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Fun with Dick and Jane

By Larry LeMasters ←1936 Dick and
Jane Basic Pre-

LeMasters’ Antique News Service Primer published
by Scott-Foresman
Being a Baby Boomer, I grew up reading Dick and Jane reading primers. It Other characters Publishing. This
wasn’t exactly my fault since nearly every school in America used Dick and in the primers, (along book is valued at
Jane primers, which left me, educationally, with, “See Larry read. Fun, fun, with Dick, Jane, and $55.
fun Larry.” Spot) included Baby
Dick and Jane primers were hugely popular because the reading format (Sally), Mother,
was easy for children of all ages. In general, only one new word appeared on Father, Puff the cat,
a page, so children were not overwhelmed with vocabulary lists. And each and Tim the teddy
primer featured lots of colored pictures of Dick, Jane, and Spot doing all sorts bear. In the 1930s,
of fun activities, such as “Oh! Look! See Spot run!” Spot was originally
a cat, but Spot later became the while she was walking along the
dog and the shore of Lake
LPGA Blvd Daytona New
I-95 popularity of the Michigan
265 Mason Ave name “Spot” for one evening.
Dunn Ave Int’l Speedway Blvd N Beach St Peninsula a dog derived She observed
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260 132 early Dick and the beach,
Beach Jane primers, saying, “Oh!
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Clyde Morris
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Zerna Sharp decided that
92 600 I-4 Ridgewood Ave Peninsula New Smyrna is called the the children’s
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New York Ave 44 I-95 1 44
600 249 44 Canal 2 Edgewater the Dick and be the perfect
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Sharp was born teach all
Indian River Blvd in Hillisburg, children how
442 Indiana, in to read.
NSB ANTIQUE MALL 1889, and she her idea to her
Sharp sold
later began her
Quality Vintage & Mid-Century Furniture teaching career ↑1956 Dick and Jane reader, editor, and
Art - Vintage Toys - Estate Jewelry there. She was illustrated by Eleanor Campbell. she selected all
From New Smyrna’s Oldest Antique Shop a teacher and It is valued at $55. of the storylines,
subject matter,
principal for
419 Canal Street • 386-426-7825 several years. and artwork
www.newsmyrnaantiquemall.com • skd43@cfl.rr.com In 1924, Scott-Foresman Publishing for the stories; although, she never
Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 12-5pm Company of Chicago hired Sharp as actually wrote any of the Dick and
a textbook consultant. Jane stories. She also named all of
Spend a day shopping The the characters and chose
in New Smyrna Bch. idea for their clothing from the
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Sure to be an adventure! and Jane catalogs. She wanted
books children to see themselves
1 came to in Dick and Jane.
Sharp Continued >

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386-428-3331 Elson Basic Readers Dick and Jane
primer from 1931. Originally
OPEN Mon-Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 12-5pm published in the Philippines, this
American 1st edition is valued at $50.
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