Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!

March 2 is the birthday of Dr. Seuss ~ Celebrate by reading to a child. Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel) wrote 44 childrens books that have been translated into 15 languages. He won 2 Academy Awards, 2 Emmy Awards, the Peabody Award and a Pulitzer.

Many of Geisel's books express his views on a remarkable variety of social and political issues: The Lorax (1971), about environmentalism and anti-consumerism; The Sneetches (1961), about racial equality; The Butter Battle Book (1984), about the arms race; Yertle the Turtle (1958), about Hitler and anti-authoritarianism; How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1957), criticizing the materialism and consumerism of the Christmas season; and Horton Hears a Who! (1950), about anti-isolationism and internationalism.


Pick a topic  and then share it with everyone you can find!
The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.
                                                ~ Dr. Seuss

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