
Sunny Days
The Children's Television Revolution That Changed America
David Kamp(Author)
Simon & Schuster (Publisher)
Published on 18. May 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-1-5011-3781-5 (ISBN)
Description
"David Kamp takes readers behind the scenes to show how ... programs [such as Mister Rogers' Neighboorhood, Sesame Street, and Schoolhouse Rock] made it on air, ... [explaining] how ... like-minded individuals found their way into television, not as fame- or money-hungry would-be auteurs and stars, but as people who wanted to use TV to help children ... [The book] captures a period in children's television where enlightened progressivism prevailed, and shows how this period changed the lives of millions"--
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Language
English
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 214 mm
Width: 142 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
295 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5011-3781-5 (9781501137815)
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E-Book
05/2020
Simon + Schuster LLC
€13.84
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Person
David Kamp is an author, journalist, humorist, lyricist, and a charter member of the Sesame Street—viewing audience. A longtime contributor to Vanity Fair, he has profiled such cultural icons as Johnny Cash, Sly Stone, Lucian Freud, Bruce Springsteen, and Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Among his books are the national bestseller The United States of Arugula, a chronicle of America’s foodways. His first musical as a lyricist, Kiss My Aztec!, a collaboration with John Leguizamo, had its world premiere at Berkeley Rep in 2019. He began his career at Spy, the legendary satirical monthly. He lives with his family in New York City and rural Connecticut.