2. WHY DID I CHOOSE THIS GIFTED PERSON ?
She made a puppet show called The Sheri Lewis Show and she is
also ventriloquist. A ventriloquist is a person who can talk with their
mouth closed. She also was good puppeteer. I picked her
because she made good puppet shows.
3. CONTRIBUTIONS
She taught kids numbers, letters, words, and math.
She taught through puppets and songs on her TV show.
4. EARLY LIFE
Early life was bad for Shari Lewis because she lived in the
Great Depression. Her family did not have enough money.
She was also learned a lot of piano when she was a kid.
5. CHALLENGES
Early in her life, she lived in the Great Depression so she didn’t have a lot of
items. Her parents had to find a job to get more money.
She had had breast cancer and uterine cancer which led to her death.
6. ATTRIBUTES
She was a ventriloquist and a puppeteer. She was also a children’s
entertainer and she made three popular puppets that were called,
“Lamb Chop,” “Hush Puppy,” and “Charlie Horse.”
7. GIFTS AND TALENTS
She can make puppets. She also can speak with her mouth close. She
used her imagination to work hard on her puppet show.
8. EPISODE OR STORY
The main reason why she famous is because her most famous show was
called “Lamb Chop’s Play-Along.” Parents and kids liked it. It started in
1992 and there were three characters called “Lamb Chop,” “Charlie
Horse,” and “Hush Puppy.”
9. SOME OF SHARI LEWIS’ SHOWS
•Shari Lewis started her first show called “Shariland” in 1956.
•Her second show was called the “Shari Lewis Show” in 1960.
•Her third show was called “Lamb Chop Play- Along” in 1992.
• Her fourth show was called “Charlie Horse Music Pizza” in 1998.
11. AWARDS WON
•12 Emmy Awards
•Peabody Award
•Monte Carlo Prize Award for the Best Television Variety Show
• John F. Kennedy Center Award for Excellence and Creativity
•7 Parents Choice Awards
•1995 American Academy of Children's Entertainment Award for the
Entertainer of the Year.
