But when the day of the trip comes, things don't turn out right for Emily. She gets stuck with a yucko partner. Not only that, but she's forgotten something very important. How will she ever have fun on this trip?

Luckily, there are plenty of surprises in store for Emily and the rest of the Polk Street Kids that make this trip an unforgettable one. Plus, at the end of the story, there's a kids' guide to all the best museums, government buildings, monuments, and other sights in Washington, DC.

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Wow! Washinton, D.C.! Ms. Rooney's whole class gets to go on a two-day trip to the nation's capital. They'll see all kinds of great sights--the Washington Monument, the National Air and Space Museum, the zoo, and lots more. But when the day of the trip comes, things don't turn out right for Emily. She gets stuck with a yucko partner. Not only that, but she's forgotten something very important. How will she ever have fun on this trip? Luckily, there are plenty of surprises in store for Emily and the rest of the Polk Street Kids that make this trip an unforgettable one. Plus, at the end of the story, there's a kids' guide to all the best museums, government buildings, monuments, and other sights in Washington, DC.

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The Polk Street kids run into plenty of surprises on a two-day class trip to the nation's capital and all its sites, complete with two maps and a children's guide to museums, monuments, and other Washington attractions.