By Frank B. Gilbreth,Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

In this pleasant memoir by way of the authors of Cheaper by way of the Dozen, the twelve Gilbreth teenagers cope with the lack of their father as they develop up together.

With twelve children, existence on the Gilbreth apartment has regularly been an important undertaking. yet after their father passes away, there are extra demanding situations than ever. And but, with the irrepressible combination of humor and stable cheer attribute of 1 of the main cherished households in the US, the Gilbreths fortunately upward push to each social gathering and have the opportunity to maintain all of it together.
 
With the extended family suffering to make ends meet, everybody has to pitch in. As their innovative mom works to maintain the kinfolk company operating with no Dad, the youngsters take on the adventures of elevating themselves and operating a family. Their makes an attempt to pinch pennies often lead to chaos. From tragedy and the rigors of the 1st 12 months as a single-parent family to the day-by-day crises of a relatives with a double-digit headcount, the episodes in Belles on Their Toes are poignant, inspiring, and hilarious.
 
“From begin to end, it's a studying joy,” raved the Chicago Sunday Tribune. “There is a honest and heartwarming surroundings during this moment volume,” wrote Library Journal, “that makes it virtually higher studying, if attainable, than the first.”
 
This book good points an illustrated biography together with infrequent pictures from the authors’ estates.
 

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