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Horton Hears a Who Pop-up!
by
Dr. Seuss
Unlike other pop-up adaptations that use text abridgments, this book contains the complete text of Horton Hears a Who! David A. Carter has skillfully followed Seuss’s signature pacing by alternating five big, blow-out pop-ups with 11 booklets, pull tabs galore, and many special effects. In all, ten glorious spreads bring this classic to life in magnificent full color...more
Unknown Binding, 22 pages
Published
January 22nd 2008
by Robin Corey Books
(first published 1954)
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UPDATE: I just ran across a Guzer video story of a real man who can neither read nor write but who creates ultra-miniature sculptures which are smaller than the eye of a needle. He began to do this because when he was young, his teachers made him 'feel small'. The significance not to mention the charm of Horton Hears a Who! lies in the universality of smallness. Everyone knows what it is like to have been or felt small at some time in his or her life. For children it is where they still are....more
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Many of Dr. Seuss's books are highly moralistic. Such moralism can be either good or bad, depending on how it's communicated and what you are aiming to teach your children. In the case of Horton Hears a Who!, I think the moral is subtly and beautifully communicated. The book covertly teaches children to bravely stand up for the little guy in the face of bullies, even if that courage means mockery. It's also a wonderful, rhythmic story in its own right, and one of my four-year-old daughter's all...more
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Oh, this book was incredible.
I was first introduced to the story of Horton Hears a Who last year in an apologetics class. Since then I haven't been able to get enough of it. When I found out they were making a movie from the book I was completely thrilled! It didn't even matter if they messed it up, even though I knew they wouldn't, so long as they were making a movie of it!
The story follows a happy go lucky elephant named Horton. Horton lives a fairly normal life until ...more
I was first introduced to the story of Horton Hears a Who last year in an apologetics class. Since then I haven't been able to get enough of it. When I found out they were making a movie from the book I was completely thrilled! It didn't even matter if they messed it up, even though I knew they wouldn't, so long as they were making a movie of it!
The story follows a happy go lucky elephant named Horton. Horton lives a fairly normal life until ...more
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activists & budding activists, and children, and anyone who feels small or insignificant
Told in the usual charming repetitive rhyme of Dr. Seuss so often appreciated by young children. Great message about how everyone is important and everyone can make a difference. Horton is a particularly endearing character, showing kindness and persistence, and risking ridicule and being ostracized and even being the recipient of abuse in order to help others and stand up for what he believes in. And the Who’s do their part as well! One of those children’s books that can become more meaningful ...more
Certainly the finest book in the American Canon. Seuss, initially conceiving the book as a response to the American occupation of Japan, instead constructed a multi-layered allegory addressing the historical pattern of the scientist/mystic at odds with a totalitarian church-state. Thus, on one level, the representation of Horton as the seer (literally and mystically) who is called to actions by unheard voices of intuition and other-worldliness while, at the same time, embodying the scientist who...more
Alas, they have dared me, double dog too.
They want me to write a poem review.
Iambic pentameter would you not know?
They ask. I deliver. So, here we go.
The doctor is funny, he rhymes quite well.
Don't think its iambic but hard to tell.
The meter shifts sometimes but that's all good.
He rhymes where he's s'posed too... rhymes where he should
Developing characters is hard to do,
But Seuss is a master, using but few
words to convey traits that we...more
They want me to write a poem review.
Iambic pentameter would you not know?
They ask. I deliver. So, here we go.
The doctor is funny, he rhymes quite well.
Don't think its iambic but hard to tell.
The meter shifts sometimes but that's all good.
He rhymes where he's s'posed too... rhymes where he should
Developing characters is hard to do,
But Seuss is a master, using but few
words to convey traits that we...more
After reading this book I began to think that if you are so small that you leave your national security up to an elephant, you don't deserve to exist. It also brought to my attention that Australians, represented by a kangaroo and her baby kangaroo, are arrogant and will poke fun of you behind your back. Lesson number 1, never befriend an Aussie! In my opinion the jungle is no place to live, if three monkeys can pick on an elephant and steal his clover then there is a problem. I kind of susp...more
I love the yellow-backed Dr. Seuss books - important messages simply told.
Horton returns after a 14 year absence, after the fabulous Horton Hatches the Egg.
I'm also reading Dr. Seuss Goes to War The World War II Editorial Cartoons of Theodor Seuss Geisel. His treatment of the Japanese prior and during World War II really shocked me, given his political cartoons were published in a left-leaning PM newspaper - and the man himself even at the time was pointing out the h...more
Horton returns after a 14 year absence, after the fabulous Horton Hatches the Egg.
I'm also reading Dr. Seuss Goes to War The World War II Editorial Cartoons of Theodor Seuss Geisel. His treatment of the Japanese prior and during World War II really shocked me, given his political cartoons were published in a left-leaning PM newspaper - and the man himself even at the time was pointing out the h...more
This book was a little harder for my kids to sit through. It's a great book and held their attention, but it's a touch long. Probably best to break it up over two days. Or make sure everyone's gone to the bathroom and had a snack and a drink first.
It's harder than most other Seuss books. More for the 'been reading a while' set.
It's harder than most other Seuss books. More for the 'been reading a while' set.
Like most kids I was raised on Dr. Seuss books, but only on his early reader series (Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs, ABCs, etc). I don't know why my dad stopped with these, but he did. So, as I rediscover those early readers with my daughter I'm also reading his 'bigger' books for the first time. We just read Horton Hears a Who and I am officially in awe. Is it overstating it to say that Dr. Seuss is the Shakespeare of kids lit? Sure, there's the great message. And yes, there are his wonderful...more
Genre: Poetry
Grade Level: 4-8
Summary: "Horton Hears Who!" is a rhyming story about an elephant, Horton, who finds a speck of dust with "Whos" from "Who-ville" that live on it. None of the other jungle animals can hear the "Whos" like Horton can, so they make fun of him and steal the clover the speck is sitting on. After searching for many hours, Horton finds the clover. The "Whos" must prove their existence to the other jungle an...more
Grade Level: 4-8
Summary: "Horton Hears Who!" is a rhyming story about an elephant, Horton, who finds a speck of dust with "Whos" from "Who-ville" that live on it. None of the other jungle animals can hear the "Whos" like Horton can, so they make fun of him and steal the clover the speck is sitting on. After searching for many hours, Horton finds the clover. The "Whos" must prove their existence to the other jungle an...more
This book was really hard for me to get into.
Per recommendation, I gave up and watched the movie. I understood a lot more thanks to Jim Carrey and Steve Carell.
Per recommendation, I gave up and watched the movie. I understood a lot more thanks to Jim Carrey and Steve Carell.
Can you imagine living with Dr. Suess? Did he talk like this? Did his kids grown up to be retards incapable of communicating normally? It boggles the mind.
This book is very good for yound children. Horton teaches children that it is important to keep one's word in life and be responsible. The book also shows that even though the Whos are little, they are still important, which demonstrates the idea that everyone is important, no matter how big or small. This is important for young, growing children, because they may think that children don't mean anything in the world. Horton lets the children know that even though they are small, there will alway...more
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A person's a person no matter how small.
For me, Dr. Seuss books have always been enjoyable to read. This one fitted in with all the rest. With the rhyming scheme, it makes it easier for younger readers to be able to pronounce some of the words, knowing that the word must rhyme with the previous word. And with the way each line was written, it was easy to read it as a poem, knowing when to pause and the how to read with the rhythm. Using books like this is a good way to introduce students to simple poetry. The illustration helped the t...more
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Age: 4-8
Genre: Picture book
Diversity: Differences, size
Illustrations: Typical Dr. Seuss drawings of anthropomorphized animals as well as imaginary creatures.
Personal Response: I still enjoy the story and message of this story. Horton stands up for what he believes in, even in the face of ridicule. The additional moral of the differences that single individuals can make is still applicable today.
Curriculum: This story could be used in conjunct...more
Genre: Picture book
Diversity: Differences, size
Illustrations: Typical Dr. Seuss drawings of anthropomorphized animals as well as imaginary creatures.
Personal Response: I still enjoy the story and message of this story. Horton stands up for what he believes in, even in the face of ridicule. The additional moral of the differences that single individuals can make is still applicable today.
Curriculum: This story could be used in conjunct...more
a good read
I think we all know by now "A person's a person, no matter how small!"
Horton, the hero, runs around trying to save the little whos while everybody else, of course, derides him and even tries to harm the clover for no reason other than that they don't understand.
There is a happy ending, and most children old enough to sit through it will enjoy it. As an adult, though, one thing keeps running through my mind, and that's the fact that the whos were in no danger at ...more
Horton, the hero, runs around trying to save the little whos while everybody else, of course, derides him and even tries to harm the clover for no reason other than that they don't understand.
There is a happy ending, and most children old enough to sit through it will enjoy it. As an adult, though, one thing keeps running through my mind, and that's the fact that the whos were in no danger at ...more
Can I admit that until Christmas, I had never read this book? I bought it for one of the kids, thinking it would be fun; probably another ridiculous Dr. Seuss book. What a pleasant surprise for me! What an absolutely delightful story! So many morals and ideas to talk about. We all make a difference in this world and our contribution, no matter how small, can sometimes make THE difference. This in certainly one worth owing!
My son, Gabe, actually has begun to tell parts of this story in response to questions. For example, yesterday his dad asked him, Will you help me, Gabe?" to which Gabe returned, "I'll help you. But who are you? And where?" Not an exact quote from teh book, but really close, don't you think? He loves the young kangaroo and will add what the young kangaroo says each time it shows up in the story. Pretty cute.
What can I say that has not already been said about this book? This book is an absolute classic Dr. Seuss book that everyone should read. It tells a wonderful tale about how we should care for others because "a person is a person no matter how small." I must admit, as a child, this was not one of my favorite Seuss books, but now as an adult, I love to read it to my son. And, he loves to hear it too.
This is such a funny book about an elephant named Horton. Horton hears a tiny who on a speck of dust. He takes such great care of this speck of dust that contains a HUGE town inside. It teaches compassion and kindness as well. This book would be good to teach the difference between look alike words and to pay attention and recognize the differences. This book would be sure to catch a child's attention.
I find this to be a great childrens story, with one big lesson for people of all ages! "A person's a person no matter how small". Just because someone is different, doesnt mean they shout be treated as such! For a person is a person, no matter who they are. Though this is meant for small children, I feel this is a good book that you will always remember, not just for now, but till forever.
I enjoyed the experience greatly. I had the book on audiotape and figured I'd try it out, I never have the time to read anyway. The second day of listening really brought the entire story into perspective. All the political undertones and abstract cultural semitism pointed me in the direction the author is a raging narcissist. Granted the man is a doctor, he must be on to something.
All right, I admit it - I only just read this book. My mother did not like Dr. Seuss when I was a child and so I never got to hear any Dr. Seuss stories. I checked this out of the library and read it in a few minutes and my comment is: I loved it. Not too get too deep here, but I loved the theme of the book and think it is a wonderful story for young children (or old ones like me).
Such an amazing message. "A person's a person, no matter how small." What a great lesson for people of all ages to learn and then remember. Dr. Seuss knew what he was doing. Although I will be teaching 7-12 graders, I think Dr. Seuss will play a part in my classroom. We tend to think of these books as kiddy books, but in fact these are lessons we all need to be reminded of, especially during those pesky puberty years.
Horton is an elephant who stands up for the little guy with courage and determination. Whenever one of the other characters calls him a fool, he repeats the line, "A person's a person, no matter how small." Horton teaches children to care for those who cannot speak for themselves, and given time and our thoughtful attention, those of little voice will be heard.
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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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