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Dodici al fresco

Questa serie cattura con umorismo la vita caotica ma amorevole di una grande famiglia all'inizio del XX secolo. Seguite le avvincenti avventure di dodici bambini e dei loro genitori: un padre che promuove l'efficienza e l'organizzazione e una madre che gestisce tutto con maestria. Le narrazioni sono piene di situazioni esilaranti e momenti toccanti che celebrano le dinamiche uniche della vita familiare. È un racconto senza tempo sulla crescita che ha conquistato il cuore dei lettori di tutto il mondo.

Cheaper by the Dozen - 2: Belles on Their Toes
Cheaper by the Dozen

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  1. What do you get when you put twelve lively kids together with a father -- a famous efficiency expert -- who believes families can run like factories, and a mother who is his partner in everything except discipline? You get a hilarious tale of growing up that has made generations of kids and adults alike laugh along with the Gilbreths in Cheaper by the Dozen. Translated into more than fifty-three languages and made into a classic film starring Clifton Webb and Myrna Loy, Cheaper by the Dozen is a delightfully enduring story of family life at the turn of the 20th century.

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  2. Life is very different now in the rambling Gilbreth house. When the youngest was two and the oldest eighteen, Dad died and Mother bravely took over his business. Now, to keep the family together, everyone has to pitch in and pinch pennies. The resourceful clan rises to every crisis with a marvelous sense of fun -- whether it's battling chicken pox, giving the boot to an unwelcome boyfriend, or even meeting the President. And the few distasteful things they can't overcome -- like castor oil -- they swallow with good humor and good graces. Belles On Their Toes is a warm, wonderful and entertaining sequel to Cheaper By The Dozen .

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