Dr' Seuss

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Dr. Seuss
By Jen Taylor, Emily Immel, Caitlin Gillespie
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A is for And to Think that I saw it on Mulberry
street.
And to think that I saw it on Mulberry Street was
Dr. Seusss first book which was published in
1937. He almost burned it because it got rejected
from 37 times before getting published.
http//www.catinthehat.org/history.htm
www.maximacenter.com
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B is for Butter Battle Book.
The Butter Battle Book was considered Dr. Seusss
most controversial book. It is about the arms
race and was on the New York Times bestseller
list for six months, for adults.
http//www.catinthehat.org/history.htm
www.mtbs.com
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C is for Cat in the Hat.
The Cat in the Hat inspired him and his wife to
found Beginner Books. http//books.google.com/boo
ks?idH1TXHQAACAAJdqinauthorDrinauthorSeuss

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D is for Dartmouth College.
Dr. Seuss studied at Dartmouth college where he
became editor-in chief of their humor magazine
the Jack-O-Lantern. It was there that he made his
pen name Dr. Seuss. Answers.com
http//www.catinthehat.org/history.htm
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E is for Eighty-Seven.
On September 24,1991, Dr. Seuss died at the age
of eighty-seven. http//www.catinthehat.org/histor
y.htm
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F is for forty-four.
Dr. Seuss wrote and illustrated forty-four
childrens books in his lifetime. http//news.bbc.
co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3523393.stm
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G is for Green Eggs and Ham.
Green Eggs and Ham is a best selling childrens
book which only contains fifty different words.
He wrote the book on a dare that he could not
write a book using only fifty words. http//news.b
bc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3523393.stm
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H is for Horton Hears a Who.
Horton Hears a Who is one of Dr. Seusss books
which was recently made into a movie. It was
released on March 14, 2008. http//imdb.com/find?s
allqhortonhearsawho
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I is for illustrator.
Dr. Seuss was not only a talented writer, but his
illustrations were amazing as well.
www.answers.com/topic/dr-seuss
en.wikipedia.org
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J is for Jill-ikka-Jast
A Jill-ikka-Jast is a Character in How the Grinch
Stole Christmas
www.amazon.com
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K is for Kings Stilts
In The Kings Stilts Every afternoon King
Birtram raced around the palace on a pair of old
red stilts, until they were stolen. An uproarious
tale. "
www.thebestkidsbooksite.com/.../kstill.jpg
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L is for Lorax
In this cautionary tale of greed and
environmental destruction, the lovable Lorax
tries to save the Truffula Forest and its
inhabitants from disaster at the hands of the
cantankerous
www.everypicture.com/.../lorax.jpg
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M is for March
Dr. Seuss was born on March 2, 1904
www.britannica.com
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N is for Never Stop Learning
Dr. Seuss believed that you should never stop
learning
www.howard.k12.md.us/res/rm/seuss/rm2.html
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O is for One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish
One Fish two fish red fish blue fish is a great
book for early readers
www.amazon.com
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P is for political cartoons
Dr. Seuss did a series of political cartoons for
adults
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Q is for Queen of Quincy
Queen of Quincy is a character from Dr. Seusss
ABC An Amazing Alphabet Adventure
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R is for Read
Reading Dr. Seuss books is so much fun
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S is for September 24, 1991
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Dr. Seuss passed away on this date in San Diego,
California.
http//www.seussville.com/
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T is for Ted
Dr. Seuss's real name was Theodor Seuss Geisel.
http//www.seussville.com
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U is for University
Dr. Seuss has an interactive educational website
called Seussville University where you can have
fun while learning.
http//www.seussville.com/university/
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V is for video
Thirty Dr. Seuss books have been made into
videos.
http//www.seussville.com
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W is for World War II.
Seuss illustrated 3-5 political cartoons per week
for PM Magazine During WWII.
http//www.seussville.com
http//orpheus.ucsd.edu/speccoll/dspolitic/index.h
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X is for X
The letter X is featured in Dr. Seusss book,
ABC.
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Y is for Your Job in Germany and Your Job in
Japan
Both of these were Academy Award winning movies
that Dr. Seuss contributed to.
http//www.seussville.com/
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Z is for Zax
http//arts.uwaterloo.ca/raha/cv/zax.gif
The Zax is a Dr. Seuss story that teaches the
importance of compromise through the examples of
a North-Going Zax and a South-Going Zax.
http//www.primate.wisc.edu/people/hamel/seuss.htm
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