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| Free To Be...you And Me (The Original Classic Edition) | 
| Author: Marlo Thomas
Publisher: Running Press
Category: Book
List Price: $12.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (24 reviews)
Sales Rank: 45045
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 11 x 8.5 x 0.7
ISBN: 0762413069
Dewey Decimal Number: 810.8
EAN: 9780762413065
ASIN: 0762413069
Publication Date: July 10, 2002
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Product Description
Running Press is proud to offer this beloved 1974 children's classic. It's the original, innovative book that celebrates diversity, challenges stereotypes, and encourages kids to be themselves in a joyful, positive manner, through a collection of songs, poems, and stories to be read aloud and shared with new generations. Also available in a Miniature Edition?
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 A beautiful new edition of an old classic November 16, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I gave this book five stars because it is beautifully illustrated and a wonderful new edition of this old classic. It does include a CD, and my one complaint is that the CD only has four songs on it. I'm glad I still have my older version on CD!
A must have -- how exciting this is "back" October 27, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is an absolutely wonderful book and CD! My 6 year old daughter has been listening to and reading this for years, and loves it! I've had the set since I performed this as a show in high school, and then did it as a director with children when I was in college. So I've always sang these songs with my daughters.
From the really lovely "Glad to Have a Friend Like You" about sharing and caring about one another, to the poignant "It's Alright to Cry" to Alan Alda's wonderful rendition of "William Wants a Doll," this book does such a lovely job of challenging gender stereotypes and limiting beliefs head on. Another favorite is Carol Channing reading "Housework."
It's is great kids music but not annoying to adults, which is always a winner. And the book offers even so much more CD... a great set! I've given this CD as a gift numerous times over the years and it's always been loved and appreciated.
HIGHLY recommended for your own kids or others.
My childhood favorite is now my daughters' favorite August 13, 2008
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I'm convinced that I grew up to be a feminist, independent thinker, and lawyer - open to people from all backgrounds - because of Free to Be You and Me. The issues and songs and images are just as relevant today. It's fun for me to watch and hear the celebrities I grew up knowing and my young daughters don't know it's dated - bell bottoms do not deter them from the wonderful messages in these stories.
Classic July 28, 2008
This is a great item for those that remember when Marlo did this the first time. My daughter's school performed a rendition of the same and she was thrilled to have this classic to listen to their performance. The book is great too as it has the musical scores.
35 years later.... still relevant and powerful May 11, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have had the great honor and pleasure of working with Marlo Thomas and Carole Hart on the 35th edition of this classic book. The book has inspired millions and it will continue to do so. This book is as powerful today as it was when it was first published. It is often pegged as a book to empower girls, but it speaks to boys equally - after all, isn't that our goal -- to be treated as people, not labels? I am hoping that the human race can evolve into a kinder, more generous and sensitive people. This book, given at an early age, (or ANY AGE, in fact!) will continue to help in that process.
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