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Skye, Ione

My Yiddish Vacation

32 pp. | Holt | May, 2014 | Trade ISBN 978-0-8050-9512-8 $17.99
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Scott Menchin. Narrator Ruthie uses Yiddish phrases in context (e.g., "we go home for a shluf") while visiting her grandparents in Florida; cartoon illustrations reinforce each word's meaning. Based on the author's childhood, the story is slight and serves only to introduce the vocabulary, though the examples support Ruthie's claim that Yiddish words are "fun to say." Glos.
Reviewer: Rachel L. Smith

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