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Oh, The Places You'll Go! (Hardcover)
by Dr. Seuss
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Life guidance, Picture books, Ages 4-8, Children's books |
Market price: ¥ 198.00
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This book's timeless words of wisdom is a great gift for children as well as graduations from high school and college: life may be a "Great Balancing Act," but through it all "There's fun to be done. " |
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Author: Dr. Seuss
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Pub. in: January, 1990
ISBN: 0679805273
Pages: 56
Measurements: 11.6 x 7.9 x 0.4 inches
Origin of product: USA
Order code: BC00198
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It's a great book for these young adults as they begin a new life passage. It's all about going out and finding your way in life, weathering its storms, and being in charge of and taking responsibility for your life and how it turns out. It begins with:"Congratulations! Today is your day. You're off to Great Places! You're off and away!" Remember the old saying, "Today is the first day of the rest of your life." It certainly fits here. This book was originally published in 1990 and has more text than many of Dr. Seuss books that are aimed at very young audiences. The book is 56 pages long with illustrations as bizarre and wonderful as only Theodor Seuss Geisel could draw them. On the back cover of this book is the entire list of Dr. Seuss books in the order.
Target readers:
Kids aged above 9
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Dr. Seuss was born Theodor Geisel in Springfield, Massachusetts on March 2, 1904. After attending Dartmouth College and Oxford University, he began a career in advertising. His advertising cartoons, featuring Quick, Henry, the Flit, appeared in several leading American magazines.
Dr. Seuss's first children's book, And To Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street hit the market in 1937, and the world of children's literature was changed forever! In 1957, Seuss's The Cat in the Hat became the prototype for one of Random House's best-selling series, Beginner Books. This popular series combined engaging stories with outrageous illustrations and playful sounds to teach basic reading skills. Brilliant, playful, and always respectful of children, Dr. Seuss charmed his way into the consciousness of four generations of youngsters and parents. In the process, he helped kids learn to read. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1984 and three Academy Awards, Seuss was the author and illustrator of 44 children's books, some of which have been made into audiocassettes, animated television specials, and videos for children of all ages.
Even after his death in 1991, Dr. Seuss continues to be the best-selling author of children's books in the world. Oh, the Places You'll Go! is the last book ever written by famous children's author Dr. Seuss. The book concerns life and its challenges. Oh, the Places You'll Go! would seem familiar to fans of previous Dr. Seuss classics such as Green Eggs and Ham and The Cat in the Hat. Seuss once again utilizes his uncanny ability to use fanciful rhymes and whimsical words to weave a charming and entertaining tale that could no doubt amuse readers of any age. Unlike many of Suess's better known works, this book lacks any specific characters other than a narrator and the reader. A young lad referred to simply as "you" initiates the action of the story. However, the lack of a main character helps readers to identify with the book. The pages of the book are filled with bright and colorful illustrations that exceed the limits of imagination. A journey through the pages of this book is a journey through life itself. One finds one's way to the "Waiting Place... for people just waiting," "the bright places where Boom Bands are playing" and, of course, to, "Great Places," where one's own future lies.
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Illustrated in full color. Don't be fooled by the title of this seriocomic ode to success; it's not Climb Every Mountain kid version. All journeys face perils, whether from indecision, from loneliness, or worst of all, from too much waiting. Seuss' familiar pajama-clad hero is up to the challenge, and his odyssey is captured vividly in busy two-page spreads evoking both the good times (grinning purple elephants, floating golden castles) and the bad (deep blue wells of confusion). Seuss' message is simple but never sappy: life may be a "Great Balancing Act," but through it all "There's fun to be done."
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Antoinette Klein (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-25 00:00>
Dr. Seuss isn't just for the pre-school set, but you probably already knew that. This book of brightly colored illustrations and whimsical rhymes makes the perfect gift for anyone setting out on a new adventure, so buy copies for every high school and college graduate on your list. As Seuss tells us "There is fun to be done!" and this joyous ode to personal fulfillment tells you how to meet up with it while combating fear, loneliness, and confusion. After all, what better advice could anyone give a new grad than to say "You have brains in your head, you have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose." This is inspired good fun, sure to please everyone. |
Karen (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-25 00:00>
This book is a great gift for graduations. It may be a children's book, but the message is relevant throughout one's life. |
Chrissy (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-25 00:00>
I've been told this is a popular gift for graduating seniors from high school and college, as well as children. Makes perfect sense to me. At any age we can identify with wanting to move mountains, and Dr. Seuss tries to give the child in all of us words of inspiration. We can also identify with getting caught in a slump, and Lord knows, 'unslumping' oneself is not easily done! A popular classic that will remain part of our libraries because of its timeless words of wisdom. |
John (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-25 00:00>
Every time I read it to my kids I tear up because I know that my kids will have a "Sometimes you won't" moment and I have to accept that. It's a very uplifting book that hopefully kids understand that sometimes they will be "Best of the best", but other days you can be far behind. Plus, I love the full spread illustrations that look like the paint was poured on the pages. I love it. |
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