Horton Hears a Who! (Classic Seuss)
by Dr. Seuss
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recommended to Danielle by:
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recommends it for: EVERYONE!
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 ...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 ...more
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Read in October, 2007
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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 meaning...more
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Read in September, 1975
This is a classic Dr. Seuss book about a kind-hearted elephant who speaks truth to power – here, in the form of an overbearing kangaroo who is the enforcer of all rules in the Jungle of Nool. The elephant, Horton, goes to great lengths to defend the powerless Whos in Whoville (who live on a speck of dust) from the self-important and abusive kangaroo. In the end, Horton manages both to save the Whos and to prove the kangaroo wrong in front of all the jungle’s residents. The moral of the st...more
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Horton is one of my all time favorites. My father read this book to me every single night when I was little. I will never forget the way he would read it to me and I will always hear, "A person's a person, no matter how small." in his voice. I was sorry to hear that they are making the book into a movie. We all know how that usually turns out :( I have read biographies of the Good Dr. and I don't believe he ever would have wanted this movie or the others. He was NOT into merchandising...more
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Read in January, 1982
This is one of the few Dr. Seuss books I do not own, which is surprising, as it is definitely my favorite. Horton, the kindhearted elephant, knows from the very beginning that "a person's a person, no matter now small", and the lesson it teaches to children is that everyone is important, everyone matters, even the tiny ones, even the ones who others disregard. Everyone can make a difference.
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Read in January, 2008
My school library has a collection of five Dr. Seuss classics. I took it out to read The Sneetches to my students next week and I read the other stories while I was at it.
I like the moral of Horton Hears a Who. It simple shows that all people deserve the same rights and that others need to help stick up from them. It also is about standing up for what you believe in.
I like the moral of Horton Hears a Who. It simple shows that all people deserve the same rights and that others need to help stick up from them. It also is about standing up for what you believe in.
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Dr. Seuss's books are sometimes mere nonsense without moral, but when they do have a moral, they communicate it in a subtle, non-overbearing way, unlike so much modern children's literature. Horton Hears a Who 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.
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Read in January, 1993
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I always feel touchy every time I read this book. Never was a book (a nursery rhyme picture book, for heaven sake!) which ever made me laughing and crying in the same time like this one. It's inspiring and delightful and of course enhancing your English vocabularies, so I call it 'all weather, handy, modern bible'.
My fave quote: "After all, a person's a person no matter how small."
My fave quote: "After all, a person's a person no matter how small."
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Read in February, 2008
I've never been a huge Dr. Seuss fan, though I did enjoy a few particular titles when I was a kid. Things have changed since I started teaching this year. My students love Dr. Seuss! We read his books all the time, and in addition to The Grinch, this one has earned a place on my "Favorite Picture Books" shelf. "A person's a person, no matter how small"-need I say more?
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Read in January, 2003
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I like ol' Horton. Others may think he's crazy, but those Whos are glad he's around.
The other day I wore a sweater which had a shedding problem. It was making little pink puff balls that looked just like the Who 'planet'. My class and I had a blast pretending we were talking to Whos. (The sweater shed a lot of those little balls!)
The other day I wore a sweater which had a shedding problem. It was making little pink puff balls that looked just like the Who 'planet'. My class and I had a blast pretending we were talking to Whos. (The sweater shed a lot of those little balls!)
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One of my favorite books from when I was a kid! I still have my copy--a hand me down from the 70's with someone else's name in it. I cherish it. Beware of the film version--I saw a preview and it sucked. Jim Carey and Steve Carrell trying really hard to be funny as Horton and a Who, respectively--and failing. So sad!
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Read in March, 2007
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I found a card game based on this book at a thrift shop for a buck. I had to buy it, to add to my pile of weird card games. Then I got to thinking... I didn't remember anything about the book! So I picked it up from the library, only to find out it's an animal rights book!
"A person's a person, no matter how small." =)
"A person's a person, no matter how small." =)
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I read this the other day with Carter and was shocked to find an incredibly deep theme of anti-abortion. It is quite obvious, as lines go over and over the fact that all things big or small have the same right to live even if they aren't visible. I really recommend re-reading this if its been since you were a child.
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Not sure when I first read this, but I still love it! In fact it's my favorite by the good doctor. Apparently there's a movie out of it now which is pretty good.
'A person's a person, no matter how small.'
'A person's a person, no matter how small.'
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This was always my favorite Dr Seuss book when I was a kid, and probably for its thematic content (since its central character is something of a nonconformist) more than anything. I've entered no year, because (a) who can remember that far back and (b) I probably read the thing 1000 times back then!
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One of my all-time Dr. Seuss favorites! I love the funky poetry and the deeper message that "A person's a person no matter how small." What a multi-faceted man Theodor Geisel was! His books have delighted (and will continue to delight) children AND adults for decades! Can't wait to see the movie!
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Who doesn't love Dr. Seuss? And the big-hearted elephant is one of my favorite characters. He's protective and conscientious, and has something to teach us all about taking care of the world, whether that world is as tiny as a speck of dust, or as big as our own world.
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This book is good for the prejudiced people of the world. If they read this book, maybe they'll change their prejudiced ways and see others as human beings.
I know I really liked it- I like how far Horton went to help save the people on the dandelion. :)
I know I really liked it- I like how far Horton went to help save the people on the dandelion. :)
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Since the new movie is coming out it reminded me of this story.
We actually watch the older movie version in Psych class too (when we study cultural aspects to diagnosing disorders). I like this book because there's a lot of good political satire in here.
We actually watch the older movie version in Psych class too (when we study cultural aspects to diagnosing disorders). I like this book because there's a lot of good political satire in here.
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"I said what I meant, and I meant what I said. An elephant's faithful one-hundred percent! ~Horton"
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