Depicts the joys and hardships experienced by a Muslim family that immigrates to New York City from Alexandria, Egypt, in the hope of making a better life for themselves.
Follows the activities of Tony's Navajo family the week he finishes first grade in town, moves for the summer to his ancestral home in Monument Valley, and begins studying to be a medicine man.
Text and photographs tell the story of a homeless family that has been referred to the Henry Street Settlement Urban Family Center on New York City's Lower East Side.
Photographs and simple text capture two weeks in the life of a handicapped boy learning to live successfully in a world made for people without handicaps.