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Who Was Dr. Seuss?
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- ISBN-13: 9780448455853
- Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
- Publication date: 07/07/2011
- Series: Penguin Who Was...Series
- Pages: 112
- Sales rank: 7,721
- Product dimensions: 7.46(w) x 5.40(h) x 0.28(d)
- Lexile: 820L (what's this?)
- Age Range: 8 - 12 Years
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Ted Geisel loved to doodle from the time he was a kid. He had an offbeat, fun-loving personality. He often threw dinner parties where guests wore outrageous hats! And he donned quirky hats when thinking up ideas for books-?like his classic The Cat in the Hat. This biography, with black-and-white illustrations throughout, brings an amazingly gifted author/illustrator to life.
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Children's Literature - Phyllis Kennemer
The major events of Theodor Seuss Geisel's life from his birth in 1904 through his death in 1991 are presented in casual, conversational text. Ted's family loved word play. His mother made up rhymes with pie flavors and his dad liked to dream up goofy, complicated inventions. His father helped run a zoo and young Ted spent many hours there. At home, he drew pictures of animals on his wall, but they were not realistic. They had exaggerated features, such as ears that were nine feet long. He met his wife while studying at Oxford and she encouraged his whimsical drawings. He began his artistic career creating advertisements and slogans for Flit, an insect repellant, but he found his true calling when his first picture book, And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street was published in 1937. He went on to create forty children's books, including beginning readers with limited vocabulary that kids actually wanted to read. His books were often open-ended encouraging readers to consider issues, such as wars, the environment, and prejudice. Factual information is inserted on separate pages to clarify historical events mentioned in the text. The numerous cartoonlike black and white drawings compliment the chatty text. Part of the "Who Was ..." series, this title includes a table of contents, a timeline of Seuss's life, a timeline of the world (1904-1991), and a bibliography. A good introduction to biographies for young researchers. Reviewer: Phyllis Kennemer, Ph.D.