| Description |
129 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), music ; 29 cm + 1 CD (digital ; 4 3/4 in.) |
| Note |
"A project of the MS. Foundation, Inc." |
| Contents |
Book: Dear you, lots of love, me / Marlo Thomas -- Free to be... you and me / by Stephen Lawrence and Bruce Hart -- Boy meets girl / by Peter Stone and Carl Reiner -- When we grow up / by Stephen Lawrence and Shelley Miller -- What are little boys made of? / by Elaine Laron -- Ladies first / by Shel Silverstein, adapted by Mary Rodgers -- Don't dress your cat in an apron / by Dan Greenburg -- Parents are people / by Carol Hall -- The pain and the great one / by Judy Blume -- Sisters and brothers / by Stephen Lawrence and Bruce Hart -- The southpaw / by Judith Viorst -- The old woman who lived in a shoe / by Joyce Johnson -- My dog is a plumber / by Dan Greenburg -- Dudley Pippin and the principal / by Phil Ressner -- It's all right to cry / by Carol Hall -- William's doll based on a book by Charlotte Zolotow, adapted by Mary Rodgers and Sheldon Harnick -- The field / by Anne Roiphe -- Three wishes / by Lucille Clifton -- No one else / by Elaine Laron -- Glad to have a friend like you / by Carol Hall -- Zachary's divorce / by Linda Sitea -- Helping / by Shel Silverstein -- The sun and the moon / by Elaine Laron -- Atalanta / by Betty Miles -- If wishes were fishes / by David Slavin -- Free to make some music -- Free to get started / by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. -- What buying this book will do... / by Gloria Steinem -- The rhyme and reason behind Free to be... you and me / by Letty Cottin Pogrebin. |
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CD: Free to be... you and me (performed by the New Seekers) / music by Stephen Lawrence ; lyrics by Bruce Hart -- Parents are people (performed by Marlo Thomas & Harry Belafonte) / by Carol Hill -- Sisters & brothers / (performed by Voices of East Harlem) / music by Stephen Lawrence ; lyrics by Bruce Hart -- It's all right to cry (performed by Rosie Grier) / by Carol Hall. |
| Summary |
A compilation of inspirational stories, songs and poems that celebrate individuality and challenge stereotypes. |
| Subject |
Self-perception in children -- Juvenile literature.
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Individuality -- Juvenile literature.
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Stereotypes (Social psychology) -- Juvenile literature.
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| Added Author |
Thomas, Marlo.
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| ISBN |
9780762430604 |
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0762430605 |
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