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Type of bind: Hardcover
EAN num: 9780394823379
ISBN number: 0394823370
Label: Random House Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer: Random House Books for Young Readers
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 72
Printing Date: August 12, 1971
Publishing house: Random House Books for Young Readers
Age index: Ages 4-8
Release Date: August 12, 1971
Sale Popularity Level: 2678
Studio: Random House Books for Young Readers
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'UNLESS someone like you...cares a whole awful lot...nothing is going to get better...It's not.'
Long before saving the earth became a global concern, Dr. Seuss, speaking through his character the Lorax, warned against mindless progress and the danger it posed to the earth's natural beauty.
'The big, colorful pictures and the fun images, word plays and rhymes make this an amusing exposition of the ecology crisis.'—School Library Journal. Illus. in full color.
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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 yesterday 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 orange 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, purple future. (Ages 4 to 8)
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Is it a coincidence that Thneed rhymes with Deadly Sin #3? Growth for the sake of growth is where we are today. This too shall pass, UNLESS....
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Dr. Seuss, turned holier-than-thou by his elevated status in society, decides to preach to us about the evils of industrialization. Does he realize that the many millions of copies of "The Lorax" were all made in factories, using paper that came from trees?
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If you're suspicious of the book's theme, trust that neither of my sons, now ages 5 and 4, rise up out of the beds and declare war against American industry after a bedtime reading. They like the Barbaloots. They like the mossy voice I give the Lorax.
The message I share with them is not to waste natural resources. There's nothing wrong with cutting down a tree (it makes great books!) but plant a new one. There's nothing wrong with fishing and hunting but eat what you collect. I applaud Dr. Suess for reaching beyond his "Cat in the Hat" fare and offering up a deeper story.
Have extremists on both sides used the book for their cause? Sure. But I'm reviewing this book for the bedtime book audience who wants to know if this is appropriate for young children. The answer is yes, in fact it is.
This is a beautiful book with unforgettable characters and I hope it helps you teach your children to appreciate nature.
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There are not many books for this age group that the parent gets more out if it than the child.
The Lorax is an great story that is hard for young ones to comprehend the very first time through, but still fun to hear. As you read it over and over to them will understand and appreciate it more.
This has many similarities to stories like The Giving tree
Stories like these are inspirations for content I create on the [...] storybooks site.
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My 5 and 7 years olds have made this one of their favorites. My 7 year read it himself and is even memorizing parts of it. There are lots of made up words in this one, but my kids seem to like that, too. The story moves fast and every page has something new. It is a blatantly pro-environment story which is still relevant today. If my kids get the point, that's good.
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