false 36190623 1574297 206962 0007158491 9780007158492 172 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172683904m/206962.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172683904s/206962.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/206962.Hop_on_Pop 3.86 5932 Hop on Pop remains a perennial favorite when it comes to teaching kids to read. Here, as in most of his extensive body of work, Dr. Seuss creates uncomplicated, monosyllabic rhymes to foster learning and inspire children to read. But what was radical about this little book at the time of publication (and what makes it still compelling today) is Seuss's departure from the traditionally dull pictures and sentences used in reading primers. In contrast, the illustrations here are wild and wonderful, and the accompanying language, while simple, is delightfully silly. For example, the rhyme "THREE TREE / Three fish in a tree / Fish in a tree? / How can that be?" is brought to life with a trio of plump, self-satisfied fish perched atop globular branches as two stymied hybrid dog-rabbit-humanoids look on in consternation. Hop on Pop does much more than teach children the basics of word construction, it also introduces them to the incomparable pleasure of reading a book. (Ages Baby to Preschooler)]]> 61105 4.14 208515 7534 1963 5 1 false Sat Oct 25 13:59:27 -0700 2008 Thu Nov 13 22:40:31 -0800 2008
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