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The Lorax

The Lorax

By Dr. Seuss

Interest Level

Grades K - 2

Reading Level

Grade level Equivalent: 3.5

Lexile Measure®: 560L

DRA: Not Available

Guided Reading: Not Available

Type of Book: Read-Aloud Book

Genre

  • Classics
  • Rhymes

Theme/Subject

  • Environmental Conservation and Preservation
  • Pollution

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About This Book

"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.

Praise for The Lorax

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

About the Authors or Illustrators

Dr. Seuss's biography
Dr. Seuss
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. 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.
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