Cheaper by the Dozen (Perennial Classics) | Frank B. Gilbreth, Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

Cheaper by the Dozen (Perennial Classics) | Frank B. Gilbreth, Ernestine Gilbreth Carey | Cheaper by the dozen

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	Cheaper by the Dozen (Perennial Classics) Frank B. Gilbreth, Ernestine Gilbreth Carey Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2002 - 224 pages average customer review:based on 149 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Lovable a half-century ago, lovable now

CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN is an endearing book, and a book that stays with the reader.

I first read it decades ago, when I was a kid. It already had historic overtones then, and it seems even more historic today.

CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN (a reference to the number of children in the Gilbreth family) accurately represents life in America in the early years of the 20th Century, a simpler time in every way.

Reading this autobiography by siblings Frank Gilbreth and his sister, Ernestine Carey, one is reminded of those values that combined together to make the United States the greatest country in the history of the world.

The book also transmits a sense of the fun it was to be part of a large family in those long-ago days, and the pride--even the complacency--that came with being citizens of this nation.

The original movie made from this book follows the family faithfully; the recent feature film has nothing to do with the real-life Gilbreth family, other than its title.

So, read CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN and take a trip to a nicer time now far, far away.

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Cheaper by the dozen

Cheaper by the Dozen is a great "read aloud" book for all ages. I first read this book to our children when I was homeschooling them. Now that they are grown and have left home, my husband and I are reading it together (he missed out the first time!). We are planning to read the sequel Belles on Their Toes when we have finished.

Cheaper By the Dozen

The book Cheaper by the Dozen by Frank B. Gilbreth jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey shows how hard it is to live and raise 12 children. It also demonstrates how families learn to work together in one big group. They worked through their problems by not taking everything so seriously.
One way the book shows how life is a lot harder with 12 children, is by the amount of money the parents have to spend on the kids. For example, the kids clothes, their school supplies, their furniture, their sports equipment, their food and their doctor bills. The parents both have to work really hard to pay for these things and more. The father is able to work through problems without being stressed, and instead of making them serious, he makes them humorous.
The book illustrates how the family works together in a group. For example, the family is able to clean the house in a quicker period of time than a regular family of 4 or 5, even though there is a much, much, much bigger mess to clean up. Their everyday life is full of humor and surprises.
Cheaper by the Dozen is a very funny book. If you want to laugh, I recommend you read this book.

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Above the Crowd!

Frank Gilbreth, a man of great pride and confidence, always sought the respect and attention of everyone and always looked to stand above the crowd. Frank Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey write a comic-filled Cheaper by the Dozen to tell of all the adventures of growing up in a family of fourteen. There is no other man more capable of raising twelve children than Frank Gilbreth. Being a world-famous efficiency expert, Frank often used the children as guinea pigs to test out his different theories. He put the newborn baby Anne into the bathtub because he thought newborn babies could instinctively swim. When Anne could not swim he took her out of the tub and looked at the nurse and said, "Now if it had been a boy."
His ability to never show a sign of weakness helped to keep him one step ahead of his children. It is one laugh after another as Mr. Gilbreth tries to control his circus of children. With each adventure you can't help but fall more in love with the Gilbreth family. Cheaper by the Dozen is a classic tale of fond memories of growing up in early America, but like the Gilbreth family, continues to stand above the rest.

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Cheaper by the Dozen

Cheaper by the Dozen is a well written biography on the Gilbreth family and all the craziness they go through every day with such a big family. This large family consists of 12 children and a set of parents. All 12 kids-Fred, Dan, Anne, Bob, Bill, Frank, Martha, Lil, Ernestine, Jack, Jane and Mary-all have red or blonde hair and lots of freckles. My favorite character was Mr. Gilbreth. This story took place in Mont Clair, New Jersey and i think that was a very appropriate setting. My favorite part in the book was when Mr. Gilbreth would not let Anne and Ernestine wear make-up, high heels or short skirts. I also liked when the Gilbreths went to California to visit Mrs. Gilbreth's family. There are many more good parts, but you will need to read the book or listen to it on tape to find out about them. What i liked best about the story is that it was pretty funny. I would reccomend it to any one who likes books written with a sense of humor. There isn't any real plot or climax to this story, but that may be one of the reasons I liked it so much. It flows very well and the only confusing part is all of the characters. Overall, it was a pretty good book.

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