master if hes not allowed to practice? Is there anywhere that he can hone the skill that makes him happy and maybe even make a new friend while hes at it?A creative young boy with a passion for practicing origami finds a surprising source of encouragement on his diverse city block.
Joey loves things that fold: maps, beds, accordions, you name it. When a visiting mother of a classmate turns a plain piece of paper into a beautiful origami crane, his eyes pop. Maybe he can learn origami, too. Its going to take practice on his homework, the newspaper, the thirty-eight dollars in his mothers purse . . . Enough! No more folding! But how can Joey become an origami master if hes not allowed to practice? Is there anywhere that he can hone the skill that makes him happy and maybe even make a new friend while hes at it?