| ""That slowpoke Sarah!" Henny cried. "She making us late!".." (from the first line) Meet the "All-Of-A-Kind Family"--Ella, Henny, Sarah, Charlotte and Gertie--who live with their parents in New York City at the turn of the century. They share adventures that find them searching for hidden buttons and visiting with peddlers in Papa's shop on rainy days. Unabridged.
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Set in the early 1900s, ALL-OF-A-KIND FAMILY tells the story of five sisters (Ella, Charlotte, Sarah, Henny, and Gertie), who live with their parents on New York's Lower East Side. Although their family is not wealthy, the girls' lives are very full and they enjoy such things as visiting the local library, a trip to Coney Island, and a Fourth of July celebration complete with fireworks. The family also participates in traditional celebrations of such Jewish holidays as Purim and Succos, during which the girls help their father build a Succah hut in their backyard. The sisters also face such challenges as being quarantined with scarlet fever and saving their pennies to buy their father a very special birthday gift. Based on the experiences of the author's own family, ALL-OF-A-KIND FAMILY presents a historically accurate look at life in an American Jewish community prior to World War I. The family's story continues in MORE ALL-OF-A-KIND FAMILY, ALL-OF-A-KIND FAMILY DOWNTOWN, ALL-OF-A-KIND FAMILY UPTOWN, and ELLA OF ALL-OF-A-KIND FAMILY. Illustrated with B&W drawings.
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Author Bio| Sydney Taylor | | In addition to being an author of books for children, Sydney Taylor was also an actress and professional dancer. She is well known for her All-of-a-Kind Family books, which deal with a Jewish family living in New York City before and during World War I. These stories are based on Taylor's own childhood and were originally created as bedtime tales for her daughter, Joanne. Her first book, ALL-OF-A-KIND FAMILY, was published in 1951 after her husband entered the manuscript in a contest for the Charles W. Follet Award. In addition to that award, the book also won the Jewish Book Council's National Jewish Book Award. She was posthumously honored by the Association of Jewish Libraries for her body of work. |
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Audio Cassette Unabridged
