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    <body><![CDATA[This was a fun and short biography of Dr. Seuss that I enjoyed learning from.  Short enough to read aloud.  I've been checking out several of Kathleen Krull's works and enjoying them.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Wow, this is a super book for Reading Across America when we celebrate the books of Dr. Seuss.  Written at about a third or fourth grade level, it can easily be brought down to younger children by tightening up the content and focusing on the beautiful paintings in this book.  I learned a lot about ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17456987">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book would be a great introduction to different types of children's literature, like Dr Seuss. This book would also work well to introduce children to biographies and what they entail. This would also be a book to read when introducing a unit on Dr Seuss.The only thing i wish this book would ha...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31871117">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I learned almost as much about Dr. Seuss and his life from this book, which I read to my class, as I did from his actual biography.  Less mundane detail, in my opinion.]]></body>
    
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