All-of-a-kind family

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Title:

All-of-a-kind family

Author:

Taylor, Sydney, 1904-1978, author.

Toren, Suzanne.

Summary:

It's the turn of the century in New York's Lower East Side and a sense of adventure and excitement abounds for five young sisters -- Ella, Henny, Sarah, Charlotte and Gertie. Follow along as they search for hidden buttons while dusting Mama's front parlor, or explore the basement warehouse of Papa's peddler's shop on rainy days. The five girls enjoy doing everything together, especially when it involves holidays and surprises. But no one could have prepared them for the biggest surprise of all!

General Note:

Compact discs.

Edition:

Unabridged ed.

Physical Description:

4 sound discs (ca. 60 min. each) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Genre:

Audiobooks.

Local Note:

Listen & Live Audio

Subject Term:

Sisters -- Juvenile fiction.

Families -- Juvenile fiction.

Geographic Term:

New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction.

Author(s):

Toren, Suzanne.

Publisher:

Listen & Live Audio,

Publication Date:

2006

ISBN:

9781593160869

Publication Information:

Roseland, NJ : Listen & Live Audio, p2006.

Call Number:

CDB J TAYLOR

Holds: Copies:

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It's the turn of the century in New York's Lower East Side and a sense of adventure and excitement abounds for five young sisters?Ella, Henny, Sarah, Charlotte and Gertie. Follow along as they search for hidden buttons while dusting Mama's front parlor, or explore the basement warehouse of Papa's peddler's shop on rainy days. The five girls enjoy doing everything together, especially when it involves holidays and surprises. But no one could have prepared them for the biggest surprise of all!

Reviews (2)

School Library Journal Review

Gr 3-6-Five young sisters experience life in New York's Lower East Side at the beginning of the 20th century in this reading of Sydney Taylor's story (Follett, 1951). The close-knit group encounters everyday realities such as boring chores, missing library books, and trips to the Rivington Street market, as well as those details which bring the early 1900's to lifeÄscarlet fever, peddlers, and bathing at Coney Island. Woven into the story are the traditions and holidays of the Jewish religion. The girls celebrate the Sabbath with Hebrew prayers, and dress up for Purim so they can deliver baskets to friends and relatives. Suzanne Toren delivers flawless narration, using different accents to distinguish between characters of various cultures and backgrounds. Her intonations and pacing ably reflect the actions and emotions of the characters and fully convey the warmth and humor of the story. This excellent audiobook will find an eager audience in schools and public libraries which need materials reflecting the Jewish culture or serve children who enjoy family stories such as Little Women and Little House on the Prairie.-Paula L. Setser, Deep Springs Elementary School, Lexington, KY (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Publisher's Weekly Review

The classic All-of-a-Kind Family by Sydney Taylor, illus. by Helen John (1951), starring five sisters living in New York's Lower East Side at the beginning of the 20th century, is now available to a new generation of readers. (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved