All-of-a-Kind Family Downtown [Unabridged CD Version] by Sydney Taylor and Suzanne Toren

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All-of-a-Kind Family Downtown [Unabridged CD Version]
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Updated on 12-28-2008.

Features

Reading level: Ages 9-12

Audio CD

Publisher: Listen & Live Audio, Inc.; Unabridged edition (August 1, 2006)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1593160879

ISBN-13: 978-1593160876

Product Dimensions: 6.2 x 5.5 x 1 inches

Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces ()

From School Library Journal
Gr 3-6-It is a feat worth noting when a children's book survives from generation to generation. The All of a Kind Family books by Sydney Taylor evoke a simpler and gentler time, and have been rediscovered anew since the 1950s. The setting is New York's Lower East Side, teaming with immigrants. The author portrays a loving Jewish family, and paints a rich tapestry of their experiences in pre-World War I America. In All of a Kind Family Downtown (IPG Chicago, 1988 reprint ed.), the five sisters are at the center of their loving family. Their laughter, adventures, and old-fashioned activities will delight sensitive readers. Suzanne Toren's nuanced reading brings the characters to life. She perfectly captures the voices of the young sisters, and her rendition of the immigrant accents of New York keeps the reading lively. While the story is not gripping by today's standards, children will find themselves captivated by the family's warmth and humor, and fascinated by the details of Jewish life and celebrations at the beginning of the 20th century.-Emily Herman, Mary Lin Elementary School, Atlanta, GACopyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.

Review
Narrator Suzanne Toren's voice is every bit as comfortable as the stories themselves. -- The Horn Book

This excellent audiobook will find an eager audience in schools and public libraries. -- School Library Journal

This is a gentle tale of a very different time, and there's value to that. -- The Providence Journal

Reader Reviews
This review is from: All-of-a-Kind Family Downtown (All-Of-A-Kind Family) (Hardcover) Although this is the 4th book of the series, it actually takes place between All-of-a-Kind Family and More All-of-a-Kind Family. This story is part of the continuing tale of a Jewish family living in New York's lower East Side in the early 1900's. Although they are poor, they are rich in their love of each other and their friends. Now there is a new baby in the house and talented Ella, mischevious Henny, studious Sarah, dreamy Charlotte, and little Gertie help Mama with the baby and find friends along the way. In this book, we meet Guido, a poor Italian boy who is trying to care for his sick mother and Miss Carey, a nurse who works at the Settlement House. Through the eyes of these characters, we understand what it must have been like growing up in the lower East Side before World War I. We learn about their sorrows and their joy over the little things in life. A highly recommended book.

All-of-a-Kind Family Downtown [Unabridged CD Version]
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Updated on 12-28-2008.