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Oh, the Thinks You Can Think!
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Dr. Seuss
Relates in verse some of the unusual thinks you can think if only you try. A mad outpouring of made-up words, and intriguing ideas.
41 pages
Published
1975
by Beginner Books
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This Dr. Seuss book poses all kind of "thinks" to think. Several of them present ideas that could be introduced as math problems. Ex: "how much water can 55 elephants drink?" could be used as practice for multiplication/division operations where the teacher provides different amounts for how much one elephant is able drink; "how long is the tail of a zong?" can be a tie in to measurement, once again with the teacher creating a zong tail and letting students practice measuring - teacher could eve...more
Mar 04, 2012
Keri Payton
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There is no limit to what you can think up. Dr. Seuss explores the imagination and encourages the reader to push their creative mind to limitless heights.
This is another Dr. Seuss story I am unfamiliar with. It is inspirational. The book showcases Dr. Seuss' creative brilliance and originality in a way that touches directly on the reader's own creative mind.
From vivid imagery and conundrums to endless parades of his invented species, Dr. Seuss' words are as vibrant as his illustrations. His imag...more
This is another Dr. Seuss story I am unfamiliar with. It is inspirational. The book showcases Dr. Seuss' creative brilliance and originality in a way that touches directly on the reader's own creative mind.
From vivid imagery and conundrums to endless parades of his invented species, Dr. Seuss' words are as vibrant as his illustrations. His imag...more
I love, love, love Dr. Seuss. Always have and I think I always will.
Sadly, this book didn't live up to many of my other favorites. The rhymes weren't smooth (sometimes it didn't even rhyme). And while the "made-up" words were cute, they felt more like a way to make a rhyme than anything else.
I liked the illustrations, I *love* the idea, and parts of it did make me smile. But mostly it just felt like a rough draft.
Thankfully there are so many fantastically wonderful Seuss books out there, that th...more
Sadly, this book didn't live up to many of my other favorites. The rhymes weren't smooth (sometimes it didn't even rhyme). And while the "made-up" words were cute, they felt more like a way to make a rhyme than anything else.
I liked the illustrations, I *love* the idea, and parts of it did make me smile. But mostly it just felt like a rough draft.
Thankfully there are so many fantastically wonderful Seuss books out there, that th...more
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This is a great book for primary readers. Oh, the Thinks You Can Think is a fun rhyming book that helps the beginner reader. The sentences are short and easy to read. Most of the words young readers will know. The words readers won't know are the words that Dr. Seuss made up. The pictures help readers with these words that Dr. Seuss has made up and help keep the readers attention. This book is about the things that a person can think of if they use their imagination. I would definitely recommend...more
Oh the thinks you can think is a book about using your imagination. It relates in rhyming form that you can think of some unusual ‘thinks’ only if you try and think. It discusses a whole bunch made up ‘thinks’ and funny ideas one can think of. The ideas that the book comes up with are very fun and different. This book is great for young kids with imagination. Overall it sends a great message to the readers to use their imagination and tells them they can do anything they set their mind to. This...more
This is a book all about using your imagination to think!
It provoked some thoughtful conversations with my 4-year-old.
His favorite part was the swimming pool in the air.
"You can think about Kitty O'Sullivan Krauss
in her big balloon swimming pool over her house."
I liked when it had things that I could talk to my child about.
"Think of black water. Think up white sky.
Think up a boat. Think of bloogs blowing by."
I could ask if he'd ever seen black water or could he think of something that was black....more
It provoked some thoughtful conversations with my 4-year-old.
His favorite part was the swimming pool in the air.
"You can think about Kitty O'Sullivan Krauss
in her big balloon swimming pool over her house."
I liked when it had things that I could talk to my child about.
"Think of black water. Think up white sky.
Think up a boat. Think of bloogs blowing by."
I could ask if he'd ever seen black water or could he think of something that was black....more
Not even close to the masterpiece, "Oh, The Places You Will Go!"
After seeing the third installment and tribute to Maurice Sendak on The Colbert Report, I checked out two Dr. Seuss - "If I Ran the Circus" and "Oh, The Thinks You Will Think!", with Be A Snee, my slogan from Circus McGurkus’s daydreaming, and perhaps the last line from the latter: “Think left and think right/and think low and think high./Oh, the THINKS you can think up if only you try!”
Otherwise "Oh, The Places You Will Go!" is far...more
After seeing the third installment and tribute to Maurice Sendak on The Colbert Report, I checked out two Dr. Seuss - "If I Ran the Circus" and "Oh, The Thinks You Will Think!", with Be A Snee, my slogan from Circus McGurkus’s daydreaming, and perhaps the last line from the latter: “Think left and think right/and think low and think high./Oh, the THINKS you can think up if only you try!”
Otherwise "Oh, The Places You Will Go!" is far...more
This is Justin's favorite children's book. It now one of mine, as well. The wonderful, Seussian illustrations are married perfectly with the imaginative leaps and bounds of the story. Sophie loved the bright colors and lines at only 3 or 4 months of age.
A Cohen anecdote about this book: once while playing a guessing game at a friend's house, Justin once said "how much water can 55 of these drink?" We won when I yelled out "elephants!" The other players thought we were nuts. We read this book a l...more
A Cohen anecdote about this book: once while playing a guessing game at a friend's house, Justin once said "how much water can 55 of these drink?" We won when I yelled out "elephants!" The other players thought we were nuts. We read this book a l...more
OMG!!! This was my FAVORITE when I was a wee babe. Oh the things you can think!!!! maybe that's why my brain isn't like the rest, since I followed the man who put words to the test and rhymed his lines with quite a bit of zest which sent me on this lifelong stupifying quest to follow his vision without question lest my mind explode with the things I detest...I will stop now, as I'm sure is your silent request, but this book happens to be the raddest ever put into print.
Teachers could use this book to help students think before a writing assignment. I think it would be a great idea to take a quote from the book and make a poster to hang in your classroom, as a constant reminder that they can think about anything. One of my first grade students started crying during a journal assignment because he couldn't think of anything to write. Having a poster symbolizing this book would help guide students create a piece of writing.
I don't know how many people really appreciate how much of a genius Dr. Seuss was. Yes, he wrote books for children and I love them when I was 6 and 7. But when I pick one now and read it... WOW! He had some really deep ideas within his quirky rhymes! Dr. Seuss is a MUST for all people of all ages. If you can't appreciate his works, there is something really wrong with you. I can think of no other author who can cater to as wide an audience as Dr. Seuss.
Until now, this book is new to me. The message about thinking and your imagination is so great. "There are SO many THINKS that a Thinker can think!" This book promotes abstract thinking and teachers children that it is ok to imagine crazy, unlikely events. As teachers it is important to promote and allow children to use their creativity and allow them to explore their imagination.
Activities:
- Write a fictional story
- Draw a bizarre picture
Activities:
- Write a fictional story
- Draw a bizarre picture
Anything by Dr. Seuss can be used in many forms. Oh, the Think You Can Think is another one of those kinds. It rhymes, it is fun to pronounce the made up words, and reading the sentences themselves can make anyone laugh! It is a great beginner reader book, with many sight words. A fun read for any age, at that, it is highly recommended and useful for those new readers willing to go the extra mile to pronounce weird words and syllables.
This book, is of course, wonderful for children to work on rhyming words with. Also, this book can be used as an example of literary techniques, Dr. Seuss bolds, and writes certain words in certain ways that could inspire children. Finally, this book is great for working on adjectives. There are many invented things in the book and there are adjectives used to describe them. Children can work on descriptions with this book.
Author / Illustrator: Dr. Seuss
First Published: 1975
A story of using your imagination.
Typical Dr Seuss with easy to read rhymes and colourful, unusual creatures and made-up words.
Not really anything else to say.
Age (taking into account comprehension, concentration, language):
Read aloud - 4+
Read yourself - 5+
(ISBN 9780001713345)
First Published: 1975
A story of using your imagination.
Typical Dr Seuss with easy to read rhymes and colourful, unusual creatures and made-up words.
Not really anything else to say.
Age (taking into account comprehension, concentration, language):
Read aloud - 4+
Read yourself - 5+
(ISBN 9780001713345)
In this book it names some colors so it would be good to ask students about those and get them to name all of those colors that they see on that page. It also has good rhyming words, much like all Dr. Seuss books do. It also deals with thinking and it would be a good activity to ask students about things that they have thought about or things that they have thought about today.
Nov 21, 2011
Haley
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Genre: Poetry
Grade Level: K-3
Summary: "Oh the Thinks You Can Think" is a book about silly rhymes. It is good for young children because they can read most of the words easily, and the book is also funny and entertaining. I would use this book in a classroom to demonstrate poetry and rhyming. Students will enjoy the silly humor and wit of this Dr. Seuss classic.
Grade Level: K-3
Summary: "Oh the Thinks You Can Think" is a book about silly rhymes. It is good for young children because they can read most of the words easily, and the book is also funny and entertaining. I would use this book in a classroom to demonstrate poetry and rhyming. Students will enjoy the silly humor and wit of this Dr. Seuss classic.
Little Kid Reaction: One of the all-time favorite author's of early reading children's book demonstrates that you have the power to think about all kinds of things. I like how the book encourages the children to ask questions about all of their thoughts. I would definitely recommend this book for beginning readers and to be read aloud to the toddler just learning to speak, or pre-school group reading. The brings out laughter of the imagination of what you are able to think about.
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This was. great book, my daughter loved it. The illustrations throughout the book was bright and eye catching. This book would be a great book to read to class. Dr. Seuess encourages readers to use their imagination, which is very important for young kids. The simple rhymes will allow children to escape into the world of Dr. Seuss.
This classic Dr. Seuss story terrified and enthralled me as a child. The sometimes nonsensical rhymes are expertly illustrated with surreal and fantastic images. Written in a simple lnguage, this book is also full of the now familiar made up names that Dr. Seuss is so famous for. The tale encourages imagination and creative thinking.
This little story is a great way to get children interested in a silly, make-believe book. It introduces words and reuses them in order to reinforce the words to the child. It emphasizes the imagination taken to the extreme. It encourages open-mindedness and gets the reader comfortable with objects/words they are unknowledgable of.
Bloogs, Jibboo, and Rink-Rinker-Fink, these are the ones that made little me think. When I was a kid, I found these three pages simply too frightening to bear, and I often skipped them. Nowadays, however, I can finally enjoy the full splendor of Dr. Seuss' great work. This book is a true classic and still one of my favorites!
This is a fun story. It teaches students to use their imagination to think up whatever they can think of. It teaches students that if they want to they can think up anything they want to. This would be great to read at the beginning of the school year or when the class seemed to be struggling with something.
This one has bright, goofy, out of this world illustrations that must have been incredibly zany and strange when first published. A book about imagination done in rhyme. Babies will like the bright illustrations and toddlers and preschoolers will appreciate the rhythm and rhyme. Parents will like it too.
This book should be a 1st grade textbook and repeated again in an 8th grade class. It is a fun book that encourages us to use our minds to play - to think outside the box. To not just "learn" but to "think". Maybe it should be read and discussed at least once a year all the way through school.
Fantastic book for kids! So imaginative and creative. Easy read that children will find delightful!
Dr. Seuss is always brilliant! His stories and rhymes are fun and entertaining! Some of my all time favorites!! Such a great way to entertain children and get them interested in reading!
Dr. Seuss is always brilliant! His stories and rhymes are fun and entertaining! Some of my all time favorites!! Such a great way to entertain children and get them interested in reading!
Dr Seuss’ Oh, the Thinks you can think!
Dr Seuss takes children on an imaginative adventure once again with 'Oh the Thinks You Can Think'. Like other Dr Seuss’ titles this book teaches about time and different colours but in a ‘whacky’ style. Seuss uses words such as ‘schlopp’ and ‘snuvs’ which are made up words and places not focusing so much on a story but reaching inside of the cognitive minds of children and constructing a fantasy world where anything is possible in order to develop their own...more
Dr Seuss takes children on an imaginative adventure once again with 'Oh the Thinks You Can Think'. Like other Dr Seuss’ titles this book teaches about time and different colours but in a ‘whacky’ style. Seuss uses words such as ‘schlopp’ and ‘snuvs’ which are made up words and places not focusing so much on a story but reaching inside of the cognitive minds of children and constructing a fantasy world where anything is possible in order to develop their own...more
Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try!
A magical and often forgotten chapter of the Suess bible. "oh! The places you'll go"-esque, it tells you that you can think of anything you want, and you're always right.
Besides, who doesn't love those nonsense words? They become as real as anything could be when you read Dr. Seuss
A magical and often forgotten chapter of the Suess bible. "oh! The places you'll go"-esque, it tells you that you can think of anything you want, and you're always right.
Besides, who doesn't love those nonsense words? They become as real as anything could be when you read Dr. Seuss
Another great Dr. Seuss book! This is a great book to get children thinking about all the things they can think about! I would use this right before a writing workshop to get children thinking about different things to write... even if they're made up!
A rhyming nonsensical invitation to imagine.
My personal favorite is: "Think! Think and wonder. Wonder and think. How much water can fifty-five elephants drink?"
Vibrant, full color pictures bring a great many zany creatures to life.
My personal favorite is: "Think! Think and wonder. Wonder and think. How much water can fifty-five elephants drink?"
Vibrant, full color pictures bring a great many zany creatures to life.
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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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