| Cheaper by the Dozen Contributor(s): Gilbreth, Frank B. (Author), Carey, Ernestine Gilbreth (Author) |
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ISBN: 006008460X ISBN-13: 9780060084608 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2019 Annotation: What do you get when you put twelve lively kids together with a father -- a famous efficiency expert -- who believes families can run like factories, and a mother who is his partner in everything except discipline? You get a hilarious tale of growing up that has made generations of kids and adults alike laugh along with the Gilbreths in "Cheaper by the Dozen," Translated into more than fifty-three languages and made into a classic film starring Clifton Webb and Myrna Loy, "Cheaper by the Dozen" is a delightfully enduring story of family life at the turn of the 20th century. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Humor | Topic - Marriage & Family - Biography & Autobiography | Historical |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2001059138 |
| Lexile Measure: 890 |
| Series: Perennial Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 5.3" W x 8.14" (0.37 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Topical - Family |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 214 Reading Level: 6.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 10.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: One of the best-loved American memoirs of an oversized family and the parents who held them together. What do you get when you put twelve lively kids together with a father--a famous efficiency expert--who believes families can run like factories, and a mother who is his partner in everything except discipline? You get a hilarious tale of growing up that has made generations of kids and adults alike laugh along with the Gilbreths in Cheaper by the Dozen. Translated into more than fifty-three languages and made into a classic film starring Clifton Webb and Myrna Loy -- and a remake featuring Steve Martin, Bonnie Hunt, Hilary Duff, and Alyson Stoner -- this memoir is a delightfully enduring story of family life at the turn of the 20th century. |
Contributor Bio(s): Carey, Ernestine Gilbreth: - Ernestine Gilbreth Carey was born in 1908 in New York City and graduated as an English major from Smith College. In 1930, soon after graduation, she began fourteen years of New York City department store buying and management. Meanwhile, she married and had two children. A writer and lecturer, she has authored and coauthored seven books, including Belles on Their Toes (with Frank Gilbreth Jr.), Jumping jupiter, Rings Around Us, and Giddy Moment. In 1950 she was corecipient (with her brother) of the French International Humor Award for Cheaper by the Dozen. She lives in Reedley, California.Gilbreth, Frank B.: - Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. was born in 1911 in Plainfield, New Jersey, and graduated from the University of Michigan. He became a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy during World War II and received a Bronze Star and Air Medal. In 1947, he joined the staff of what is now the Post and Courier in Charleston, South Carolina. A columnist and reporter, he authored and coauthored several books, including Belles on Their Toes (with Ernestine Gilbreth Carey), How to Be a Father, and Time Out for Happiness. In 1950, he was corecipient (with his sister) of the French International Humor Award for Cheaper by the Dozen. He died in 2001. |