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Dr Seuss Series All Hebrew Children's Books
Children's All Classic Dr. Seuss all Yiddish Books |
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$14.99
The Lorax
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When
Dr. Seuss gets serious, you know it must be
important. Published in 1971, and perhaps inspired
by the "save our planet" mindset of the 1960s, The
Lorax is an ecological warning that still rings
true today amidst the dangers of clear-cutting,
pollution, and disregard for the earth's
environment. In The Lorax, we find what we've come
to expect from the illustrious doctor: brilliantly
whimsical rhymes, delightfully original creatures,
and weirdly undulating illustrations. But here
there is also something more--a powerful message
that Seuss implores both adults and children to
heed.
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 The
now remorseful Once-ler--our faceless, bodiless
narrator--tells the story himself. Long ago this
enterprising villain chances upon a place filled
with wondrous Truffula Trees, Swomee-Swans, Brown
Bar-ba- loots, and Humming-Fishes. Bewitched by
the beauty of the Truffula Tree tufts, he greedily
chops them down to produce and mass-market Thneeds.
("It's a shirt. It's a sock. It's a glove.
It's a hat.") As the trees swiftly disappear
and the denizens leave for greener pastures, the
fuzzy yellow Lorax (who speaks for the trees "for
the trees have no tongues") repeatedly warns
the Once-ler, but his words of wisdom are for naught.
Finally the Lorax extricates himself from the scorched
earth (by the seat of his own furry pants), leaving
only a rock engraved "UNLESS." Thus, with
his own colorful version of a compelling morality
play, Dr. Seuss teaches readers not to fool with
Mother Nature. But as you might expect from Seuss,
all hope is not lost--the Once-ler has saved a single
Truffula Tree seed! Our fate now rests in the hands
of a caring child, who becomes our last chance for
a clean, green future.
Book Description Illus. in full color. "The big,
colorful pictures and the fun images, word plays and rhymes
(Ages 4 to 120) |
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MileChai All Hebrew Dr Seuss' Books and
Now in
Yiddish, too
Dr. Seuss was born Theodor Geisel in
Springfield, Massachusetts on March 2, 1904.
After attending Dartmouth College and Oxford
University, he began a career in advertising.
His advertising cartoons, featuring Quick,
Henry, the Flit!, appeared in several leading
American magazines. Dr. Seuss's first
children's book, And To Think That I Saw It On
Mulberry Street, hit the market in 1937, and
the world of children's literature was changed
forever! In 1957, Seuss's The Cat in the Hat
became the prototype for one of Random House's
best- selling series, Beginner Books. This
popular series combined engaging stories with
outrageous illustrations and playful sounds to
teach basic reading skills. Brilliant,
playful, and always respectful of children,
Dr. Seuss charmed his way into the
consciousness of four generations of
youngsters and parents. In the process, he
helped kids learn to read.
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1984 and three
Academy Awards, Seuss was the author and
illustrator of 44 children's books, some of
which have been made into audiocassettes,
animated television specials, and videos for
children of all ages. Even after his death in
1991, Dr. Seuss continues to be the
best-selling author of children's books in the
world.
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