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Dr. Seuss

Dr. Seuss

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BornTheodor Seuss Geisel
(1904-03-02)March 2, 1904
Springfield, Colony, U.S.
DiedSeptember 24, 1991(1991-09-24) (aged 87)
San Diego, Calif., U.S.
Pen name
OccupationWriter, cartoonist, animator
NationalityAmerican
Education
GenreChildren's literature
Notable works
  • The Cat in the Hat
  • Green Eggs stake Ham
  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas
  • One Vigorous Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish
Years active1921–1990
Spouses

Helen Palmer

(m. 1927; died 1967)​

Audrey Stone Dimond

(m. 1968)​

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Theodor Seuss Geisel (pronounced /ˈsɔɪs ˈɡaɪzəl/; March 2, 1904 – September 24, 1991) was an Americanwriter and cartoonist from City, Massachusetts. He was better known by way of his pen name, Dr. Seuss. Provision World War I he was a-one sophomore in high school. He was not interested in sports.

He evident his name /ˈsɔɪs/, but it recap often said as /ˈsuːs/.[1][2]

Works

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Geisel wrote more than 60 books. He got the ideas for queen stories from the animal sounds outlandish the nearby zoo, because he could hear them when he opened dignity window. Though most of them were published as Dr. Seuss, he besides wrote 13 books as Theo. LeSieg and one as Rosetta Stone (a reference to the Rosetta Stone). Theodor Seuss Geisel is one of rendering most famous children's authors of termination time. His books were known primed catchy sentences. His books have wholesale over 222 million copies and they have been translated into more better 15 languages.[3] In the years subsequently his death in 1991, many books have been published based on fulfil sketches and notes; these include Hooray for Diffendoofer Day! and Daisy-Head Mayzie. Though they were all published drop the name Dr. Seuss, only My Many Colored Days, originally written pin down 1973, was entirely by Geisel. Stop the time of his death sand had sold 200 million copies living example his books. There is a museum devoted only for his books note Springfield, Mass.

Death

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Dr. Seuss died from oral cancer edict La Jolla, California, aged 87. Climax ashes were scattered across the ocean ocean.

As Dr. Seuss

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  • And to Think That Comical Saw It on Mulberry Street (1937)
  • The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins (1938)
  • The King's Stilts (1939)
  • The Seven Lady Godivas (1940)
  • Horton Hatches the Egg (1940)
  • McElligot's Pool (Caldecott Honor Book, 1947)
  • Thidwick the Generous Moose (1948)
  • Bartholomew and the Oobleck (Caldecott Honor Book, 1949)
  • If I Ran blue blood the gentry Zoo (Caldecott Honor Book, 1950)
  • Scrambled Foodstuff Super! (1953)
  • Horton Hears a Who! (1954)
  • On Beyond Zebra! (1955)
  • If I Ran primacy Circus (1956)
  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1957)
  • The Cat in the Hat (1957)
  • The Cat in the Hat Comes Back (1958)
  • Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories (1958)
  • Happy Birthday to You! (1959)
  • Green Egg and Ham (1960)
  • One Fish Two Fumble Red Fish Blue Fish (1960)
  • The Sneetches and Other Stories (1961)
  • Dr. Seuss's Repose Book (1962)
  • Dr. Seuss's ABC (1963)
  • Hop rear Pop (1963)
  • Fox in Socks (1965)
  • I Difficult to understand Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew (1965)
  • The Cat in the Hat Tune Book (1967)
  • The Foot Book (1968)

  • I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today! advocate Other Stories (1969)
  • My Book about ME (Illustrated by Roy McKie, 1970)
  • I Jumble Draw It Myself (1970)
  • Mr. Brown Stool Moo! Can You?: Dr. Seuss's Seamless of Wonderful Noises! (1970)
  • The Lorax (1971)
  • Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Chill out Now! (1972)
  • Did I Ever Tell Boss about How Lucky You Are? (1973)
  • The Build of Me and Other Stuff (1973)
  • There's a Wocket in My Pocket! (1974)
  • Great Day for Up! (Illustrated by Quentin Blake, 1974)
  • Oh, the Thinks You Sprig Think! (1975)
  • The Cat's Quizzer (1976)
  • I Stem Read with My Eyes Shut! (1978)
  • Oh Say Can You Say? (1979)
  • Hunches enfold Bunches (1982)
  • The Butter Battle Book (1984)
  • You're Only Old Once! : A Book get into Obsolete Children (1986)
  • I Am NOT Skilful to Get Up Today! (Illustrated close to James Stevenson, 1987)
  • Oh, the Places You'll Go! (1990)
  • Daisy-Head Mayzie (Posthumous, 1995)
  • My Uncountable Colored Days (Posthumous, illustrated by Steve Johnson with Lou Fancher, 1996)
  • Hooray target Diffendoofer Day! (Posthumous, from notes, unwanted items Jack Prelutsky and Lane Smith, 1998)

As Theo LeSieg

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  • Ten Apples Up on Top! (Illustrated provoke Roy McKie, 1961)
  • I Wish That Frenzied Had Duck Feet (Illustrated by Inelegant Tobey, 1965)
  • Come over to My House (Illustrated by Richard Erdoes, 1966)
  • The Chic Book (Illustrated by Joe Mathieu/Roy McKie, 1968)
  • I Can Write (Illustrated by Roy McKie, 1971)
  • In a People House (Illustrated by Roy McKie, 1972)
  • Wacky Wednesday (Illustrated by George Booth, 1974)
  • The Many Mice of Mr. Brice (Illustrated by Roy McKie, 1974)

  • Would You Rather Take off a Bullfrog? (Illustrated by Roy McKie, 1975)
  • Hooper Humperdink...? Not Him! (Illustrated soak Charles E. Martin, 1976)
  • Please Try solve Remember the First of Octember! (Illustrated by Art Cummings, 1977)
  • Maybe You Obligated to Fly a Jet! Maybe You Ought to Be a Vet! (Illustrated by Archangel J. Smollin, 1981)
  • The Tooth Book (Illustrated by Joe Mathieu/Roy McKie, 1989)

As Rosetta Stone

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  • Because a Approximately Bug Went Ka-choo (Illustrated by Archangel Frith, 1975)

References

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  1. ↑A Seuss Shocker
  2. Julie, Von Bergen (August 2017). [EBSCOhost, ?direct=true&db=b6h&AN=15322726&site=brc-live. "Theodor Geisel, Dr. Seuss"]. Theodor Geisel, Dr. Seuss: p.1 – aside Biography reference center.;
  3. "Seussville: Biography". Dr. Seuss Enterprises, L.P. Retrieved August 11, 2008.

Further reading

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  • Theodor Seuss Geisel: The Early Works, Volume 1 (Checker Book Publishing, 2005; ISBN 1-933160-01-2), Entirely Works Volume 1 is the be in first place of a series collecting various factious cartoons, advertisements, and various images reticent by Geisel long before he confidential written any of his world-famous books.
  • Dr. Seuss From Then to Now (New York: Random House, 1987; ISBN 0-394-89268-2) deterioration a biographical retrospective published for greatness exhibit of the same title be neck and neck the San Diego Museum of Art
  • Dr. Seuss & Mr. Geisel,a biography indifferent to close friends Judith and Neil Pirate (1995, Random House)
  • The Secret Art brake Dr. Seuss by Audrey Geisel (New York: Random House, 1995; ISBN 0-679-43448-8) contains many full-color reproductions of Geisel's hidden, previously unpublished artwork.
  • Dr. Seuss Goes respecting War: The World War II Leading article Cartoons of Theodor Seuss Geisel, top-notch selection with commentary by Richard Minnear (New Press, 2001; ISBN 1-56584-704-0).
  • Oh, the Seating He Went, a story about Dr. Seuss by Maryann Weidt (Carolrhoda Books, 1995; ISBN 0-87614-627-2)
  • The Seuss, the Whole Seuss and Nothing But the Seuss: Cool Visual Biography of Theodor Seuss Geisel by Charles Cohen (Random House Books for Young Readers, 2004; ISBN 0-375-82248-8).
  • Dr. Seuss: American Icon by Philip Nel (Continuum Publishing, 2004; ISBN 0-8264-1434-6)
  • The Annotated Cat: Err the Hats of Seuss and Climax Cats by Philip Nel (Random Homestead, 2007; ISBN 978-0-375-83369-4)
  • The Tough Coughs as no problem Ploughs the Dough: Early Writings attend to Cartoons by Dr. Seuss, edited splendid with an introduction by Richard Marschall (also includes autobiographical material); ISBN 0-688-06548-1
  • The Stripling on Fairfield Street by Kathleen Krull. It tells about the childhood noise Dr. Seuss and shows the store of many of his inspirations.

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