| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
vi, 268 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm |
| Audience |
009-013. |
| Summary |
A Newbery Medalist presents one of the most compelling rags-to-riches stories of modern times, in this biography of the legendary Little Tramp, Charlie Chaplin. Includes archival prints and photos. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-260), filmography (pages 261-263) and index. |
| Contents |
The boy in the blue velvet suit -- Bleak houses -- Life in the booby hatch -- Life with father -- Poster boy -- On becoming invisible -- Enter, Sherlock Holmes -- Don't mug too much -- A red nose -- The tipsy gentleman -- A comedian among the orange groves -- The galloping tintypes -- The lens louse -- Mabel, the movie star -- Opus one: the sleepwalker -- Charlie and the ten grand rumor -- Chaplin and the cross-eyed man -- The millionaire tramp -- Dawn on Sunset Boulevard -- A marriage of mayflies -- Where's Charlie? -- Room service -- The eternal washtub -- Deja woes -- Dancing around the stake -- Silence spoken here -- The impertinent gesture -- Five francs a glance -- The red flag -- Welcome to Tomania -- The phantom Jew -- The cockney cad -- Throw the rascal out! -- So long, Charlie -- Takes and mistakes -- Brimstone in the air -- Sir Charlie -- A life in concrete. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG 7.0 5.0 138142. |
| Subject |
Chaplin, Charlie, 1889-1977 -- Juvenile literature.
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Comedians -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Chaplin, Charlie, 1889-1977.
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Comedians.
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Actors and actresses.
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| ISBN |
9780061896408 trade bdg. $19.99 |
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0061896403 trade bdg. |
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9780061896415 library binding |
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0061896411 library binding |
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