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Yiddish with Dick and Jane by Barbara Davilman and Ellis Weiner (2004, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherLittle Brown & Company
ISBN-100316159727
ISBN-139780316159722
eBay Product ID (ePID)30540040
Product Key Features
Book TitleYiddish with Dick and Jane
Number of Pages112 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicYiddish, Form / Parodies, Topic / Language
Publication Year2004
GenreForeign Language Study, Humor
AuthorBarbara Davilman, Ellis Weiner
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight8.2 Oz
Item Length7.2 in
Item Width5.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal439/.186421/0207
SynopsisIn text that captures the unique rhythms of the original Dick and Jane readers, and in 35 all-new illustrations, a story unfolds in which the ultra-WASPish Dick and Jane - hero and heroine of the classic books for children that generations have used when learning to read - manage to express shades of feeling and nuances of meaning that ordinary English just can't deliver. How By speaking Yiddish, employing terms that convey an attitude - part plucky self-assertion, part ironic fatalism. When Dick schmoozes, when Jane kvetches, when their children fress noodles at a Chinese restaurant, the clash of cultures produces genuine hilarity...YIDDISH WITH DICK AND JANE tells a simple story: Grandma gets sick and Dick and Jane's sister Sally visits. There are sub-plots about such ethical dilemmas as gift-giving etiquette and marital infidelity. The comedy intensifies in the glossary, which defines (with chutzpah aplenty!) each Yiddish term introduced in the text., What better (or funnier) language than Yiddish to express those shades of feeling and nuances of meaning that plain and old boring English just can't deliver? And who better than our old friends Dick and Jane, and their little sister, Sally, to teach us? The text uses familiar rhythms of the original Dick and Jane primers, along with 40 all-new illustrations, to tell a timeless and classic story that everyone can relate to: what it's like to grow up in a perfect world and then come to terms with reality.
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- Mar 25, 2025
vocabulary words in the context of vignettes, plus a very funny glossary
Wonderful funny book. Very short. Written in the style of our first grade books. This was a gift and my friend loves it!!!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Dec 10, 2022
Fun book!
The Yiddish I heard as a child is lost to my families’ future generations, so I thought it would be fun to share this book. It’s enjoyable, and I had quite a chuckle.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Aug 02, 2024
Great book for those who remember Dick & Jane
This is what the Dick & Jane books for my grade school should have been in grade school! It would have fit our neighborhood to a "T"! Love it!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- May 08, 2019
Fun book
Written with a wonderful sense of humor. A fun way to introduce this generation to Yiddish phrases. Loved it and have bought a few as gifts.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- Jul 02, 2025
It just is so adorable and brings back so many memories.
Because it is absolutely adorableVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Mar 15, 2017
Oy, funnier than h*****
really, funnier than H***Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- May 11, 2024
Perfect!!
Perfect!!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Aug 17, 2022
Yay. It's great.
Yay. It's great.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Oct 15, 2018
perfect
very cuteVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
