Reviews for Growing up with Dick and Jane: Learning and Living the American Dream

The average rating for Growing up with Dick and Jane: Learning and Living the American Dream based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2008-04-07 00:00:00 Tony Curtis I read this because it was referenced in Bill Bryson's "Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid" (a HIGHLY recommended book). I was born in 1969 but for some reason love pretty much anything to do with the 1950's, so this book was a fun read. It's short, but has some good tidbits about the history of the times and what it was like to learn to read and grow up in that era. I also enjoyed reading about the social reasons behind why the Dick and Jane readers eventually fell out of the school systems. Recommended! Lori Anderson Lori Anderson:The Store Lori Anderson:The Blog

Review # 2 was written on 2015-10-24 00:00:00 Mike Nowotny I really liked this book. I started elementary school in 1963 and can remember reading the Dick and Jane books. Although I seem to recall that our school had older versions of the books, and I thought they were old fashion. Growing up with Dick and Jane explains the why behind the Dick and Jane books, which I found extremely informative. I thought it is well written and does an excellent job at describing life in the 1950's and 1960's. I do recommend this book.