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Dick and Jane. Dick and Jane are the two main characters created by Zerna Sharp for a series of basal readers written by William S. Gray to teach children to read. The characters first appeared in the Elson-Gray Readers in 1930 and continued in a subsequent series of books through the final version in 1965. These readers were used in classrooms ...
Zerna Sharp. Zerna Addas Sharp (August 12, 1889 – June 17, 1981) was an American educator and book editor who is best known as the creator of the Dick and Jane series of beginning readers for elementary school-aged children. Published by Scott, Foresman and Company of Chicago, Illinois, the readers, which described the activities of her ...
Budget. $100 million [ 3] Box office. $204.7 million [ 3] Fun with Dick and Jane (stylized in marketing as Fun with Dick & Jane) is a 2005 American crime comedy film directed by Dean Parisot from a screenplay by Judd Apatow and Nicholas Stoller. A remake of the 1977 film of the same name, the film stars Jim Carrey and Téa Leoni as a married ...
The Cat in the Hat is a 1957 children's book written and illustrated by American author Theodor Geisel, using the pen name Dr. Seuss. The story centers on a tall anthropomorphic cat who wears a red and white-striped top hat and a red bow tie. The Cat shows up at the house of Sally and her brother one rainy day when their mother is away.
On Tuesday night, 34 year old Bruce W. Higgins Jr., was arrested in Washington D.C. on charges of armed robbery and being a fugitive. According to police, Higgins is suspected of stealing money ...
Box office. $13.6 million (US/Canada rentals) [ 3] Fun with Dick and Jane is a 1977 American comedy film starring George Segal and Jane Fonda. Directed by Ted Kotcheff, the film is caustically critical of the "anarchy" of the American way of life. The character names come from the Dick and Jane series of children's educational books, and the ...
Robert Childress. Robert Childress (1915–1983) was an American illustrator, perhaps best known for his work in the classic Dick and Jane books for children. [1] He used his wife and children as models for some of the characters. He studied architecture at Clemson University, graduating in 1936.
For one Pudel Pointer named Tess, it's barking! This vocal dog is used to spending lots of time with Mom, author Abby Jimenez, whether lounging in the backyard or asking to play. It was only ...