Bibliograph

Yiddish with Dick and Jane, Ellis Weiner, Barbara Davilman ; illustrations by Gabi Payn

Type

Label

Yiddish with Dick and Jane, Ellis Weiner, Barbara Davilman ; illustrations by Gabi Payn

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Yiddish with Dick and Jane

Oclc number

54822904

Responsibility statement

Ellis Weiner, Barbara Davilman ; illustrations by Gabi Payn

Series statement

The new basic parody

Summary

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 Dick and Jane--hero and heroine of the classic books for children that generations of Americans 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 using 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.--From publisher description

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