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Horton Hears a Who!
by
Dr. Seuss
Academy Award winner Dustin Hoffman's masterful narration brings to life the heartwarming tale of Horton the elephant. Original music and sound effects complement the retelling. An exclusive paperback edition of the book is packaged with the audio cassette. Cassette running time: approx. 20 min.
Paperback, 64 pages
Published
October 10th 1990
by Random House Books for Young Readers
(first published 1954)
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Jan 07, 2009
booklady
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5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Everyone!
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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. For...more
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
May 12, 2008
Danielle
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
EVERYONE!
Recommended to Danielle by:
Mr. Carrier
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 the day when he hears a...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 the day when he hears a...more
Oct 18, 2007
Lisa Vegan
rated it
5 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
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
What:
The book tells the story of Horton the Elephant who is splashing in the pool hears sounds coming from a small speck of dust. He realizes that there actually was a tiny little planet called Whoville. The mayor of Whoville asks Horton to protect their little planet and he agrees to do so. Even though everyone though Horton was crazy he was dedicated into protecting the little planet from destruction. The moral of the story was that a "a person's a person, not matter how small. This is a great...more
The book tells the story of Horton the Elephant who is splashing in the pool hears sounds coming from a small speck of dust. He realizes that there actually was a tiny little planet called Whoville. The mayor of Whoville asks Horton to protect their little planet and he agrees to do so. Even though everyone though Horton was crazy he was dedicated into protecting the little planet from destruction. The moral of the story was that a "a person's a person, not matter how small. This is a great...more
"a person’s a person, no matter how small"
Author/Illustrator: Dr Seuss
First Published: 1954
(My daughter tells me she has seen the movie twice at school, but it was the first time we'd read the book).
Horton first appeared in Horton Hatches the Egg. The Whos later appear in How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
It's wonderful how Dr Seuss books have lasted the test of time. They continue to appeal to the next generation of children using the absurdity and clean, bright off-the-wall illustrations to avoid...more
Author/Illustrator: Dr Seuss
First Published: 1954
(My daughter tells me she has seen the movie twice at school, but it was the first time we'd read the book).
Horton first appeared in Horton Hatches the Egg. The Whos later appear in How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
It's wonderful how Dr Seuss books have lasted the test of time. They continue to appeal to the next generation of children using the absurdity and clean, bright off-the-wall illustrations to avoid...more
Horton the elephant defends the community of Whos living in small Whoville housed on a speck of dust. To better protect the smallest of the small, Horton cushions the speck of dust on a clover.
The animals also living in the jungle with Horton all doubt his claims that small persons are living in the dust speck and do all they can to make his task even more difficult. Forever faithful Horton, though, doesn't give up and he encourages every Who down in Whoville to raise his voice so tat the other...more
The animals also living in the jungle with Horton all doubt his claims that small persons are living in the dust speck and do all they can to make his task even more difficult. Forever faithful Horton, though, doesn't give up and he encourages every Who down in Whoville to raise his voice so tat the other...more
“Horton Hears a Who!”- is a profound picture story book by the renowned author Dr. Seuss. It is one of my personal favorites of Dr. Seuss due to the moralistic message it sends out to young children. Within the story the elephant Horton believes to hear something coming from a dust speck. As he calls back to the dust speck Horton is astounded to figure out there is a town of people living on the tiny dust speck in the city they call Whoville. The mayor of Whoville begs to Horton to keep him saf...more
My birth year, 1954, saw the publication of Horton Hears A Who!, by Theodor Seuss Geisel aka Dr. Seuss. This is Seuss’ 11th book and the second (and last) in the series featuring the lovable elephant.
In the book, Horton’s huge ears, which have hearing superior to all of the other animals, hear a small voice emanating from a dust speck that floats by. The speck of dust is actually a tiny planet, home to a city called Who-ville, inhabited by microscopic-sized inhabitants known as Whos. He rescues...more
In the book, Horton’s huge ears, which have hearing superior to all of the other animals, hear a small voice emanating from a dust speck that floats by. The speck of dust is actually a tiny planet, home to a city called Who-ville, inhabited by microscopic-sized inhabitants known as Whos. He rescues...more
Horton Hears a who is such a fun book to sit down and read. Actually I never knew that this was a Dr. Seuss book, weird I know, until the movie cam out. But After reading it I really enjoyed it. A little on the longer side of children's picture books but still really enjoyable. Its about a huge elephant finds a tny flower and hears small people calling from it, he protects the flower and the tiny people and no other jungle animal hears the tiny people and think the elephant is crazy. Moral of th...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 have all seen,
people near us can be kind and/or mean
Horton...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 have all seen,
people near us can be kind and/or mean
Horton...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 suspect...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 human rights of "People of Co...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 human rights of "People of Co...more
1. Genre: Controlled Vocabulary
2. A loving elephant, Horton, discovers a city on a speck of dust and vows to protect it from the mean animals of the jungle. After losing speck many times, Horton, finally convinces the other animals in the jungle that the Whos in Whoville are very important and deserve to be taken seriously.
3. A. Area for Comment: Theme (I feel like many of Dr. Seuss' books convey a great moral theme and this one is no different.)
B. The theme of this particular Dr. Seuss story is...more
2. A loving elephant, Horton, discovers a city on a speck of dust and vows to protect it from the mean animals of the jungle. After losing speck many times, Horton, finally convinces the other animals in the jungle that the Whos in Whoville are very important and deserve to be taken seriously.
3. A. Area for Comment: Theme (I feel like many of Dr. Seuss' books convey a great moral theme and this one is no different.)
B. The theme of this particular Dr. Seuss story is...more
This story is about an elephant named Horton. He was in the pool and he hears voices coming out of a small spec. He talks to the spec and finds out that there is a population of small people called Whos who live in Whoville. As Horton is talking to him some of the other animals in the jungle are calling him crazy for talking to a spec because they can’t hear the Whos. The other animals are very mean to Horton and the spec. Horton warns the Whos that if the other animals can’t hear them then they...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.
“Horton Hears a Who!” stars a kind hearted elephant named Horton who also appeared in another Dr.Seuss book “Horton Hatches the Egg”. In this story Horton is going about his life as normal until he hears a sound coming from a spec and he learns that it has a town, a mayor, and many little people called ‘Whos’ on it. Despite being mocked Horton does whatever he can to protect to the ‘Whos’. Even when the ‘Whos’ are taken away from him and lost amongst thousands of clovers, he searches for them th...more
Horton Hears A Who is such a great book! Children of all ages, from 0-99 will like this book. Not only is it full of lessons such as "a person is a person no matter how small", but it is entertaining. It keeps a person on the edge of their seat the whole time while reading it. I love the graphics in the book, because they go right along with the words. The graphics support the words. I love this book so much. I read this one aloud, and when the WHO's were talking, I was talking in a different vo...more
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 trade...more
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I think what Seuss misses here is that the intended moral, about sticking up for people who can't defend themselves, is rendered moot about halfway through in the 'clover patch 100 miles wide' episode. At this point, if he could have set aside the cause he had invested himself in for a moment, Horton would have appreciated that the Whos were in the best possible situation now for them, completely hidden and safe. But his paternalistic impulse to save the weak pushes him on to...more
I think what Seuss misses here is that the intended moral, about sticking up for people who can't defend themselves, is rendered moot about halfway through in the 'clover patch 100 miles wide' episode. At this point, if he could have set aside the cause he had invested himself in for a moment, Horton would have appreciated that the Whos were in the best possible situation now for them, completely hidden and safe. But his paternalistic impulse to save the weak pushes him on to...more
This has to be one of my favorite Dr. Seuss books so far. I love this story! The kindness Horton the Elephant shows to the Whos is amazing, and he does so in the face of adversity from his friends. It's a great lesson for children and I can see why this is a favorite book for many.
I can also see how fun this would be to read aloud to kids. It has a great rhythm to it and (of course!) rhymes. With special voices for each character I think this would be a hoot to read aloud!
Fave quote:
"'Should I p...more
I can also see how fun this would be to read aloud to kids. It has a great rhythm to it and (of course!) rhymes. With special voices for each character I think this would be a hoot to read aloud!
Fave quote:
"'Should I p...more
this is one of the sweetest children's books I have ever read.
I mean, I work in a Kindergarden. this year I probably read over 50 children's books, but books like this one deserve to stay here and be remembered.
I actually have the memory of seeing all this story in a movie! and then it started to ring a bell. and the message I mean.. lovely!! You may think that you're small, or that you aren't worth too much, but if you get together and manifest what's inside you, it's your tiny voice that is...more
I mean, I work in a Kindergarden. this year I probably read over 50 children's books, but books like this one deserve to stay here and be remembered.
I actually have the memory of seeing all this story in a movie! and then it started to ring a bell. and the message I mean.. lovely!! You may think that you're small, or that you aren't worth too much, but if you get together and manifest what's inside you, it's your tiny voice that is...more
Horton Hears a who tells the wild story of an elephant who meets a group of small people who are called the 'whos'. The elephant is wandering around and with a famous sneeze rocks the world of the who's and causes an introduction. Horton grows attached to the who's and vows to protect them from the big world that surrounds them. We are able to meet the who's and discover they have an elaborate community with officials and family networks.
In a classroom you could teach the moral of helping other...more
In a classroom you could teach the moral of helping other...more
"A person's a person, no matter how small.”
The more Dr. Seuss books I read, the more I find to enjoy. "Horton Hears a Who!" works on so many level. In the most basic level, it's a story about a friendly elephant willing to go out of his way to help out others. And apparently this story was Theodor Geisel's way "to move beyond his feelings of animosity towards Japan, using this book as an allegory for the American post-war occupation of the country."
That last quote was from Wikipedia and it cited...more
The more Dr. Seuss books I read, the more I find to enjoy. "Horton Hears a Who!" works on so many level. In the most basic level, it's a story about a friendly elephant willing to go out of his way to help out others. And apparently this story was Theodor Geisel's way "to move beyond his feelings of animosity towards Japan, using this book as an allegory for the American post-war occupation of the country."
That last quote was from Wikipedia and it cited...more
Nov 21, 2011
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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 animals, and when they do, the leader of the animals, the kangaroo, v...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 animals, and when they do, the leader of the animals, the kangaroo, v...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 unforgettable book by De. Seuss is about an elephant that discovers a speck of dust that can talk to him. Later on Horton finds out that this speck of dust is actually a tiny planet home to the people of Whoville. It is Horton's job to protect this speck of dust from any harm. Through out the book he encounters trails, but he overcomes them. Whoville wants to make themselves known to everyone so they try yelling as loud as they can and they accomplished that. A theme throughout this book i...more
May 06, 2012
Lora Carroll
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
children-three-to-five-years
I love Dr. Seuss for his wonderful mastery of language and rhyme. He is also brilliant in his subtle ability to incorporate important life lessons into his playful stories.
In this story, Horton the elephant is faced with peer pressure and criticism for his beliefs; but he stands firm and protects his little friends in Whoville, sending home the message: "A person is a person, no matter how small." How true.
Publisher's Overview:
Surely among the most lovable of all Dr. Seuss creations, Horton the...more
In this story, Horton the elephant is faced with peer pressure and criticism for his beliefs; but he stands firm and protects his little friends in Whoville, sending home the message: "A person is a person, no matter how small." How true.
Publisher's Overview:
Surely among the most lovable of all Dr. Seuss creations, Horton the...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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