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Large print editon. |
| Description |
663 pages (large print), 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Physical Medium |
large print rda |
| Series |
Thorndike Press large print biographies and memoirs |
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Thorndike Press large print biographies and memoirs.
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| Summary |
Fred Rogers (1928-2003) was an enormously influential figure in the history of television and in the lives of tens of millions of children. As the creator and star of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood , he was a champion of compassion, equality, and kindness. Rogers was fiercely devoted to children and to taking their fears, concerns, and questions about the world seriously. The Good Neighbor, the first full-length biography of Fred Rogers, tells the story of this utterly unique and enduring American icon. Drawing on original interviews, oral histories, and archival documents, Maxwell King traces Rogers's personal, professional, and artistic life through decades of work, including a surprising decision to walk away from the show to make television for adults, only to return to the neighborhood with increasingly sophisticated episodes, written in collaboration with experts on childhood development. |
| Contents |
Prologue: A beautiful day -- Freddy -- Breathing room -- College days -- Love and music -- Basic training -- The Children's Corner -- On-air ministry -- Dr. Margaret McFarland -- Toronto and the CBC -- The birth of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood -- The Pastore hearing -- Language and meaning -- Mister Rogers, boss and teacher -- Puppet world -- On hiatus -- He's back! -- Behind the scenes in the Neighborhood -- Fred Rogers, musician -- Mister Rogers's family values -- Fearless authenticity -- Swimming -- The legacy -- The end of the Neighborhood -- America's favorite neighbor -- Mister Rogers lives on -- Epilogue: A personal note on the importance of Fred Rogers. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 587-660). |
| Subject |
Rogers, Fred.
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Mister Rogers' neighborhood (Television program)
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Television personalities -- United States -- Biography.
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Children's television programs -- United States.
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Moral education -- On television.
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Large type books.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| ISBN |
9781432855345 (large print) (hardcover) |
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1432855344 (large print) (hardcover) |
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