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A Hatful of Seuss: Five Favorite Dr. Seuss Stories
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This elegant bind-up copy consists of complete versions of Bartholomew and the Oobleck , If I Ran the Zoo , Horton Hears a Who , The Sneetches and Other Stories , and Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book . An exceptional gift to give and receive.
304 pages, Hardcover
First published January 13,1967
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304 pages, Hardcover
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January 13, 1997 by Random House Books for Young Readers
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9780679883883
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0679883886
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English
About the author
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Theodor Seuss Geisel was born 2 March 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts. He graduated Dartmouth College in 1925, and proceeded on to Oxford University with the intent of acquiring a doctorate in literature. At Oxford he met Helen Palmer, who he wed in 1927. He returned from Europe in 1927, and began working for a magazine called Judge, the leading humor magazine in America at the time, submitting both cartoons and humorous articles for them. Additionally, he was submitting cartoons to Life, Vanity Fair and Liberty. In some of his works, he'd made reference to an insecticide called Flit. These references gained notice, and led to a contract to draw comic ads for Flit. This association lasted 17 years, gained him national exposure, and coined the catchphrase "Quick, Henry, the Flit!"
In 1936 on the way to a vacation in Europe, listening to the rhythm of the ship's engines, he came up with And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, which was then promptly rejected by the first 43 publishers he showed it to. Eventually in 1937 a friend published the book for him, and it went on to at least moderate success.
During World War II, Geisel joined the army and was sent to Hollywood. Captain Geisel would write for Frank Capra's Signal Corps Unit (for which he won the Legion of Merit) and do documentaries (he won Oscar's for Hitler Lives and Design for Death). He also created a cartoon called Gerald McBoing-Boing which also won him an Oscar.
In May of 1954, Life published a report concerning illiteracy among school children. The report said, among other things, that children were having trouble to read because their books were boring. This inspired Geisel's publisher, and prompted him to send Geisel a list of 400 words he felt were important, asked him to cut the list to 250 words (the publishers idea of how many words at one time a first grader could absorb), and write a book. Nine months later, Geisel, using 220 of the words given to him published The Cat in the Hat, which went on to instant success.
In 1960 Bennett Cerf bet Geisel $50 that he couldn't write an entire book using only fifty words. The result was Green Eggs and Ham. Cerf never paid the $50 from the bet.
Helen Palmer Geisel died in 1967. Theodor Geisel married Audrey Stone Diamond in 1968. Theodor Seuss Geisel died 24 September 1991.
Also worked under the pen name: Theo Le Sieg
In 1936 on the way to a vacation in Europe, listening to the rhythm of the ship's engines, he came up with And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, which was then promptly rejected by the first 43 publishers he showed it to. Eventually in 1937 a friend published the book for him, and it went on to at least moderate success.
During World War II, Geisel joined the army and was sent to Hollywood. Captain Geisel would write for Frank Capra's Signal Corps Unit (for which he won the Legion of Merit) and do documentaries (he won Oscar's for Hitler Lives and Design for Death). He also created a cartoon called Gerald McBoing-Boing which also won him an Oscar.
In May of 1954, Life published a report concerning illiteracy among school children. The report said, among other things, that children were having trouble to read because their books were boring. This inspired Geisel's publisher, and prompted him to send Geisel a list of 400 words he felt were important, asked him to cut the list to 250 words (the publishers idea of how many words at one time a first grader could absorb), and write a book. Nine months later, Geisel, using 220 of the words given to him published The Cat in the Hat, which went on to instant success.
In 1960 Bennett Cerf bet Geisel $50 that he couldn't write an entire book using only fifty words. The result was Green Eggs and Ham. Cerf never paid the $50 from the bet.
Helen Palmer Geisel died in 1967. Theodor Geisel married Audrey Stone Diamond in 1968. Theodor Seuss Geisel died 24 September 1991.
Also worked under the pen name: Theo Le Sieg
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Nobody rhymes like Seuss! Of course, some stories are better than others. For those in this book, Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book is the best, followed by Horton Hears a Who, then If I Ran the Zoo, Sneetches and Other Stories, and Bartholomew and the Oobleck. The old Bartholomew stories are fine, but it's his later books with those wonderful rhymes where Seuss found his voice and his place in Children's literature. It was these later books that instilled in me a love for the written word.
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I really like Dr. Seuss. I love the illustrations most of all. What I love about this book is that it has so many different Dr. Seuss stories. My favorite stories to read from the book right now are Bartholomew and The Oobleck and The Star Belly Sneetches. Every time we read the word "nerd" from The Star Belly Sneetches, Papa likes to geek out on me. He tells me that this story is where the word "nerd" originated. I don't much pay attention, but Mama thinks this is an interesting fact.
After we read the stories I like to curl up with the book and slowly turn the pages. On occasion I ask Mama and Papa a question about the pictures or a part of the story I remember.
After we read the stories I like to curl up with the book and slowly turn the pages. On occasion I ask Mama and Papa a question about the pictures or a part of the story I remember.
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May 21/09 - We just tried to read Horton Hears a Who but it was too long for wee M. I like it though!
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Book of five Dr. Seuss stories which kids will love!
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I love this book because it is like a whole book full of Dr.Seuss's best work.
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The story If I Ran the Zoo is about a little kid named Gerald McGrew who is visiting the zoo one day. During Gerald’s visit he finds that the animals at the zoo are not interesting enough. Gerald explains that if he ran the zoo he would have crazier animals and let all of the current animals free. During the course of the book Gerald explains these silly creatures. In the book Gerald imagines that he has the best zoo of all time and he would capture the craziest creatures of all time (including very strange creatures like giant birds from the island of Gwark). This book would be excellent for children learning about animals, teachers could encourage kids to use their creative freedom and some up with their own silly creature for the zoo. This book is incredibly creative and I really loved reading it. Some of the animals in the story are actually mind blowing (Dr. Seuss has such a wild imagination).
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Cute…fun to read Dr.Seuss books that I hadn’t read before.
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