{"product_id":"the-unseen-photos-of-street-gang-how-we-got-to-sesame-street-hardcover","title":"The Unseen Photos of Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTrevor Crafts\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEli Attie\u003c\/b\u003e (Preface by), \u003cb\u003eMichael Davis\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA behind-the-scenes tribute to the revolutionary children's show that changed television forever.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis official companion to the acclaimed documentary \u003ci\u003eStreet Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street\u003c\/i\u003e takes readers deep inside the creation of the most influential children's program in history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing more than 150 never-before-seen photographs by celebrated photographer David Attie, this stunning volume captures the magic, grit, and genius of the show's earliest days.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat's Inside: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRare Archival Images: \u003c\/b\u003e Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Caroll Spinney, Loretta Long, Bob McGrath, and the original cast and crew at work.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eExclusive Interviews: \u003c\/b\u003e Insights from creators Joan Ganz Cooney, Lloyd Morrisett, Jon Stone, and the pioneering artists who brought Sesame Street to life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCultural Context: \u003c\/b\u003e How the values of the civil rights movement--equality, education, inclusion--shaped a groundbreaking show that reached millions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLegacy of Innovation: \u003c\/b\u003e The story of how a rebellious group of educators and visionaries transformed children's television into a tool for social change.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy You'll Love It: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA \u003cb\u003evisual time capsule\u003c\/b\u003e of Sesame Street's first season.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA \u003cb\u003emust-have for fans of Jim Henson, Muppets, and pop culture history\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA \u003cb\u003etribute to creativity and activism\u003c\/b\u003e, celebrating over fifty years of impact.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePerfect for collectors, photography lovers, and anyone who grew up asking, \u003ci\u003e\"Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street?\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrevor Crafts\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning producer whose works include \u003ci\u003eStreet Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLantern City\u003c\/i\u003e, based on his own BOOM! Studios comic-book series. He is the CEO of Macrocosm Entertainment and lives in Weston, Connecticut.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e David Attie was a highly prolific commercial and fine-art photographer from the late 1950s until his passing in the 1980s. In March 1970, he photographed the very first season of \u003ci\u003eSesame Street\u003c\/i\u003e for \u003ci\u003eAmerika\u003c\/i\u003e, a Russian-language magazine distributed in the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Attie's work is in the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery, and is represented by Getty Images and by Keith De Lellis Gallery in New York City. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEli Attie\u003c\/b\u003e is an Emmy-winning TV writer and producer whose credits include long stints on \u003ci\u003eThe West Wing\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHouse\u003c\/i\u003e, and more recently, \u003ci\u003eBillions\u003c\/i\u003e. He previously served as Vice President Al Gore's chief White House and campaign speechwriter through Gore's concession of the 2000 presidential election, which he and Gore wrote together. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Davis\u003c\/b\u003e was a senior editor and family television columnist for TV Guide from 1998 to 2007. A Neiman Fellow, he has also worked for the \u003ci\u003eBaltimore Sun \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eStreet Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street\u003c\/i\u003e (Penguin, 2008). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSonia Manzano\u003c\/b\u003e is a mainland Puerto Rican, raised in the Bronx. After starring in Broadway show \"Godspell\" she went on to create the role of Maria on \u003ci\u003eSesame Street\u003c\/i\u003e, for which she received a Lifetime Achievement Emmy Award in 2016. Scholastic recently announced a four-book deal with Manzano. The first novel, \u003ci\u003eComing Up Cuban, \u003c\/i\u003e will publish in 2022. Currently she is working on \u003ci\u003eAlma's Way\u003c\/i\u003e, an animated series with Fred Rogers Productions that will air on PBS. 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