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Summary: Educational and entertaining
Review: A great way to help children learn about the importance of the environment. A must read for any child. END
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Summary: UNLESS...
Review: As a child I loved the Lorax for the simple rhymes and laughed at the comical little Lorax standing up to the might of the Once-ler. I think from the standpoint that it is fun and interesting ryhme ranks it right up around the four stars mark because it got young children to read.As an adult, I find the stance that the Lorax make for accountability to be a valuable lesson that adults can relate to children in explaining this story. What I really like and thought it was well conveyed (despite the very dated background music) is that final stanza where Dr. Suess, through the Once-ler, lets us know that even with all the problems there is still a chance to better the world we live in but it will require great care and effort...
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Summary: This film impacts people on many levels
Review: As a child, I watched this film in school, and as an adult, I yearn to impact my childreen with it. Dr. Seus's book is impecably animated. The songs and moving charactors bring a new life to this only to thought provoking tale. All childreen should head the Loraxs' warning. He speaks for not only the trees, but for all of us who do not want to watch the world around us be distroyed. If you can get your hands on this film I recomend it. Show everyone you know. "Unless"
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Summary: He speaks for the trees!
Review: As fabulous as Dr. Seuss has always been, the story of the Lorax is the ultimate as far as I'm concerned in teaching our children the value of the environment and the threat that capitalist consumerism is to the beauty of the Earth that we love. When we look at some of the damage that grows exponentially through exploitation for profit all around us, the Lorax teaches us to be brave enough to take a stand, even if it is a frustrating, lonely one. I admire the Lorax. He speaks for the trees!
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Summary: Great for teachers on Earth Day.
Review: I am purchasing this video to use in my classroom to help introduce pollution and care for the earth and its creatures. While I concentrate this study to coordinate with Earth Day activities, it could be used at any level when an awareness of the environment is needed.
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Summary: Tree-hugger alive and well
Review: I bought this for my son when he was 'no more than one'. We began watching it together when he turned 2 and now he asks for it. Its a great vehicle for starting to teach environmental awareness at a young age.
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Summary: This is an excellent video with an urgent message.
Review: I bought this video for my daughter when she was 4. She loved it for the music, rhymes, and colors and I loved it for these things as well as its message. An an urban planner, I am involved with the impacts of development on a daily basis and astonished by the number of people who disregard the importance of our natural resources. I was thrilled to see this video instill the message of conservation in children and, hopefully, in their parents as well.
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Summary: This is the lesson that should be learned by everyone!
Review: I think mankind needs to learn to stop taking the lives of everyone and everything for granted. Would it be difficult to get children to watch a cartoon? Should we make kids watch this world wide? The governments should be forced to watch it to realize that what they have done or allowed to be done was not so great either. The end feels close, doesn't it?
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Summary: Amazing
Review: I was at a choir party the other day, and we were writing evaluations. The daughter of the director pulled out books that we could write on. The Lorax turned up! We asked the super-capitalist if he'd ever read it. Nope. We joked that we figured as much. He asked what the book was about. We replied:
"It's a book about the pitfalls of capitalism, the greed of the wealthy, the ridiculousness of marketing, the importance of the environment, the disregard of big companies, standing up for yourself, and being the one to make a difference."
"All that in a Dr. Seuss book?!"
"Absolutely"
I've sworn that my kids will be raised on this book. I think it made an imprint on me while I was young, and has affected me greatly ever since.
Cheers!
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Summary: Amazing
Review: I was at a choir party the other day, and we were writing evaluations. The daughter of the director pulled out books that we could write on. The Lorax turned up! We asked the super-capitalist if he'd ever read it. Nope. We joked that we figured as much. He asked what the book was about. We replied:
"It's a book about the pitfalls of capitalism, the greed of the wealthy, the ridiculousness of marketing, the importance of the environment, the disregard of big companies, standing up for yourself, and being the one to make a difference."
"All that in a Dr. Seuss book?!"
"Absolutely"
I've sworn that my kids will be raised on this book. I think it made an imprint on me while I was young, and has affected me greatly ever since.
Cheers!
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