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Green Eggs and Ham (I Can Read It All by Myself Beginner Books) (Hardcover) (Hardcover)
by Dr. Seuss
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Classics, Ages 4-8, Children's book |
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This book teaches the children lessons that they need to learn in life. Never be ignorant and refuse to listen to others. |
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Author: Dr. Seuss
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Pub. in: August, 1960
ISBN: 0394800168
Pages: 72
Measurements: 9.3 x 6.7 x 0.4 inches
Origin of product: USA
Order code: BC00085
Other information: 1st edition
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After The Cat in The Hat, Green Eggs And Ham may be the best-known, best-loved book by Dr. Seuss, and with good reason. Even the youngest of children will understand the basic concept: the unnamed main character simply does not want to try green eggs and ham, not here, not there, not now, not later, not in a car, not in a tree...well, you get the idea. As usual, Seuss's rhyming is delightfully silly and sure to leave kids and adults alike with big smiles on their faces. The simple vocabulary used makes it an excellent book for beginning readers to read on their own, but the book is also ideal for parents and children to read together.
Target readers:
Kids aged 4-8
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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.
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Not only does this book make a good case for trying new foods (a big plus right off the bat), it does so in the inimitable rhyme of Dr. Seuss. This is a classic among classics, truly the good Dr. at his best.
So, I will read it in a boat
And I will read it with a goat
And on a plane and on a train
And in the dark and in the rain
I will read it here and there
Yes, I will read it everywhere!
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Shirley P Johnson (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-29 00:00>
There are just some books that fill your heart with such joys and giggles that you remember them all of your life; this is one of them. How many people do not know the phrase, Sam-I-am? Or Green eggs and ham? Make a face.........but still you know you just gotta try it at least once in your life, you grab that food coloring, give a squirt, fry up that egg with your ham and you say, “Yeah! That’s good!" And for some reason for the rest of your life you are one of perhaps thousands that were convinced by one little book that green eggs and ham really are okay! Great book! Great memory! |
Robert Schmidt (MSL quote), Honolulu, HI USA
<2006-12-29 00:00>
If you read this book once, you know the story. So why do you, and your kid, read it over, and over, and over? It is hypnotic. It is entertaining. The art is... interesting! The poetic nature of the text is soothing and charming. You can use vocal variety as you read it. Your son or daughter anticipates that next phrase, that next page. These factors interact and... Make a classic.
Interestingly, I've seen a comic opera (a "bouffe") version of Green Eggs and Ham. You know how it is going to end. Yet it is still entertaining! Ah, there is a magic formula here, repeated in many (but not all) of Dr. Seuss' books, that force a smile over a frown, and make a rainy day sunny.
First published in 1960, I would anticipate this book being on shelves in 2060 and beyond. "I do like them, Sam I am!" |
Jenny J.J.I (MSL quote), Florida
<2006-12-29 00:00>
I have recently started collecting the Dr. Seuss books because as a child I really enjoyed them but never own them. My kids are fortunate to have these collections that they will always enjoy.
Dr. Seuss's "Green Eggs and Ham" is appealing to the young and old. Children enjoy this book because it's funny and has humorous pictures, but it teaches them lessons they need to learn in life. One lesson is to "keep an open mind." Never be ignorant and refuse to listen to others.
Another is "you don't know 'til you try it." I remember my parents always telling me about new foods...especially veggies! You can't know if you like or don't like something unless you've tried it. Same goes for being good or bad at something. For example, I would never have known I had musical talent unless my parents had persuaded me to take piano lessons.
I think adults and teens would enjoy this book because although it's simple, using easily understood words, it is complex and makes you think. Green Eggs and Ham makes me wonder about how many ways we can ask the same question. "Would you, could you, will you," etc. Even though Seuss uses easy words, he makes the book come together like a puzzle. Everything ties in throughout the whole book. He interlocks phrases differently on almost every page.
The illustrations are cute and the rhymes are catchy, but like Seuss's other books The Lorax and The Butter Battle Book, there's more to it than meets the eye. It's a book about being open-minded to new things. Heck, there are some adults out there who need to learn that lesson. If your life isn't changed, at least you'll get to impress (or annoy) people by reeling of long lists of where you will not eat green eggs and ham.
It's easy to read, but it challenges the mind. |
Samantha Smith (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-29 00:00>
Growing up this was my favorite book not only because my name is Sam and I have always been called Sam-I-Am, but because of the enjoyment I have always gotten from this book. Sam-I-Am only wanted his friend to try some green eggs and ham, but because of the way they looked he wouldn't eat them anywhere or with anything. Once he finally tried them he realized that Sam was right, they were great and he would now eat them anywhere and with anything or anyone. Dr. Seuss is a great author and I have enjoyed all of his books, but Green eggs and ham is by far my favorite one to read. I have read it to my nephew several times and he enjoys it also.
Dr. Seuss like many authors had some ups and downs with his books, but in the end has many books out there that both young and old get to enjoy and I appreciate all the work he has done. |
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