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November 10, 2019, “Sesame Street celebrated its 40th year anniversary.” Happy Birthday, Sesame Street!! Behind the scenes at SS set (13.56 Mins taped for 60 Mins Australia) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rK3Mjd49r8
Released during the 40th Anniversary year of the birth of Sesame Street, this 2009 Sesame Street board-book (long lasting for those little hands) edition of Sesame Beginnings ''Eyes, Nose, Fingers and Toes'' with Baby Elmo, is extremely rare. This editor's opinion is: if you have this 2009 edition, hold onto it; if you find it, buy it.
On November 10, 1969, “Sesame Street,” a pioneering TV show that would teach generations of young children the alphabet and how to count, makes its broadcast debut. “Sesame Street,” with its memorable theme song (“Can you tell me how to get/How to get to Sesame Street”), went on to become the most widely viewed children’s program in the world. It has aired in more than 120 countries.
The show was the brainchild of Joan Ganz Cooney, a former documentary producer for public television. Cooney’s goal was to create programming for preschoolers that was both entertaining and educational. She also wanted to use TV as a way to help underprivileged 3- to 5- year-olds prepare for kindergarten. “Sesame Street” was set in a fictional New York neighborhood and included ethnically diverse characters and positive social messages.
Taking a cue from “Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In,” a popular 1960s variety show, “Sesame Street” was built around short, often funny segments featuring puppets, animation and live actors. This format was hugely successful, although over the years some critics have blamed the show and its use of brief segments for shrinking children’s attention spans.
From the show’s inception, one of its most-loved aspects has been a family of puppets known as Muppets. Joan Ganz Cooney hired puppeteer Jim Henson (1936-1990) to create a cast of characters that became Sesame Street institutions, including Bert and Ernie, Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch, Grover and Big Bird.
The subjects tackled by “Sesame Street” have evolved with the times. In 2002, the South African version of the program, “Takalani Sesame,” introduced a 5-year-old Muppet character named Kami who is HIV-positive, in order to help children living with the stigma of a disease that has reached epidemic proportions. In 2006, a new Muppet, Abby Cadabby, made her debut and was positioned as the show’s first female star character, in an effort to encourage diversity and provide a strong role model for girls. In May 2019, a muppet character whose mother is battling addiction was introduced, acquainting kids with the opioid crisis.
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Eyes & Nose Fingers & Toes: Sesame Beginnings
2009, Bendon Publishing International, Inc.
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- 2009 40th Anniversary Edition
1593948948 9781593948948
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Feedback?January 13, 2020 | Edited by ED Power | chngd 50th to 40th anniv. |
November 18, 2019 | Edited by ED Power | Added to What's it about .... plus some Sesame St Links |
November 18, 2019 | Edited by ED Power | New .. people are holding onto this one - difficult to find info. |
November 14, 2019 | Edited by ED Power | Edited without comment. |
November 14, 2019 | Created by ED Power | Added new book. |