The Lorax
by Dr Seuss
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 0007173113
- ISBN 13
- 9780007173112
- Seller
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About This Item
Collins, UK, 2004. Reprint. Softcover. Good. Softcover. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Collins, UK, 2004. Reprint. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition. More specifically: Covers have moderate creasing. Edges of covers have superficial wear. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition except for gift inscription in ink. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: When Dr. Seuss gets serious, you know it must be important. Published in 1971, and perhaps inspired by the "save our planet" mindset of the 1960s, The Lorax is an ecological warning that still rings true today amidst the dangers of clear-cutting, pollution, and disregard for the earth's environment. In The Lorax, we find what we've come to expect from the illustrious doctor: brilliantly whimsical rhymes, delightfully original creatures, and weirdly undulating illustrations. But here there is also something more--a powerful message that Seuss implores both adults and children to heed. The now remorseful Once-ler--our faceless, bodiless narrator--tells the story himself. Long ago this enterprising villain chances upon a place filled with wondrous Truffula Trees, Swomee-Swans, Brown Bar-ba- loots, and Humming-Fishes. Bewitched by the beauty of the Truffula Tree tufts, he greedily chops them down to produce and mass-market Thneeds. ("It's a shirt. It's a sock. It's a glove. It's a hat.") As the trees swiftly disappear and the denizens leave for greener pastures, the fuzzy yellow Lorax (who speaks for the trees "for the trees have no tongues") repeatedly warns the Once-ler, but his words of wisdom are for naught. Finally the Lorax extricates himself from the scorched earth (by the seat of his own furry pants), leaving only a rock engraved "UNLESS." Thus, with his own colorful version of a compelling morality play, Dr. Seuss teaches readers not to fool with Mother Nature. But as you might expect from Seuss, all hope is not lost--the Once-ler has saved a single Truffula Tree seed! Our fate now rests in the hands of a caring child, who becomes our last chance for a clean, green future. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Children & Young Adult; Children's Picture Books; ISBN: 0007173113. ISBN/EAN: 9780007173112. Inventory No: 23030213.. 9780007173112
Synopsis
The Lorax is a children's book, written by Dr. Seuss and first published in 1971. It chronicles the plight of the environment and the Lorax (a mossy, bossy man-like creature resembling an Emperor Tamarin), who speaks for the trees against the greedy Once-ler. As in most of Dr. Seuss works, most of the creatures mentioned are original to the book.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Manyhills Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23030213
- Title
- The Lorax
- Author
- Dr Seuss
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0007173113
- ISBN 13
- 9780007173112
- Publisher
- Collins
- Place of Publication
- UK
- Date Published
- 2004
- Keywords
- BZDB5 Children & Young Adult; The Lorax
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children & Young Adult;
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Edges
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....