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And to Think That I Saw it on Mulberry Street
by
Dr. Seuss
Marco is in a pickle. His father has instructed him to keep his eyes peeled for interesting sights on the way to and from school, but all Marco has seen is a boring old horse and wagon. Imagine if he had something more to report, say, a zebra pulling the wagon. Or better yet, the zebra could be pulling a blue and gold chariot. No, wait! Maybe it should be a reindeer in tha...more
Paperback, 64 pages
Published
August 4th 2003
by Vanguard Press
(first published 1937)
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بكل ما تحمله الكلمة انه عبقري
انا بحب الراجل دا بجد
بحب كلامه
ورسوماته
قصة جديدة من عبقري
عن اب طلب من ابنه وهو راجع من المدرسة
ف شارع التوت يركز مع كل حاجه حواليه
ويجي يحكي ليه حصل ايه
:)
ف الولد بيشوف عربية بيجرها حمار
وبيبتدي يحس ان مفيش حاجه تتحكي ف يبتدي
يتخيل مكان الحمار فيل وريندير
وفرق موسيقة والمحافظ
و ..و.. وبيرجع البيت وهو حاسس انه هيحكي حكاية مالهاش زي
ف ابوه بيسئله
ف هو بيخاف وميبقاش عارف يحكي ايه؟
:))
الخطوط والرسوم ساحرة ك عادته الكلام سهل ممتنع
رائع
انا بحب الراجل دا بجد
بحب كلامه
ورسوماته
قصة جديدة من عبقري
عن اب طلب من ابنه وهو راجع من المدرسة
ف شارع التوت يركز مع كل حاجه حواليه
ويجي يحكي ليه حصل ايه
:)
ف الولد بيشوف عربية بيجرها حمار
وبيبتدي يحس ان مفيش حاجه تتحكي ف يبتدي
يتخيل مكان الحمار فيل وريندير
وفرق موسيقة والمحافظ
و ..و.. وبيرجع البيت وهو حاسس انه هيحكي حكاية مالهاش زي
ف ابوه بيسئله
ف هو بيخاف وميبقاش عارف يحكي ايه؟
:))
الخطوط والرسوم ساحرة ك عادته الكلام سهل ممتنع
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I did not like this book as much as I like the majority of Dr. Seuss books. There was still the rhyme and rhythm that all of Dr. Seuss's books have, which always make his books fun and interesting to read. Also, as always the illustrations are whimsical and unique to his style. The book is about a boy who, on his way home from school sees simple everyday things and occurrences, but he makes up stories and imagines the sites as something more fantastical. The boy's dad tells his son to tell him a...more
Marco the main character, always makes ups tories of things that he sees. As he goes to school he sees a horse and a wagon on Mulberry Street. The story progresses as he makes up a bigger and bigger story, adding on to what started as a simple horse and wagon and ends up with an elephant, giraffes, a bug band, and even a man named Raja perched on a throne. The boy has a huge imagination and although his dad wants him to see like "regular" people do, Marco sees life through disown eyes. I feel th...more
I remembered books such as When the Grinch Stole Christmas and Green Eggs and Ham from my childhood, but the first time I happened upon this was in my local library last week.
Theodor Seuss Geisel's first children's book is a charming 'tall tale' about the power of imagination. It tells the story of Marco, a boy heading home from school who has promised to tell his father what he sees on the way back. He spots a horse and cart going down the street, and, upon deciding it's too uninteresting a sto...more
Theodor Seuss Geisel's first children's book is a charming 'tall tale' about the power of imagination. It tells the story of Marco, a boy heading home from school who has promised to tell his father what he sees on the way back. He spots a horse and cart going down the street, and, upon deciding it's too uninteresting a sto...more
This Dr. Seuss book was great to read. I wasn't sure what the lexile level was, however the grade level was 3.2. But based on the content of the book and how it was, it is definitely for primary grades between K-2nd.
The main character is Marco and he's telling it from his point of view. The setting takes place outside as he was walking home from school. Marco has this great imagination and every time he comes home, he makes up a story about what he saw on Mulberry street as he was walking home....more
The main character is Marco and he's telling it from his point of view. The setting takes place outside as he was walking home from school. Marco has this great imagination and every time he comes home, he makes up a story about what he saw on Mulberry street as he was walking home....more
Mar 24, 2012
Emily
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
dreamers, seuss fans, parents with taste, i liked fleetwood mac before they were famous
Shelves:
childrens,
fresh-squeezed-seuss
A Dead Squirrel.
Yes, Dr. Seuss that's what you made me think of with this one.
"Mulberry Street" is a sweet rhythmical story of a fantastical boy-child named Marco who is known for his observant eye when walking home from school. His father warns him of "telling outlandish tales. ....Turning minnows into wales." Marco spies a horse and wagon on Mulberry street and spins a great yarn ending with the horse and wagon essentially converting itself into a circus.
Enter dad.
Marco blushes. Turns red.
And...more
Yes, Dr. Seuss that's what you made me think of with this one.
"Mulberry Street" is a sweet rhythmical story of a fantastical boy-child named Marco who is known for his observant eye when walking home from school. His father warns him of "telling outlandish tales. ....Turning minnows into wales." Marco spies a horse and wagon on Mulberry street and spins a great yarn ending with the horse and wagon essentially converting itself into a circus.
Enter dad.
Marco blushes. Turns red.
And...more
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Mar 04, 2012
Keri Payton
rated it
4 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
children,
picture-books
The very first children's book by Dr. Seuss about a boy who is compelled to tell extravagant tales. When the mundane won't do, just what will he think up?
This is a book that every writer should read. Not only because it is the beginning of Dr. Seuss' display of creative genius in his children's stories but because it is a brilliant execution of 'What if?'
Marco is walking home on Mulberry Street, where he sees a horse pulling a wagon. He isn't satisfied with such a boring sight, so he uses his im...more
This is a book that every writer should read. Not only because it is the beginning of Dr. Seuss' display of creative genius in his children's stories but because it is a brilliant execution of 'What if?'
Marco is walking home on Mulberry Street, where he sees a horse pulling a wagon. He isn't satisfied with such a boring sight, so he uses his im...more
And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street was the first picture book Dr. Seuss wrote. I like the story because it shows how children’s imagination works. Their imagination is hundreds of times more that what they can express in words. There are two important features in this book and in all of Dr. Seuss’s books drawings and words. The characters and creatures, Dr. Seuss uses in this story are crazy-looking and bizarre. The words are short rhyming sentences. On the other hand, when I read the...more
Dec 19, 2009
K.D. Oliveros
rated it
3 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommended to K.D. by:
501
Nice short read. I saw and read this in Booksale Waltermart Munoz this afternoon. This is one of the children's books included in the 501 Must Read Books so I thought of buying it at a bargain price of P140 (less than $3). However, the story - in poem - is so short so I just decided to read it. Because I will be reviewing it here so I read it twice and I enjoyed it while waiting for my wife and daughter to finish their Christmas shopping.
This is the first of Dr. Seuss's books for children. Thoug...more
This is the first of Dr. Seuss's books for children. Thoug...more
May 28, 2009
Shanna Gonzalez
rated it
2 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
children-04-08
This is the first of Dr. Seuss's books for children, and it is a good introduction to the imaginative creativity which opened his career as an enormously popular children's writer. In this story a young boy walking home from school, and on seeing a simple horse and cart, embellishes it in his mind by first changing the animal, then the conveyance, then adds passengers, and so on, until the horse and cart are transformed into a veritable parade. This is a quite enjoyable flight of imagination.
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Marco sees the Most Interesting things on his way to school.
I thought this was a cute book, it had a simple beginning, leaving you wondering where Dr. Seuss was going, but once you figured it out you only had to turn the page to see what he would cook up next, something that would be sure to make you smile. A crazy little book that is fun to read.
*Taken from my book reviews blog: http://reviewsatmse.blogspot.com/2008...
I thought this was a cute book, it had a simple beginning, leaving you wondering where Dr. Seuss was going, but once you figured it out you only had to turn the page to see what he would cook up next, something that would be sure to make you smile. A crazy little book that is fun to read.
*Taken from my book reviews blog: http://reviewsatmse.blogspot.com/2008...
And to Think That I Saw it on Mulberry Street is about young boy Macro and all the imaginative things he sees on his way home from school. Because he rarely sees anything cool on Mulberry street he uses his imagination to make up crazy stories he tells his father when he gets home. His father tells him to quit telling "outlandish tales" because he is sick of hearing all off the crazy things Macro claims to be seeing. On his way home he tries to see things for what they are and his imagination ta...more
And to Think That I saw it on Mulberry Street by Dr. Seuss is a fantasy children’s book. I think this book is great for young kids because it shows that having an imagination can be fun and exciting. This book shows how Marco, the little boy, looks at a horse and wagon on his way home from school and uses his ingenuity to visualize something more. He goes through many ideas during the book to make it just right. “And that is a story that no one can beat, when I say that I saw it on Mulberry Stre...more
This story is about a boy named Marco and the adventures he has on his way home from school each day. Unfortunately for Marco nothing exciting ever happens to him! Unsatisfied with his boring experiences his imagination starts to get the best of him. He begins making up things that he sees on his walks like bug bands and elephants! The more he shares about his adventures the more his imagination soars so his stories get even crazier! Being a huge Dr. Seuss fan I really enjoyed this book. I thoug...more
And for my first book of the new year… Dr. Seuss! (Everybody needs a little Dr. Seuss once in a while.) I vividly remember standing on the corner of Mulberry Street in Manhattan and thinking “Oh. So this place is real.” (Not that I should have been surprised. After all, the good Doctor could find places with names like Kalamazoo for his rhymes, by which standard “Mulberry St.” is positively benign.) I picked this up with the idea of trying to come up with a Portland version. Klickitat St. in NE...more
This book is amazing! I have read every other Dr. Seuss book except this one and I was so excited when I came upon it. This book is about a boy and his creative story that he makes up on his way home from school because everyday when he gets home is dad asks him what he saw. Dr. Seuss comes up with the best stories to reach into children's minds and have them think about a world that is beyond their imagination and this is why I love these books. Dr. Seuss should be a part of every young child's...more
Oct 09, 2012
Erin Mccall
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Marco is imaginative and not afraid to embrace it, despite his fathers concerns. The rhythm and rhyme, the Seuss signature, set the tone for a pace that rises and falls with the most climatic points. Seuss definitely gives Marco a sense of intellectual independence since Marco fails to reveal his most inner thoughts and imaginations with his father. To encourage this at a young age may have been controversial at the past, but as a household name Seuss is able to redefine a father-son relationsh...more
Sep 11, 2012
Ashley Hilton
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And to Think I Saw it on Mulberry Street is so creative just like all of Dr. Seuss's book. As parents and elders we need to encourage children to use their imaginations, and this is just what this book is about. Dr. Seuss always has some kind of moral to his books. He wrote this one because he felt like some Parents stifle their child's creativity. This book is about a boy named Marco who goes on a walk. While Marco is walking he thinks of imaginary creatures,vehicles and people and an elaborate...more
I love Dr.Seuss' books! This isn't one of my particular favorites but it does tell a great story. All of this author's books are really colorful with fun illustrations. Most of which aren't life like feeding into the readers fantasy. This book promotes children's imaginations. It shows that you can turn something as simple as a walk into a circus. All of Dr.Seuss' books rhyme making them easier and more entertaining for children to read. His books are designed to take the children away from the...more
The story follows a young boy named Marco. He has been known for creating wild stories about what he has seen on his way to and from school. One day his father instructs him to be extra diligent on look at his surroundings today. This only sparks the young boys imagination more! He seeing a normal cart with a horse going down Mulberry street. He doesn't feel that it's exciting enough and soon his he gets to the point he has basically created a circus parade in his mind. Marco is so excited to sh...more
In honor of Dr. Seuss week (and at my mom's suggestion (she's an elementary teacher celebrating Seuss week with her students), this is my second Seuss book to read...or in this case, I think I'm re-reading it. I feel like I must've read this one as a child.
The book is based on a boy and what he sees on his way home from school. He likes to tell his Dad all he sees, but doesn't want it to be boring, so he comes up with so many different ways to add to his story. I like how it is so true to how c...more
The book is based on a boy and what he sees on his way home from school. He likes to tell his Dad all he sees, but doesn't want it to be boring, so he comes up with so many different ways to add to his story. I like how it is so true to how c...more
Dr. Seuss has always been a hit or miss for me. I think his books are too long for reading to kids. But I can't deny the impact he and his books have made. As an aspiring children's book writer, I decided to add another reading challenge to my already long list of reading challenges- to read all 44 (maybe 45?) of his children's books in chronological order this year.
Plus, "And To Think I Saw It On Mulberry Street" just celebrated its 75th anniversary so it seemed appropriate. http://www.nytimes....more
Plus, "And To Think I Saw It On Mulberry Street" just celebrated its 75th anniversary so it seemed appropriate. http://www.nytimes....more
This is a classic Seuss book - strange, wild, rhyming. Marco is obliged to tell his father what he saw every day. But all he's seen today is a horse and wagon. (Ah, timeshift. If I saw a horse and wagon on the street it really WOULD be worth talking about!) So he changes a detail or two, and in a one-person version of telephone goes dashing up the stairs to tell his dad all about the BIG BAND and PLANES and ELEPHANTS he saw.
Hilarious :)
I will note that there's a mention of a "Chinese man who eat...more
Hilarious :)
I will note that there's a mention of a "Chinese man who eat...more
Reading this, it's pretty obvious that it's from before Seuss had really polished his style. The usually flawless rhythm is occasionally spotty, and there's not the same level of giddy inventiveness present in so many of his other books. At the same time, this book was written before Seuss had moved into using purely anapestic tetrameter, which makes for some interesting variety of sound. While in some of his later works he would begin to break from the anapestic tetrameter model in very methodi...more
What:
And to Think That I Saw it on Mulberry Street was reflection Dr.Seuss childhood in Springfield. He used his vivid words and imagination show a little bit about his childhood in a more vivid and creative way. This text can help people to use their past experience to write or draw about things that they loved in their childhood.
Now what:
I know some might think that it was silly but I would use this book in a high school classroom just to begin a discussion between students.
So What:
I would al...more
And to Think That I Saw it on Mulberry Street was reflection Dr.Seuss childhood in Springfield. He used his vivid words and imagination show a little bit about his childhood in a more vivid and creative way. This text can help people to use their past experience to write or draw about things that they loved in their childhood.
Now what:
I know some might think that it was silly but I would use this book in a high school classroom just to begin a discussion between students.
So What:
I would al...more
This story explains everything about how we transcend the ordinary in our day-to-day living, letting our imagination take us to a world of wish fulfillment. How we transform the dreariness of a Mulberry street of life where "nothing ever happens" into an exciting world full of indian rajahs and chinese chopsticks, a confetti throwing airplane and a trailer pulled by an elephant!
And the most cruel part of the story is also what makes it so real... Marco's telling his father with a red face that i...more
And the most cruel part of the story is also what makes it so real... Marco's telling his father with a red face that i...more
Oh my gosh! Now this was one of my favorite Dr. Seuss books as a kid. I remember I had a big book called Six by Seuss and this was the very first one in it. My dad said it was his favorite and read it to me, and it instantly became mine. The story brings out the best in a little kids imagination and is easy for children to relate to (as they like to make up stories of what they see on their way home from school too). I would recommend it to ages four and up. It is great for boys are girls who ar...more
Dec 13, 2008
Jeffrey
rated it
4 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
Parents and Children who like good
Shelves:
children-s-books,
read-in-2008
A solid book in the Dr Seuss tradition, if perhaps a product of its time. As others have noted, there are, what would be considered today, some politically incorrect elements. But they are, in my opinion, somewhat minor and kids won't pick up on them as some foundation of future prejudices. At least if you're not reinforcing them via other means.
Anyway, always enjoyable because of typical Seuss absurdity, it also brings home the concepts of storytelling and how fact and fiction are two separate...more
Anyway, always enjoyable because of typical Seuss absurdity, it also brings home the concepts of storytelling and how fact and fiction are two separate...more
I have always loved Dr. Seuss, and this is now one of my favorites from him. Marcos dad tell him to look for things he sees walking to and from school and when Marco tells him things that he has made up, his dad calls him out for "telling outlandish tales and turning minnows into whales." This book is the perfect example of how a child's imagination works. There are so many crazy, random things that children can think of off the top of their head that most adults just can't do anymore. A lot of...more
This is one of my favority Dr. Seuss books. It is a great book to show children how the imagination works and the wonderful world it can create. The little boy in this book loves to tell his dad all of crazy things he sees on his way home from school. So on his way home from school he sees a boring horse and cart and wants to be able to tell a story that sounds more exciting so he comes up with all of these different animals that the horses could be instead. His world becomes much more elaborate...more
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Theodor Seuss Geisel was born 2 March 1904 in Springfield, MA. He graduated Dartmouth College in 1925, and proceeded on to Oxford University with the intent of acquiring a doctorate in literature. At Oxford he met Helen Palmer, who he wed in 1927. He returned from Europe in 1927, and began working for a magazine called Judge, the leading humor magazine in America at the time, submitting both carto...more
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