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Author
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
xi, 90 p. ; 22 cm.
Description
Publisher's description: The stories of one of the world's most beloved children's authors are both imaginative and entertaining. But a closer look at Dr. Seuss's stories reveals that many are inspirational as well as instructive. James Kemp has identified as his favorite theologian not Barth or Pannenberg, but the inimitable Dr. Seuss. In this readily accessible resource, Kemp finds parallels between the actions of cats in hats, Grinches, Snitches,...
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
319 p. : chiefly ill. (chiefly col.) ; 31 cm.
Description
"Illustrator by day, surrealist by night, Ted Geisel created a body of previously little-known work during his leisure hours that he called his 'Midnight Paintings,' and which is now known as 'The Secret Art of Dr. Seuss.' This irrepressible and soulful collection redefines Ted Geisel as an iconic American artist. For sixty years, his 'Secret Art' allowed Geisel to expand his artistic boundaries without the confines and pressures of commercial deadlines...
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
483 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Description
Dr. Seuss is a classic American icon; his work has defined our childhoods, and even more than twenty-five years after his death his books continue to find new readers. Theodor Geisel, however, led a life that goes much deeper than the prolific and beloved children's book author. He had a successful career as a political cartoonist, and his political leanings can be felt throughout his books. Jones introduces us to this complicated man, who introduced...
6) The Seuss, the whole Seuss, and nothing but the Seuss: a visual biography of Theodor Seuss Geisel
Author
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
ix, 390 p. : ill. ; cm.
Author
Pub. Date
c1995
Physical Desc
346 p.
Description
"Horton, Thidwick, Yertle, the Lorax, the Grinch, Sneetches, and the Cat in the Hat are just a handful of the bizarre and beloved characters Theodor S. Geisel (19041991), alias Dr. Seuss, created in his forty-seven children's books, from 1937's And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street to 1990's Oh, the Places You'll Go! During his lifetime Dr. Seuss was honored with numerous degrees, three Academy Awards, and a Pulitzer, but the man himself...
Author
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
114 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Description
Includes three humorous stories in verse, Yertle the Turtle, Gertrude McFuzz, and The Big Brag, followed by commentary and end notes, reproductions of illustrations from other Dr. Seuss books, and two poems, "The Ruckus" and "The Kindly Snather."
11) The Lorax (1972)
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (25 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Presents Dr. Seuss's "The Lorax," a story that illustrates the consequences of pollution and shares the tale of the Lorax, who tried to protect his forest home from the Once-ler and his destructive ways.
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (86 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
One day, Horton the elephant hears a cry for help coming from a speck of dust. Even though he can't see anyone on the speck, he decides to help it. Good thing since as it turns out, the speck of dust is home to the Whos, who live in their city of Whoville. Horton agrees to help protect the Whos and their home. Unfortunately for Horton, this gives him nothing but torment from his neighbors. They refuse to believe that anything could survive on the...
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