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Title: If I Ran the Zoo by DR SEUSS ISBN: 0-394-80081-8 Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: 12 October, 1950 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.36 (14 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The Best of Dr. Seuss!
Comment: "If I Ran the Zoo" is my absolutely favorite book by Dr. Seuss! This book is an instant childhood classic. I cannot remember how many times I begged my grandmother to read it to me. By far one of the Doctor's most imaginative stories.
Rating: 5
Summary: A zoo filled with fanciful animals of the imagination.
Comment: I first read this children's book when I was much, much younger. And, I still enjoy it. It is about a boy who, if he ran the zoo, would replace all the animals with very unusual species, all of them quite fanciful and imaginative. This book is another illustration of how much the author loved children's imagination and how important it is to develop that imagination. The book was a 1951 Caldecott Honor book (i.e., a runner-up to the Medal winner) for best illustration in a children's book.
Rating: 2
Summary: Many negative messages outweight the positives...
Comment: Let me start off by saying that I am a huge Dr. Seuss fan. This book does encourage a child's use of his/her imagination, and the fantasy is rich. However, there are elements in the book that disturb me. I understand that it was written in 1950, but I don't know that young children are capable of comprehending the difference. For example, Asians are quite stereotypically depicted, including this line, "With helpers who all wear their eyes at a slant." Africans are depicted in an even sorse way; they look as though they were drawn in blackface, and they have enormous nose rings. The message of hunting down creatures (and taking pleasure in it) so that they can be caged in a zoo for display is also bothersome. I fully recognize that these things are in conflect with our family's values and that other families may disagree. However, I thought families with similar values might appreciate the heads-up.
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Title: If I Ran the Circus by DR SEUSS ISBN: 039480080X Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: 12 October, 1956 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Yertle the Turtle by Dr. Seuss ISBN: 0394800877 Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: 12 April, 1958 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Horton Hears a Who! by Dr. Seuss ISBN: 0394800788 Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: 12 August, 1954 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose by Dr. Seuss ISBN: 0394800869 Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: 12 September, 1948 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street by DR SEUSS ISBN: 0394844947 Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: 19 August, 1989 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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