Who has written book called The Lorax?
I just found this book at a 2nd-hand store and I love to read it to my boys! The Lorax is a children’s book, written by Dr. Seuss and first published in 1971. It chronicles the plight of the environment and the Lorax (a mossy, bossy man-like creature), who speaks for the trees against the greedy Once-ler. As in most of Dr. Seuss works, most of the creatures mentioned are original to the book. Here is a list of his books: As Dr. Seuss * And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street (1937) * The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins (1938) * The King’s Stilts (1939) * The Seven Lady Godivas (1940) * Horton Hatches the Egg (1940) * McElligot’s Pool (Caldecott Honor Book, 1947) * Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose (1948) * Bartholomew and the Oobleck (Caldecott Honor Book, 1949) * If I Ran the Zoo (Caldecott Honor Book, 1950) * Scrambled Eggs Super! (1953) * Horton Hears a Who! (1954) * On Beyond Zebra! (1955) * If I Ran the Circus (1956) * How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1957) * The Cat in the Hat
The Lorax The Lorax is a children’s book, written by Dr. Seuss and first published in 1971. It chronicles the plight of the environment and the Lorax (a mossy, bossy man-like creature), who speaks for the trees against the greedy Once-ler. As in most of Dr. Seuss works, most of the creatures mentioned are original to the book. The book is commonly recognized as a fable concerning industrialized society, using the literary element of personification to give life to industry as the Once-ler (whose face is never shown in all of the story’s illustrations or in the film version) and to the environment as the Lorax. It has become a popular metaphor for those concerned about the human impact on the environment. Plot overview Setup One day, a boy comes to a desolate corner of town to visit a being called the Once-ler and learn about the Lorax. The Once-ler recounts how he first arrived where they now stand, then a beautiful forest of Truffula Trees, colorful woolly trees that were spread throu
It chronicles the plight of the environment and the Lorax (a mossy, bossy man-like creature), who speaks for the trees against the greedy Once-ler. As in most of Dr. Seuss works, most of the creatures mentioned are original to the book. The book is commonly recognized as a fable concerning industrialized society, using the literary element of personification to give life to industry as the Once-ler (whose face is never shown in all of the story’s illustrations or in the film version) and to the environment as the Lorax. It has become a popular metaphor for those concerned about the human impact on the environment. The Lorax has sparked significant controversy. In 1989, a small school district in California kept the book on a reading list for second graders, though some in the town claimed the book was unfair to the logging industry.[1] Several timber industry groups sponsored the creation of a book called The Truax,[2] offering a logging-friendly perspective to an anthropomorphic tree
