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The Lorax (Classic Seuss)
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Binding: Hardcover
EAN: 9780394823379
Edition: reprint
ISBN: 0394823370
Label: Random House Books for Young Readers
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageEnglishUnknownEnglishPublished
Manufacturer: Random House Books for Young Readers
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 72
Publication Date: August 12, 1971
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Release Date: August 12, 1971
Studio: Random House Books for Young Readers
Features:- ISBN13: 9780394823379
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Editorial Review:Illus. in full color. "The big, colorful pictures and the fun images, word plays and rhymes make this an amusing exposition of the ecology crisis."--School Library Journal.
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. 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. (Ages 4 to 8)
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In 1981's, a forestry-dependent community in north-coastal California (Laytonville) proposed removing The Lorax from the required reading list for second graders. One comment was, "To teach our children that harvesting redwood trees is bad is not the education we need."
The numerous lawsuits and objections regarding sustainable forestry practices were a bleeding wound to these communities. Dr. Seuss' (Theodor Seuss Geisel) Lorax, for some, was rubbing salt in these wounds.
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I keep several of these in my gift closet and whenever my kids get a b-day invitation this is what we give. Awesome, awesome present for kids regarding the environment. Love, love, love it! P.S. We cut a paper bag and turn it inside out and wrap it in that. Then my son decorates the outside with stickers, stamps, and coloring!
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I think the Lorax is a great book. It is created into a story but is a bit based on real life. The Onceler cuts down the Truffula trees and the poor Lorax sends all the animals away because the Onceler has destroyed their land and they can't live there anymore. That is based on real life because tons of that has happen in many different parts of the world.
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This is quite possibly my all time favorite children's book. My mother used to read this to me all the time when I was younger. Not only is it a fun book to read but it also has a really good meaning to it. You need to take care of the environment and not to let big industrialized business take over before it's too late and there is nothing left.
This book is about a boy who happens upon a rock that has the words "Unless" written on it. He then hears a story from the Once-ler about how ... Read More
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You know the story, and the lesson. It's essentially an environmental cautionary tale, and the rhythm of the poetry is pretty good (like most real Seuss). Just be aware, the moral is pretty heavy, as the story is told after devastation is wreaked across the land. Older young kids might find the story sort of sad.
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