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Summary: This book great for children to start learning about rhymes.
Review: I have recently started collecting the Dr. Suess books because as a child I really enjoyed them. I believe that children can start to learn the rhyming process that he uses. They are also cute books with wonderful graphics. All of his books have some kind of rhyme to them.
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Summary: One that the librarians forgot when compiling top 100
Review: We all crave simplicity. And as a book, "Green Eggs and Ham" is about as simple as you can get. But oh, the things we can learn from it. Obviously, keeping an open mind and not dismissing without trying is a lesson. But also, there's imagination, and fun while learning. Who can read aloud, "Would you? Could you? In a car? Eat them! Eat them! Here they are." and not enjoy it? And how many adult readers can look at this, and say it made no impression in my life whatsoever? Don't forget, childrens books are important literature too!
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Summary: excellent first-time reading material for children
Review: I learned to read with this book when I was a child. I am teaching it to my pre-school class. I reccommend it to parent or teacher as a tool in teaching young minds to learn and read.
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Summary: Forget Ulysses, This is Best
Review: Much has been written about the controversy surrounding the selection process for the Best 100 list by the The Modern Library Board, who selected Ulysses, by James Joyce as best. While those selections were made with no clear methodology, I have taken upon myself to select the single best American language book using specific criteria. My choice is clear, Green Eggs and Ham, By Dr. Suess. There is no book that has positively impacted our civilization more than Green Eggs and Ham and no author more than Dr. Seuss. For those who have forgotten, like Ulysses, Green Eggs and Ham takes place in one day. It is the story of two munchkins (of different munchkin races), one dislikes and is distrustful of the other. Muchkin B tries to get Munchkin A to try green eggs and ham. There are other similarities with Ulysses. For instance, open to a random page of both books. They are almost interchangeable. Also, like Ulysses, college professors could teach courses a! nd write books interpreting the purpose and symbolism of each word and phrase of Green Eggs and Ham. It is a great tale of two unlikely friends learning about and trusting one another. Certainly the greatest book of the 20th century is Green Eggs and Ham, or in the alternative, Go Dog, Go.
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Summary: A great pre-reading tool
Review: As a certified elementary school teacher and practicing preschool teacher (3-year-olds), I highly recommend this book! There isn't a day when I don't hear "Ms. Molly, read 'Sam-I-Am!'" My poor copy of "Green Eggs and Ham" is tattered, torn, missing pages and is in the process of losing its cover! When I read it, the children follow along and are able to recall the rhyming words when I intentionally skip them (a skill which usually surfaces at a later age.) When we have free time in the classroom, there is a mad dash to the bookshelf to fetch "Green Eggs and Ham." I sit out of sight while the children quietly sit down with "Green Eggs and Ham" and watch them turn the pages and "read" the story. They know what lines belong to which page by "reading" the pictures. This is one of the earliest and most positive signs of reading readiness. Of course the children aren't "reading" the words, but they are becoming aware of letters as symbols for sounds. I often hear them mimicking my many interpretations of the book (some of which get quite enthusiastic!) and other children gather round the "reader" to hear the story, sometimes helping out! The benefits they are reaping from this story alone marks the beginning of an enjoyable journey through the many facets of language development (reading, comprehension, phonics, rhyming, speaking, listening, and interpretation.) Not only is the book full of fun phrases, fantasic illustrations, lively characters and poignant messages, but also is a great tool for learning about the initial processes of reading and recognizing written language. In later years, "Green Eggs and Ham" and other books as endearing (whether the children will realize it or not) may lead to a love of books and reading which may help them succeed in school. I have no doubt that my students will forget who "Ms. Molly" is in their teenage years and beyond, but they will ALWAYS hold in their hea! rts a special memory that is "Green Eggs and Ham."
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Summary: Teaches the art of selling. That persistence pays.
Review: Green eggs and ham teaches the art of selling. No need to read all of those grown up success books. This stuff is more powerful then Zig Zigler. Never give up, awnser all objections and sell, sell, sell. All the way to the close. This book should be included if not the only motivational material allowed at any corporate sales training session! What a book! What a Cat!
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Summary: It's easy to read, but challenges the mind
Review: Dr. Suess's "Green Eggs and Ham" is appealing to people young and old. Children enjoy this book because it's funny and has humorous pictures, but it teaches them lessons they need to learn in life. One lesson is ot "keep an open mind." Never be ignorant and refuse to listen to others. Another is "you don't know 'til you try it." I remember my parents always telling me about new foods...especially veggies! You can't know if you like or don't like something unless you've tried it. Same goes for being good or bad at something. For example, I would never have known I had musical talent unless my parents had forced me to take piano and flute lessons. I now also take harp. I think adults and teens would enjoy this book because although it's simple, using easily understood words, it is complex and makes you think. "Green Eggs and Ham" makes me wonder about how many ways we can ask the same question. "Would you, could you, will you," etc. Even though Suess uses easy words, he makes the book come together like a puzzle. Everything ties in throughout the whole book. He interlocks pheases differently on almost every page. It's easy to read, but it challenges the mind.
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Summary: Dr. Seuss explores the principle of "try it, you'll like it"
Review: When Theodor "Ted" Seuss Geisel, a.k.a. Dr. Seuss, died at the age of 87 on September 24, 1991, the best tribute of all to the beloved author and illustrator of children's books came four days later when the Rev. Jeese Jackson read "Green Eggs and Ham" during the Weekend Update segment of the season premier of "Saturday Night Live." That performance was so unexpectedly moving that it is impossible for me to read this classic tale for beginning readers and not hear Jackson's rhythm and cadences. The protagonist of "Green Eggs and Ham" expresses the fact that he does not like Sam-I-am, so when Sam-I-am asks him if he likes green eggs and ham the response is also a negative. The equating of the green eggs and ham with Sam-I-am is extended through a logical progression of places (here or there), circumstances (in a house with a mouse or in a box with a fox), to hyperbolic proportions (in a car on a boat with a goat on a train in the rain). Despite the insistence of Sam-I-am that the protagonist might enjoy the green eggs and ham if only he were to try them, it is not a compromise position is worked out (trying the green eggs and ham in exchange for end to being pestered to death) that the story reaches its climax and resolution. While I appreciate the importance of the idea that somebody should try something before they dismiss it (a principle that applies to not only food but theatrical releases and political candidates), I do want to point out that many years after my childhood, during which time the information would have been of prime importance, scientists established that different things do indeed taste differently to different people. So it is possible not to like green eggs and ham (or spinach, for example), and not be a repudiation of the life work of Dr. Seuss. But you do have to at least give strange food a chance before you take an absolute position against eating it under any and all conceivable circumstances.
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Summary: Green Eggs and Ham, 50 Word Vocabulary
Review: This book is extraordinarily good. This is my number one favorite book. It is the ultimate Seuss experience. Dr. Seuss wrote the story using only 50 words. I recommend the Green Eggs and Ham board game and the videos or DVDs. I also recommend the Green Eggs and Ham CD ROM game by Living Books. I have been reading reviews by customers who like the book and I agree with all their favorable reviews.
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Summary: School Book Review
Review: To be honest, if you haven't read "Green Eggs and Ham" yet, you're truly missing out. This is a timeless classic and one both parent and child will enjoy. It's a "must have" in your early learning library.
Dr. Seuss creatively uses repetition and silly circumstances to help children learn to read.
Tidbit: "In 1960 Bennett Cerf bet Geisel $50 that he couldn't write an entire book using only fifty words. The result was Green Eggs and Ham."
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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