| Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street Contributor(s): Davis, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 0143116630 ISBN-13: 9780143116639 Publisher: Penguin Books OUR PRICE: $16.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2009 Annotation: Marking the 40th anniversary of "Sesame Street, Street Gang" traces the story of one of the most important and beloved shows on television--how it got started, nearly failed, and was saved by Elmo. Two 16-page b&w photo inserts. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Television - History & Criticism - Biography & Autobiography | Entertainment & Performing Arts - History | United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 791.457 |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6.5" W x 8.78" (0.77 lbs) 400 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Now an acclaimed documentary from Screen Media, the New York Times bestselling account of the story behind one of the most influential, durable, and beloved shows in the history of television: Sesame Street. "Davis tracks down every Sesame anecdote and every Sesame personality in his book . . . Finally, we get to touch Big Bird's feathers." --The New York Times Book Review Sesame Street is the longest-running-and arguably most beloved- children's television program ever created. Today, it reaches some six million preschoolers weekly in the United States and countless others in 140 countries around the world. Street Gang is the compelling, comical, and inspiring story of a media masterpiece and pop-culture landmark. Television reporter and columnist Michael Davis-with the complete participation of Joan Ganz Cooney, one of the show's founders-unveils the idealistic personalities, decades of social and cultural change, stories of compassion and personal sacrifice, and miraculous efforts of writers, producers, directors, and puppeteers that together transformed an empty soundstage into the most recognizable block of real estate in television history. |