The new basic parody Yiddish with Dick and Jane
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0316159727
ISBN 13
9780316159722
Category
CHILD NON-FICTION
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Publication Year
2004
Publisher
Pages
112
Subject
Elson, William H. (William Harris), 1856-1935 -- Parodies, imitations, etc.; Gray, William S. (William Scott), 1885-1960 -- Parodies, imitations, etc.; Readers (Primary) -- Humor.; Yiddish language -- Humor.
Series Name
Abstract
Jane is in real estate. Today is Saturday. Jane has an open house. She must schlep the Open House signs to the car. See Jane schlep Schlep. 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 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.
Number of Copies
1
