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The Big Aqua Book of Beginner Books
Six classic Beginner Books--including four by Dr. Seuss--for less than the price of two individual Beginner Books!
This collection of six Beginner Books bound together in one sturdy hardcover is the perfect gift at a fantastic price! The Big Aqua Book of Beginner Books includes the complete text and illustrations for:
- Dr. Seuss's The Cat in the Hat Comes Back
- Dr. Seuss's There's a Wocket in My Pocket!
- Dr. Seuss's Oh Say Can You Say?
- Dr. Seuss's Please Try to Remember the First of Octember! (illustrated by Art Cummings)
- Robert Lopshire's New Tricks I Can Do!
- Al Perkins's Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb (illustrated by Eric Gurney)
Ideal for starting a child's library, this collection will whet young readers' appetites for additional books in the Beginner Book series--and help nourish a lifelong love of reading!
This collection of six Beginner Books bound together in one sturdy hardcover is the perfect gift at a fantastic price! The Big Aqua Book of Beginner Books includes the complete text and illustrations for:
- Dr. Seuss's The Cat in the Hat Comes Back
- Dr. Seuss's There's a Wocket in My Pocket!
- Dr. Seuss's Oh Say Can You Say?
- Dr. Seuss's Please Try to Remember the First of Octember! (illustrated by Art Cummings)
- Robert Lopshire's New Tricks I Can Do!
- Al Perkins's Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb (illustrated by Eric Gurney)
Ideal for starting a child's library, this collection will whet young readers' appetites for additional books in the Beginner Book series--and help nourish a lifelong love of reading!
256 pages, Hardcover
Published September 5, 2017
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974 books18.3k followersAlso wrote as Theodore Seuss Geisel, see https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
Theodor Seuss Geisel was born 2 March 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts. He graduated Dartmouth College in 1925, and proceeded on to Oxford University with the intent of acquiring a doctorate in literature. At Oxford he met Helen Palmer, who he wed in 1927. He returned from Europe in 1927, and began working for a magazine called Judge, the leading humor magazine in America at the time, submitting both cartoons and humorous articles for them. Additionally, he was submitting cartoons to Life, Vanity Fair and Liberty. In some of his works, he'd made reference to an insecticide called Flit. These references gained notice, and led to a contract to draw comic ads for Flit. This association lasted 17 years, gained him national exposure, and coined the catchphrase "Quick, Henry, the Flit!"
In 1936 on the way to a vacation in Europe, listening to the rhythm of the ship's engines, he came up with And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, which was then promptly rejected by the first 43 publishers he showed it to. Eventually in 1937 a friend published the book for him, and it went on to at least moderate success.
During World War II, Geisel joined the army and was sent to Hollywood. Captain Geisel would write for Frank Capra's Signal Corps Unit (for which he won the Legion of Merit) and do documentaries (he won Oscar's for Hitler Lives and Design for Death). He also created a cartoon called Gerald McBoing-Boing which also won him an Oscar.
In May of 1954, Life published a report concerning illiteracy among school children. The report said, among other things, that children were having trouble to read because their books were boring. This inspired Geisel's publisher, and prompted him to send Geisel a list of 400 words he felt were important, asked him to cut the list to 250 words (the publishers idea of how many words at one time a first grader could absorb), and write a book. Nine months later, Geisel, using 220 of the words given to him published The Cat in the Hat , which went on to instant success.
In 1960 Bennett Cerf bet Geisel $50 that he couldn't write an entire book using only fifty words. The result was Green Eggs and Ham . Cerf never paid the $50 from the bet.
Helen Palmer Geisel died in 1967. Theodor Geisel married Audrey Stone Diamond in 1968. Theodor Seuss Geisel died 24 September 1991.
Also worked under the pen name: Theo Le Sieg
Theodor Seuss Geisel was born 2 March 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts. He graduated Dartmouth College in 1925, and proceeded on to Oxford University with the intent of acquiring a doctorate in literature. At Oxford he met Helen Palmer, who he wed in 1927. He returned from Europe in 1927, and began working for a magazine called Judge, the leading humor magazine in America at the time, submitting both cartoons and humorous articles for them. Additionally, he was submitting cartoons to Life, Vanity Fair and Liberty. In some of his works, he'd made reference to an insecticide called Flit. These references gained notice, and led to a contract to draw comic ads for Flit. This association lasted 17 years, gained him national exposure, and coined the catchphrase "Quick, Henry, the Flit!"
In 1936 on the way to a vacation in Europe, listening to the rhythm of the ship's engines, he came up with And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, which was then promptly rejected by the first 43 publishers he showed it to. Eventually in 1937 a friend published the book for him, and it went on to at least moderate success.
During World War II, Geisel joined the army and was sent to Hollywood. Captain Geisel would write for Frank Capra's Signal Corps Unit (for which he won the Legion of Merit) and do documentaries (he won Oscar's for Hitler Lives and Design for Death). He also created a cartoon called Gerald McBoing-Boing which also won him an Oscar.
In May of 1954, Life published a report concerning illiteracy among school children. The report said, among other things, that children were having trouble to read because their books were boring. This inspired Geisel's publisher, and prompted him to send Geisel a list of 400 words he felt were important, asked him to cut the list to 250 words (the publishers idea of how many words at one time a first grader could absorb), and write a book. Nine months later, Geisel, using 220 of the words given to him published The Cat in the Hat , which went on to instant success.
In 1960 Bennett Cerf bet Geisel $50 that he couldn't write an entire book using only fifty words. The result was Green Eggs and Ham . Cerf never paid the $50 from the bet.
Helen Palmer Geisel died in 1967. Theodor Geisel married Audrey Stone Diamond in 1968. Theodor Seuss Geisel died 24 September 1991.
Also worked under the pen name: Theo Le Sieg
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January 21, 2021
(4☆ Would recommend)
Dr. Seuss books are great for learning, since they have such colorful pages, engaging pictures, and rhyme. Kids love them. Having so many Dr. Seuss books in 1 book makes it such a good bedtime book.
Dr. Seuss books are great for learning, since they have such colorful pages, engaging pictures, and rhyme. Kids love them. Having so many Dr. Seuss books in 1 book makes it such a good bedtime book.
May 13, 2023
A compilation of 6 children’s books originally copyrighted between 1958 and 1996. The Cat in the Hat Comes Back was my favorite. I didn’t remember Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb but it’s got a very fun rhythm.
November 1, 2018
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June 4, 2020Read through aloud to Samuel.
To be honest, I really only like "Oh Say Can You Say?" from it. Wasn't overly enthused with the other stories.
To be honest, I really only like "Oh Say Can You Say?" from it. Wasn't overly enthused with the other stories.
September 3, 2022
Full of classic beginner books (mostly Dr. Seuss), this collection is full of tongue twisters. I liked it more than the toddler did, but the toddler still enjoyed it a bit.
February 5, 2018
I loved there’s a wocket in my pocket and hands hands fingers thumb. The others were good too. A fun read.
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