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Summary: Great story, wittily written...
Review: In this day and age of 1.3 child-households and perfectionistic yuppie parents, it was refreshing to discover "Cheaper by the Dozen." With 12 children, the Galbraith family is a delightful bedlam. The parents are both well-educated, strongly-opinionated individuals and through out the book we see Mr. Galbraith's great respect and admiration for his wife. They raise their children in unusual but thoughtful and amusing ways... painting a huge mural depicting the solar system on the walls of their summer house, teaching their 4 year-olds how to do long-division in their heads at the dinner table, insisting that the nannies speak to the babies in French and German. It is such a pleasure to read about people who have strong convictions and follow their own good judgement. The Galbraiths seem to have been just such a family. Even better, their story is written in a compelling, amusing and touching fashion. By all means, by "Cheaper by the Dozen" and share it with someone you love.
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Summary: A really good book.
Review: This is a really good book. I have had the same copy since I was 11 yeas old and I am now 24. I have the hardcover edition first printing in 1948. The only problem with it is that it skips around one chapter will be when the children are older and the next seems like it is from a few yeas before. It is about a family of 12 children the father is an effencicy expert and the mother a psycologist. There are six boys and six girls. it is fun to read about their adventures and the way their father taught them. The book ends when the father dies. I have never read the second book "With belles on their toes" but I would like to. --sorry about the spelling.
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Summary: cheaper by the dozen
Review: I really liked this book cause if i ever had that many kids i might go crazy. HAHA! well I read it about a year ago and couldn't put it down till I was finished it ended really weird but the kids who wrote were acutally writing it from their memories, friends, and relatives. I know Frank was only about 8 years old when the story started and when his dad died he was 10 years. I really recomand this book to any kid in the high school grade level cause it will have alot of hard words for the younger kids.
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Summary: A very funny, and hilairious book
Review: This book was one of the best books I've ever read. It talks about the Gilbreth family and about Mr. and Mrs Gilbreth and all 12 children. It talks about the adventures and misadventures of one of the funniest familys today. i love this book and I recommend it for everyone.
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Summary: A Very Interesting Book
Review: I thought this book was a good book to read. I also learned not to judge a book by its cover cause it is much better than you would think by just looking at it. I recommend this book to those who love to read and would enjoy a book about the lives of 12 young children and two hardworking parents living i the same household. I also recommend this book to people who would enjoy a good joke once in a while since Mr. Gilbreth was a very funny person. If you read this book I'm sure you'll agree.
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Summary: The Book for Big Families
Review: It's an awesome book! It's so funny! It's hard to beleive that it's a true story because the whole thing sounds too perfect and happy to be true. If I ever have a big fmaily, I'll know where to look for instructions on taking care of it :)
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Summary: Entertainment for All
Review: My mother read this book aloud to my three siblings and I on a long road trip, and we loved it! Even my dad, doing the driving, asked to read "one more chapter" when her voice started to crack. You will not regret purchasing this book, and its sequel Belles on Their Toes is equally wonderful. Happy Reading!
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Summary: A Charming Classic
Review: I felt this story would be a good one as soon as I started reading it. It is practically effortless to read, but offers so much wit and is endlessly engrossing. I have fallen in love with this family; they seem unbelievably wonderful to me. I am glad the authors (two of the twelve Gilbreth children) gave each character its own charming personality without making the story too complicated and definately not dull. The Gilbreth's excursions and adventures will steal your heart, from father's eccentric motion studies to Anne's fashion frustrations. I feel this book is capable of charming any reader of any age. Enjoy!
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Summary: Pretty good
Review: This was a pretty good book. In was very funny and I didn't want to put it down. In the middle, it got really boring. You have to stick with it. You also have to pay attention to all the different kids and freinds.
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Summary: Charming, if dated
Review: This is a truly charming book that will make you laugh, cry, and all that jazz. It is a bit better than the movie version, and light years above the stage version. The stories of a family living with an efficiancy expert is funny enough, the fact that there are 12 kids (well, actually 11 b/c one dies of diptheria when she is really young) makes it all the funnier. Unfortunatly, this book is rather dated as is apparent by he considerable racism. (The Parents perform a minstrel show for their children, anything taboo is deemed "eskimo," the sterotypical portrayel of a chinease cook, etc.) Fortuately, this parts are easiyl skipped over, though they really should be cut. Read this book, it is genuinly touching and has some nice lessons about family, but I would recommend editing it before you share it with impressionable young children.
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