The Lorax (Classic Seuss) | 
| Authors: Dr. Seuss, Theodor Seuss Geisel
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 641
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 72
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Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 8 x 0.4
ISBN: 0394823370
EAN: 9780394823379
ASIN: 0394823370
Publication Date: August 12, 1971
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Amazon.com Review
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, IThe Lorax/I is an ecological warning that still rings true today amidst the dangers of clear-cutting, pollution, and disregard for the earth's environment. In IThe Lorax/I, 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. pThe 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. I(Ages 4 to 8)/I
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"iUNLESS someone like you...cares a whole awful lot...nothing is going to get better...It's not./i" brbrLong 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. brbr"The big, colorful pictures and the fun images, word plays and rhymes make this an amusing exposition of the ecology crisis."#8212;iSchool Library Journal./i Illus. in full color.br
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I guess I'm a tree-hugger September 28, 2008
Okay, so this is probably as preachy as Dr. Suess gets, and it just might get on the nerves of some people, but the tree hugger in me salutes him for it, even as he paints a grimmer picture of environmental destruction than Al Gore ever thought of. br /br /Even so, it's clearly Suess with his imaginative worlds and funny characters.br /br /It's a solemn book of warning that it pretty darn good into scaring kids into being careful with the environment.br /br /And that's not a bad thing.
Human-environmental interaction September 21, 2008
I could not wait to present this lesson to the class this year. Teaching seventh grade and the 5 themes of geography this book lends itself to many of those themes but mostly human-environmental interaction (how human interact and change the environment to fit their needs). Not only does this book show that but it really visualizes how we negatively impact the Earth for our own selfish needs. Again my students are in love with the facts that I am reading them a storybook and after the discussion they see that it isn't a plain, old storybook but it really does have a significant meaning.
The Dr.'s Inspiring Masterpiece September 19, 2008
Review by Sherry North, Author, Because You Are My Babybr /br /While most Dr. Suess stories are pure fun without any heavy message, The Lorax delivers an extremely blunt lesson on ecology. What's amazing is that Dr. Suess does this with a narrative that is engaging, entertaining and ultimately inspiring. You might think a book with such a heavy message could be a turn-off to young children, but I have found the opposite. My preschoolers find this story absorbing. I think they understand there is something truly important at stake, so the book means more to them than other Dr. Suess titles.br /
Imagine July 28, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
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....
 Hypocritical July 26, 2008
1 out of 19 found this review helpful
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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