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Cheaper by the Dozen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cheaper by the Dozen (1950 film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1950 film Cheaper by the Dozen was based upon the 1948 book Cheaper by the Dozen by Frank Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey. The film and book describe growing up in a family with ...
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Amazon.com: Cheaper by the Dozen (Perennial Classics) (9780060084608):
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If you do not know the Gilbreth children's story, or even if you do from the movie, read the book. It is wonderful listening to Anne asserting all the teen girls' independence, or to the family's reaction when they are portrayed as a silly, rushing family at mealtime in a movie short.
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Special Sub-Topic: Cheaper by the Dozen (the book) ... Mary. Although the death of their child Mary left them with only eleven children, they always referred to themselves as a dozen. They simply carried on as if she was still there.
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I heartily recommend this Cheaper by the Dozen as a read-aloud. Any family looking for a lighthearted, humorous story about a large family will most likely delight in this book.
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