How to Help the Earth-by the Lorax (Dr. Seuss)

by Tish Rabe

The star of The Lorax by Dr. Seuss makes his Step into Reading debut in this rhymed Step 3 reader that offers kids easy suggestions for going green, a perfect real aloud for Earth Day!

After explaining how the trash in a wastbasket ultimately ends up in a landfill or incinerator, the Lorax suggests realistic ways children can reduce waste, such as by carrying a lunch box, donating old clothes and toys, sharing magazines with friends, recycling cans and bottles, and using rechargeable batteries. He also explains how they can save energy around the home by turning off lights, taking shorter showers, donning sweaters to stay warm, and much, much more. All in all, this is a great introduction to helping the Earth and helping kids step into reading!

Step 3 Readers feature engaging characters in easy-to-follow plots about popular topics—for children who are ready to read on their own.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Nonfiction, Science, Nature, Environment

48 pages, Paperback

First published January 10, 2012

About the author

Tish Rabe is the bestselling author of over 170 books for Sesame Street, Disney, Dr. Seuss, and many more. She is Founder and Content Creator of Tish Rabe Books, LLC, an independent publishing company that partners with nonprofits and businesses to create books that make a positive difference in the lives of children, parents, teachers, and caregivers worldwide.

"Sweet Dreams Ahead Time for Bed" is a gentle, rhyming storybook written in partnership with Pajama Program, a national nonprofit that promotes healthy sleep routines and gives pajamas and books to children facing adversity.

"Days Can Be Sunny for Bunnies and Money", helps children learn how to manage money. It was produced with Clarity 2 Prosperity, a business development company for financial advisors. To learn more, visit tishrabe.com.

Reviews

[Hákon Gunnarsson]

Tish Rabe has apparently written quite a few books based on Dr. Seuss characters. This one is obviously one of those. It takes a classic Dr. Seuss character, Lorax, and continues with it, but instead of giving the reader a story, like in the original, she goes into explaining to kids how they can be more green, and help minimizing pollution. It’s well done, though perhaps a bit dry compared to the original. Still a nice environmental book for this age group.

[Peacegal]

The Lorax presents some eco-friendly tips for independent readers at the primary grade level. The ideas here are all things that kids can do on their own in their everyday lives--and are things parents will appreciate too, like not letting the taps run when you're brushing your teeth!

The illustrations are vibrant and colorful and feature Seussian characters. The tone is upbeat and empowering and offers ways to be less wasteful and more mindful without overwhelming kids or turning off mainstream audiences.

[Nicola]

Miss 7 enjoyed this educational rhyming reader which has tips like shorter showers, turning the tap off when brushing teeth, and turning lights off when not in use.

Miss 7 and I like to explore different books and authors at the library, sometimes around particular topics or themes. We try to get different ones out every week or so; it's fun for both of us to have the variety and to look at a mix of new & favourite authors.

[Kim]

A lovely book outlining ways kids can do their part for the environment. Unfortunately, the rhymes don't scan as smoothly as some of Tish Rabe's other Seuss books. Still worth reading.

[Carly MJ]

LOVE LOVE LOVE this Lorax Earth book. So much good information in it!

[Lee Ann]

This was another one I didn't enjoy reading aloud at all. 1/5 stars.

[Natalia Lara]

Excelente para los niños que comienzan a aprender el inglés y ayuda a tomar conciencia de cómo poder ayudar a salvar al planeta.

[Jessica Veiga]

I love Dr. Seuss so much. I wish I had grown up listening/reading these stories.

[Shelby Wiley]

This book tells kids things they can do to help the planet. It is a good Earth Day read but not as exciting as The Lorax.

[Angie]

Synopsis: "The star of The Lorax by Dr. Seuss makes his Step into Reading debut in this rhymed reader that offers kids easy suggestions for going green! After explaining how the trash in a wastbasket ultimately ends up in a landfill or incinerator, the Lorax suggests realistic ways children can reduce waste, such as by carrying a lunch box, donating old clothes and toys, sharing magazines with friends, recycling cans and bottles, and using rechargeable batteries. He also explains how they can save energy around the home by turning off lights, taking shorter showers, donning sweaters to stay warm, and much, much more. All in all, this is a great introduction to helping the Earth and helping kids step into reading!"

My Review: This is a great level 3 beginning reader book, it is longer and has more complicated sentence structure and words, but it can also be enjoyed when read to a younger child. It had many great lessons on how to help the environment, and all simple things that kids can do or help remind adults to do. Throughout the book there are the wonderful rhymes for great reading pacing and the illustrations are all fun and bright. Munchkin rather enjoyed this book and it tied in well to our spring cleaning and the upcoming Earth Day.

[Bailey]

This independent read could be incorporated into an ecology unit; however, it wasn't super clear about how turning off water, etc. saves the environment. Students would have a lot of questions. Should be supplemented with more information.

[Alesha]

Author Tish Rabe channels Dr. Seuss in an attempt to teach kids about the protecting our environment by going green. The Step Into Reading early reader makes its point in a charming, nonthreatening way. Children can become overwhelmed or anxious when learning about environmental issues, but this book presents both problems and practical kid-friendly solutions in an optimistic way.

In addition to the informative rhymes, the illustrations are quite Suessical, too!

[Children's Literature Project]

Step Into Reading Level 3. Recommended for grades K-3.

The Lorax explains practical, kid-friendly ways to help the Earth. Topics such as recycling, conservation, and reusing are discussed. It is written in Dr. Seuss style rhyming and is easy for kids to understand the concepts.

This book is great for 3rd grade and for Earth day or going green discussions.

[Christina Deroche]

I thought this was a really good book. It teaches about keeping the earth clean. It helps teach about recycling and pollution. I also enjoyed the pictures, they went along with the book great.

L.E. I would take a bunch of recyclables and have the children sort the. We could also graph which items go where.

[Anjali Derhgawen]

This book is about what kids can do to help the earth and slow down the effects of global warming. It is written in poems from the point of view of the Lorax. This book gives simple solutions for kids to help save the world.

[Ame]

I wanted to read an Earth-day themed title to my kids, and Warren seemed to enjoy the original Lorax tale. This has some helpful tips for saving energy and recycling. My kids can't help as much with that yet, but they enjoyed the visuals nonetheless.

[Rochelle Sondae]

Parts of this story "rhymes like Seuss" and most of it doesn't. It's kind of a long story.

[Leila T.]

Considering this is not by Dr Seuss and it has a very explicit social message, the rhymes are great! It could use different suggestions, though.

[KaitandMaddie]

We were a day late with our Earth Day reads this year, but this one was fairly decent.

2024 - We watched the movie two days ago, so the kids were really into this story.

[Brittney]

This book is about saving the planet.

[Christine Grant]

Earth Day. Preschool Story Time. Not as entertaining as I hoped.

[April Wells]

I love this book!! It's told by the Lorax but it gives children ways to help the environment in a fun way.