Yiddish With Dick And Jane (Hardcover)

In 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.

General

Imprint:	Little, Brown
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2006
First published:	September 2004
Authors:	Ellis Weiner • Barbara Davilman
Dimensions:	185 x 134 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	112
ISBN-13:	978-0-316-15972-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language teaching & learning (other than ELT) > Language teaching & learning material & coursework > Self-study texts Promotions
LSN:	0-316-15972-7
Barcode:	9780316159722

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