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In English, of Course
Josephine Nobisso
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Description for In English, of Course
Hardcover. Illustrator(s): Ziborova, Dasha. Num Pages: 32 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: YFS. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 235 x 314 x 9. Weight in Grams: 484.
Set in the Bronx during the 1950s, when postwar immigrant children were placed in their first American classrooms, this delightful story tells of the riotous linguistic misunderstandings of Josephine’s first day of school. The daughter of savvy Italian engineers, Josephine has lived in the city long enough to have learned a few words in English, but is overcome when her teacher makes her stand up in front of the class and tell about her life in Italy—in English, of course. The result is a charming tale of adventures and multicultural miscommunications as Josephine attempts to make herself understood. Children will ... Read more
Set in the Bronx during the 1950s, when postwar immigrant children were placed in their first American classrooms, this delightful story tells of the riotous linguistic misunderstandings of Josephine’s first day of school. The daughter of savvy Italian engineers, Josephine has lived in the city long enough to have learned a few words in English, but is overcome when her teacher makes her stand up in front of the class and tell about her life in Italy—in English, of course. The result is a charming tale of adventures and multicultural miscommunications as Josephine attempts to make herself understood. Children will ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Gingerbread House
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
Number of Pages
32
Place of Publication
Westhampton Beach, NY, United States
ISBN
9780940112070
SKU
V9780940112070
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Ref
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About Josephine Nobisso
Josephine Nobisso is the author of 17 children's and adult books including Grandpa Loved' and Grandma's Scrapbook'. She lives in Quogue, New York.
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