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Yiddish With Dick And Jane

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Yiddish humor meets classic Dick and Jane nostalgia.

Imagine the world through a Yiddish lens with this book. It's a playful twist on the childhood innocence embodied by Dick and Jane, infused with the expressive richness of Yiddish. It's not just for those with a penchant for linguistics or Jewish culture; anyone who appreciates a dash of humor mixed with a touch of nostalgia will find themselves chuckling page after page.

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Yiddish With Dick And Jane

Regular price RM32.31 MYR RM17.79 MYR 45% off
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ISBN: 9780316159722
Date of Publication: 2004-09-13
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Contemporary
Goodreads rating: 3.92
(rated by 459 readers)

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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, Jane. Schlep.Schlep, 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.
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Yiddish humor meets classic Dick and Jane nostalgia.

Imagine the world through a Yiddish lens with this book. It's a playful twist on the childhood innocence embodied by Dick and Jane, infused with the expressive richness of Yiddish. It's not just for those with a penchant for linguistics or Jewish culture; anyone who appreciates a dash of humor mixed with a touch of nostalgia will find themselves chuckling page after page.