![]() Theodor Seuss Geisel was born 2 March 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts. Seuss is a global best-seller, with nearly half a billion books sold worldwide. Creator of the wonderfully anarchic 'Cat in the Hat', and ranked among the world's top children's authors, Dr. Seuss and his unique combination of hilarious stories, zany pictures and riotous rhymes, have been delighting young children and helping them learn to read for over fifty years. It is a story beloved by readers young and old alike, which inspires individual responsibility and courage to tackle the challenges that life may bring.ĭr. The Lorax and his classic tale have educated a generations of young readers not only about the importance of seeing the beauty in the world around us, but also about our responsibility to protect it. In this cautionary rhyming tale, we learn of the Once-ler, who came across a valley of Truffula Trees and Brown Bar-ba-loots (“frisking about in their Bar-ba-loot suits as they played in the shade and ate Truffula Fruits”), and how his harvesting of the tufted trees changed the landscape forever. Seuss's Lorax spoke for the trees and warned of the dangers of disrespecting the environment. Long before “going green” was mainstream, Dr. ![]()
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