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About this Book

Format:Hardcover

Dimensions:72 Pages, 8.26 x 11.32 x 0.44 IN

Published:August 12, 1971

Publisher:Random House Children's Publishing

The following ISBNs are associated with this title:
ISBN - 10:0394823370
ISBN - 13:9780394823379

From Our Editors

In this cautionary tale of greed and environmental destruction, the lovable Lorax tries to save the Truffula Forest and its inhabitants from disaster at the hands of the cantankerous Once-ler. Full-color illustrations

From the Publisher

"UNLESS someone like you...cares a whole awful lot...nothing is going to get better...It''s not."

Long before saving the earth became a global concern, Dr. Seuss, speaking through his character the Lorax, warned against mindless progress and the danger it posed to the earth''s natural beauty.

"The big, colorful pictures and the fun images, word plays and rhymes make this an amusing exposition of the ecology crisis."-School Library Journal. Illus. in full color.

From the Jacket

Review, USA Today, April 22, 2008:
"THE LORAX . . . has been a perennial favorite of kids and parents since it was published in 1971."

Employee Review Jill from Chapters # 768, Richmond, BC

This darker, moralistic story was one of Seuss's later works. Its message is important and timely. It is about a creature who comes to a peaceful land, sets up a factory, gets greedy and single-handedly destroys the environment. Seuss's moralistic tales -- see also Yertle the Turtle -- lack any subtlety at all, and occasionally the rhymes are contrived. But still, this book is beautifully illustrated, the kids enjoy it and it nicely ends on a hopeful note. Like Oh, The Places You'll Go, this book deserves to be a bestseller for all ages.

About the Author

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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Reinforced Library Binding	$22.99	$22.99

From the Critics

Review, USA Today, April 22, 2008:
"THE LORAX . . . has been a perennial favorite of kids and parents since it was published in 1971."

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Matt Allec
Is this book Dangerous? A Review of Dr. Seuss's The Lorax

4 months ago

Dr. Seuss's The Lorax is a fantastic story by one of the most lovable, creative children's books authors ever. In the story, Seuss presents a statement concerning the environment in his own original way. Of course, the book would not be complete without those witty rhymes and colorful illustrations. The Lorax "speaks for the trees" and tries to save the Truffula trees from the greedy Once-ler. The Lorax protects the trees and all the creatures that inhabit them. When the Once-ler comes and… + read more
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Tonya
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Every human being should have this book...

This review is from: The Lorax (Hardcover)

11 years ago

This is a really beautiful book... Every kid and adult should have an opportunity to read it. Some of the pictures are eerily similar to clearcuts and destruction I've seen around New Brunswick. I guess that means that not everyone has read the Lorax yet... but, hey that's why they're still on sale, right?
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I.M. Reading
Learning through Dr. Seuss

4 months ago

In The Lorax, Dr. Seuss provides the reader, and more importantly, the child being read to with a powerfrul message about the consequences of irresponsible actions and wasteful consumption that can be applied to individual lives, as well as North American culture in general. The story, published in 1971, is incredibly relvant to the today's reader, given our increased consciousness of the impact that the human race has had, and continues to have on our environment. The book is a story wherein… + read more
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Jessie D
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Great! Fab!

8 months ago

The Lorax just isn't for kids...I did I study on it for a project and I found out that if you actually make inferences or "read between the lines"...you can find out that its a great story for all! Dr. Seuss made an amazing connection to the world by making an illustrated story about society today...but anyone can do that, right? But the crucial difference is that Dr. Seuss makes people aware of our lives today but without naming any names and blames anyone. The story grabs and holds on tight… + read more
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This reviewer also recommends:
- An Inconvenient Truth: The Crisis of Global Warming
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Lindsey Carmichael
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Trademark Seuss

10 months ago

There's no one like Dr. Seuss. His stories are so compelling that you barely even notice the message. The Lorax is one of the first, and still the best, environmental books for kids.
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Jennifer
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A real life crisis

9 years ago

The book the Lorax by Dr.Seuss is a wonderful story about real life in a rhyming cartoon format. If the whole world read this book and understood its deeper meaning, I'm sure this world would be a cleaner and more beautiful place. The story describes problems such as water and air pollution and the problems with clear-cutting forestry. The word "unless" is one that we should all think about on a daily basis, because unless people care about the world we live in, nothing will change… + read more
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