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Summary: Dr. Seuss's greatest work.
Review: The Lorax has to be Dr. Seuss's greatest work. The lesson left by this outrageous tale is a valuable one and the words all roll right off your tongue like butter. The imagery, rhymes, and tempo make this an everlasting symbol of his true potential. One for the ages. Ranks right up there with War and Peace and Gone With The Wind.
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Summary: I loved The Lorax
Review: When I was first learning to read, I read a lot of Dr. Seuss books. but, when I got a little better, I picked up The Lorax. It has stuck with me ever since. I don't know how anyone could read this book and not have a greater appreciation for the world and the rapid rate of deforestation. Children can get the message that is coming across in the story and still enjoy it -- I certainly did.
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Summary: wonderful book
Review: This boook is a vital book for people of all ages to read. In an age of technological advances, it is important to ask 'why?' and 'what are the consequences?' in regards to our new advances in technology that occur by the minute. this book is fabulous, and everyday we do not think about the issues this book covers, is one day closer to the day we will have no choice to.
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Summary: Cool!
Review: The Lorax is the coolest book ever! The movie is even better. The characters and music are cute! All little kids learning about deforestation should see this movie!!
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Summary: A Serious Message in Classic Suess Style
Review: I grew up on Dr. Suess books(I even learned to read with one), and I think he is one of the greatest children's authors ever. His hypnotic phrasing and wonderful illustrations are enough to delight children and adults as well (my brothers and I still enjoy looking through our old Suess favorites). In my senior year of high school, I had the opportunity to go with two other classmates to a local elementary school on a weekly basis to teach basic lessons on honesty, friendship, etc. When we taught our lesson on the environment, I brought "The Lorax" to read to the class. To my surprise, when I asked who in the class had read the story, only three out of the 28 students had. Many looked skeptical, thinking it was a little kid's book, but once I started reading, the entire class was mesmerized. After I was finished with the story, we had the most lively question-and-answer session that we had ever had-the story really hit home with the kids and brought our planet'! s ecological crisis into terms that they could understand. Afterward, many of the children asked where they could get a copy of "The Lorax". Thank you to Dr. Suess for a masterpiece of children's literature!
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Summary: Please! Please! Take care of our trees!
Review: This book,in Seussian fashion, is a warning to us that we need to take care of our God-given earth *now*. Also, I noticed that the "thneeds" became a fad thing. Someone has a so-called "hot" and "fresh" new fad item - then of course *everyone* has to get one too! It is a "gotta get it" society. And then it loses its popularity and nobody wants it. We have too many near extinct creatures as of now. Dr. Seuss pointed out that when the Trufulla trees were all gone, then the creatures, both on water and land, had to go somewhere else for food and water. Could they become extinct if they were unable to locate an environment that were used to? What if we humans had to do the same? This book is a valuable teaching tool on the subject of the environment! Kudos!
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Summary: CA HWY 405 as Microcosm
Review: If you've driven from LA to San Diego on the 405 in California, you've seen first hand the transition zone of oil refineries to the still pristine shores and hills of Torrey Pines and La Jolla. In this compact parable the estute Dr Suess tells a timeless story of the systemic change that can occur with unexamined development, and tips on how you as an individual can play a role. Perfect for kindergarten and universities alike.
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Summary: Best environmental childrens book
Review: This book is by far the most informative way
of introducing the environmental issues we are
facing in today's world to children. It presents
a great environmental awareness, and awareness is the key to everything.
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Summary: The Lorax - Still Powerful After 30 Years
Review: Children used to Dr. Seuss' lighthearted, whimsical stories filled with wacky names and places will undoubtedly perceive a vast difference with "The Lorax". It still contains the wacky names, places, and rhymes, so characteristic of Seuss, but with one blatant overtone. This story goes all out to show the devestating consequences of human greed, and what can happen to the environment when humans misuse and take advantage of nature and natural resources.The story begins when a boy comes to the home of a peculair creature called Once-ler. The boy wants to know about something called the Lorax; "what it was", and "why it was there". After paying the Once-ler a small fee, he narrates the story for the boy. The pictures incorperated into the story are also poignant; for, as we see in the beginning, the small town in which the Once-ler lives is very grey and barren. However, as the Once-ler begins his story, the pictures become brighter, more cheerful, and colorful, as we see how the town once looked, long, long ago. There were animals, birds, green grass ... and trees! The Once-ler says, "I came to this glorious place. And I first saw the trees. The Truffula trees". Transfixed by these trees, the Once-ler cuts one down to make a "Thneed". Now, a Thneed is supposed to be a useful thing, which people can find many uses for. Shortly after the first tree is cut down, the Lorax appears. He explains that he talks on behalf of the trees, because the trees cannot talk for themselves. "They have no tongues". The Lorax is very upset at what the Once-ler has done. But the Once-ler ignores him, and continues to cut down the trees to make Thneeds, until all the trees have been cut down. This action, of cutting down the trees, building a factory to make the thneeds, and releasing waste residue into the water is greatly illustrated in the pictures, showing the cause and effect of polluting the environment. Eventually the pictures return to the grey, morbid colors we see in the beginning. The Lorax has had to make all the birds, animals and fish leave the town before they die of hunger and starvation, and before they choke to death on all the smog generated by the Once-ler's factory. As we can clearly see in "The Lorax", Dr. Seuss is making a very defined political statement about how humans have manipulated and destroyed our natural surroundings for their own personal greed. "The Lorax" was written in 1971, in the hayday of environmental activism, and one year after the first Earth Day. Still, Dr. Suess does not make this story into a gloomy one. He gives us hope. The Once-ler tosses down a seed to the boy; the one last remaining Truffula seed. With this one seed, Dr. Seuss tells us the possiblities are endless, and hope is not lost.
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Summary: GoKidsGrow LLC reviews "The Lorax"
Review: From the environmentally thought provoking moral of the story to the wonderful illustrations, this is truly a timeless classic. I recommend "The Lorax" without a single reservation.
The simple fact that you are considering this book and reading this review is testimonial to your willingness to take an active part in your child's development. There is no more noble cause and we at GoKidsGrow LLC salute you. All the best to you and yours.
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