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Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street
Michael Davis
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Paperback.
"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 ... Read more
"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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Penguin (Non-Classics)
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780143116639
SKU
V9780143116639
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Michael Davis
Michael Davis was a Senior Editor and family TV Columnist for TV Guide from 1998-2007. A Neiman fellow, he has also worked for the Baltimore Sun and Chicago Sun-Times.
Reviews for Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street
Davis spins an evocative, insidery tale out of the wildly creative personalities and political ups and downs of the cozily delivered show. The Washington Post