Who Was Mister Rogers?
Penguin Young Readers Group · Print & ebook · October 1, 2019
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- Who it’s for
- Explore how Fred Rogers brought music, puppets, and a lasting appeal for kindness to television.
- Themes
- Kindness, Neighborliness, Fred Rogers's life and career
- Genres
- Performers' Biographies for Kids, TV & Radio, Kids Biographies
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Learn how Fred Rogers, a minister and musician from Pennsylvania, became one of America's most beloved television personalities and everyone's favorite neighbor. Even though he's best known for his successful PBS series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, Fred Rogers never dreamed of working in television. In fact, he hated the very first program that he ever watched! Join author Diane Bailey as she takes readers through the journey that brought Mister Rogers into our living rooms.
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From his childhood interest in puppet-making and music, to his courageous visit to Russia during the Cold War, this book details Mister Rogers's quest for kindness and his gentle appeal to be more neighborly.
A Neighborly Legacy
Explore how Fred Rogers brought music, puppets, and a lasting appeal for kindness to television.
Come here for
- A biography of a beloved television personality
- The path from puppet-making and music to Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood
Expect
- A focus on kindness and being more neighborly
- A story that includes a Cold War visit to Russia
Where it sits
| TV & Radio | 60% |
|---|---|
| Performers' Biographies for Kids | 52% |
| Kids Biographies | 30% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Performers' Biographies for Kids
- TV & Radio
- School & Education
- Authors
- Diane Bailey
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- October 1, 2019
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Kindness · Neighborliness · Fred Rogers's life and career
- Reading lane
- Performers' Biographies for Kids