There is probably no more well known or loved author than Dr. Seuss. We have read his books many times over and watched the TV show "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" too many times to recall. Have you seen it this holiday season? I watched it the other night and it was as funny as ever. But who is/was Dr. Seuss? Did he do anything special (besides writing great children's stories?)
Your assignment for today is a bit different than most blogs. I want you to write a two paragraph biography of Dr. Seuss! Use your research skills to find out about him and then tell us about him.
Please note that you will need to proofread. You might consider writing it in word first, then pasting it to your blog post. Remember it is two paragraphs. Oh and by the way, make sure that it is your own work!
Here is a video to get you ready to find out more about Dr. Seuss!
Extra credit to the first person who can tell me who sang the song "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch."!
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He was born on March 12, 1904. He real name is Theodor Suess Geisel. He lived in SpringField Massachusetts. He was a Veteran and he also had cancer.
He died in San Diego, California on September 24, 1991. When he died he was cremated, and his ashes were scattered. His wife committed suicide because of cancer, but they never had any children.
Dr. Seuss’s real name is Theodor Seuss Geisel. He was born in 1904 on Howard Street in Springfield, Massachusetts. His mom often chanted rhymes to him before he went to sleep.
His stories consisted of rhythmic pace, and are full of tongue-twisters. He was the originator of the word “nerd”. Most of his stories are classics and will be around for many years.
His real name was Theodor Suess Geisel. He was an author. He was co-producer on the movie the Grinch Stole Christmas.
Suess's mother used to sing to him at night, this is what Suess credited to his love of stories and ryhmes. Suess's family were German Immagrants. He had a sister, Marnie.
Theodor Seuss Geisel was a famous American cartoonist and writer. DR. Seuss wrote over 60 children’s books. His books are known for there rhyme and funny characters.
Many of DR. Seuss’s books had political views in them as well as being comical. DR. Seuss died in 1991. However his books will live on for years to come.
Theodor Seuss Geisel, known to the world as Dr. Seuss, was born in 1904 on Howard Street in Springfield, Massachusetts. His father, Theodor Robert, and grandfather were brewmasters in the city. His mother, Henrietta Seuss Geisel, often soothed her children to sleep by "chanting" rhymes remembered from her youth. Ted credited his mother with both his ability and desire to create the rhymes for which he became so well known for. His father wanted him to be a college professor. He went to Oxford University in England after graduation. After returning to the United States, Ted began to pursue a career as a cartoonist
The Cat in the Hat, developed as part of a unique joint venture between Houghton Mifflin and Random House. Houghton Mifflin asked him to write and illustrate a children's primer using only 225 "new-reader" vocabulary words. Because he was under contract to Random House, Random House obtained the trade publication rights, and Houghton Mifflin kept the school rights. With the release of The Cat in the Hat, Ted became the definitive children's book author and illustrator.
Theodor Seuss Geisel was born on March 2, 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts. He attended Dartmouth College and graduated in 1925. He attended Oxford to become a Doctor, but never earned a degree.
In 1957, Dr. Seuss, Geisel’s pen name, released The Cat and the Hat. He published over 60 children’s books. He died on September 24, 1991 at the age of 87.
Dr. Seuss’s real name was Theodor Seuss Geisel. He was born on March 2, 1904 and died September 24, 1991. He was an American writer and cartoonist. Dr. Seuss was known for his children’s books. He published over 60 children’s books.
He was raised in the Lutheran faith. He attended Central High school and entered Dartmouth College in fall. Dr. Seuss died following several years of illness. In 2002 Dr. Seuss national Memorial Sculpture Garden opened in his birthplace of Spring-field Massachusetts. He was a veteran.
Dr. Seuss's real name is Theodor Seuss Geisel. Seuss's mother used to sing to them at night, this is What Seuss credited to his love for stories and rhymes. Seuss's family were German immigrants. Many of Seuss's pictures reflected places in Springfeild where Suess grew up.
Seuss left Sprinfeild as a teenager to go to Dartmouth College. Seuss them became an Editor-in -chief to a humor magazine. Seuss's first book was rejected 27 times. Seuss had two wives both of them influenced his books.
Dr. Seuss real name is Theodor Seuss Geisel. He was born in 1904 on Howard Street in Springfield, Massachusetts. He was an American writer and cartoonist most widely known for his children's books.
My favorite Dr. Seuss book was Cat in the Hat. It a sculptures of Dr. Seuss and the Cat in the Hat in Massachusetts. He died on September 24, 1991.
Dr. Seuss real name was Theodor Seuss Geisel. He was born on March 2, 1904, in Springfield, Massachusetts. Dr. Seuss was not a real doctor. They also called him “Ted.”
Theodor graduated from Dartmouth College in 1925. One of his books was published in 1937 by a friend, after being rejected by the first 43 publishers he showed. He was married 2 times, he got remarried the second time in 1968 after his first wife died in 1967. Dr. Seuss died September 24, 1991.
Dr. Theodor Seuss Geisel or Dr. Seuss for short was born in Springfield, Massachusetts on March 2, 1904. He attended Lincoln College, Oxford to earn a Doctor Degree in Philosophy. There he found his future wife, Helen Palmer, then they both moved back to the U.S. and Dr. Seuss never got his degree.
In 1943 he joined the army and was the commander of the Animation Dept. for the First Motion Picture Unity of the United States Army Air force. After the war him and his wife moved to California where he made more children books, including How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Over all in his life span Dr. Seuss wrote about 60 children books.
Theodor Seuss Geisel was born in 1904 on Howard Street in Springfield, Massachusetts. He was better known to the world as the beloved Dr. Seuss. His mother, Henrietta Seuss Geisel, often soothed her children to sleep by "chanting" rhymes remembered from her youth. Ted credited his mother with his ability and desire to create the rhymes for which he became so well known. His books had been translated into more than 15 languages.
Thurl Ravenscroft was the vocalist of the song; “You’re a mean one Mr. Grinch”. He was an American voice actor and singer with a deep, booming voice. His voice is also heard in many Disneyland attractions. He is sometimes mistaken for Paul Frees who provides the opening narration for The Haunted Mansion. He passed away in his home on May 22, 2005 from prostate cancer at the age of 91.
Theodor Seuss Geisel better known as Dr. Seuss was born March 2 1904. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1925 and proceeded on to Oxford University. At the university he met Helen Palmer that he married in 1927. He returned from England in 1927 and began working for a magazine called Judge.
In 1936 on his way to a vacation in Europe, listening to rhymes of the ships engines, he came up with “And to think I saw it all on Mulberry street). During WWII Theodor joined the army and was sent to Hollywood. In 1960 Bennett Cerf bet Theodor $50 that he couldn’t write a entire book using only 50 words. The result was the book “Green Eggs and Ham”.
Thurl Ravenscroft provided vocals to "You're a Mean One Mr. Grinch".
Dr. Seuss was a pin name. The real “Dr. Seuss” was really a man named Theodor Seuss Geisel. He was born is 1904 and he died in 1991.
He wrote many books that were related to children. He used rhymes and many “words” that weren’t really words to make he books what they were. Seuss was also a political cartoonist.
Theodor Seuss Geisel was born on March 2, 1904, in Springfield, Massachusetts to Henrietta Seuss and Theodor Robert Geisel. This is the man every one called Dr. Seuss. Suess was caught drinking gin with nine friends in his room, violating national Prohibition laws of the time.During WWII, Dr. Seuss was The Commander of the Animation Dept of the First Motion Picture Unit of the United States Army Air Forces.
Like you should know by now, Dr. Seuss authored a bunch of children stories during his life, including, The Lorax (1971), about environmentalism and anti-consumerism; The Sneetches (1961), about racial equality; The Butter Battle Book (1984), about the arms race; Yertle the Turtle (1958), about anti-fascism and anti-authoritarianism; How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1957), about anti-materialism; and Horton Hears a Who! (1954), about anti-isolationism and internationalism.[9][15] Shortly before the end of the 1972–1974 Watergate scandal, in which United States president Richard Nixon resigned, Geisel converted one of his famous children's books into a polemic. "Richard M. Nixon, Will You Please Go Now!" was published in major newspapers through the column of his friend Art Buchwald.
(from Wikipedia, the books list, with some basic info like: Birth date, home town, ect.)
Dr. Suess was a phenominal artist. His works mostly consist of childrens' books. He was most admired for How The Grinch Stole Christmas, and Green Eggs And Ham.
He was born on March 2, 1904,in Massachusetts. He was very patriotic and served in WW2. despite this, he kept his idealistic view of the world, with the books as a way to express his political views. Though he went through a time period of being affected by what he had seen in war and becoming racist towards Japanese-Americans, he later apologized and dedicated a book to a Japanese friend.
Ted Geisel (Dr. Seuss) was born in Springfield, Massachusetts on March 2, 1904. His Father Theodore Robert and his grandfathers were very successful brew masters. The Geisel’s were German immigrants. Ted and Marnie, his sister, overcame being targets because of the way they spoke. They were part of the pro-America campaign for World War II.
Dr. Seuss had strict parents that were very loving and he experienced a happy childhood. Henrietta Seuss Geisel, his mother, worked in her dad’s bakery before she got married. She would chant t he names on pie that were specials on certain days. When Ted could not sleep she would chant them to him. He gives her the credit for the way he wrote.
Dr. Seuss maiden name is Theodor Seuss Geisel. His mother influenced him to create his own rhymes. When he went to college he became editor-in-chief of a magazine.
Seuss’s father wanted his son to grow up to be a college professor. Meeting his wife Helen in Europe; who was also a children’s author. He went back to the U.S. and became a cartoonist.
Theodor Seuss Geisel was born March 2, 1904 in Springfield, MA. Seuss graduated from Dartmouth College in 1925 and later moved on to Oxford University in hopes of obtaining a literature doctorate. Seuss became married to Helen Palmer in 1927, later returning from Europe, he went on to work for a humorous magazine called judge.
Seuss was asked to write a book using 250 words that he thought were important and use them to write a book, world widely known as The Cat in the Hat. Seuss’s great book Green Eggs and Ham, oddly enough, was written to win a bet made by Benet Serf who made the statement that Geisel could not write a book using only 50 words. The bet was 50 bucks, but was never paid. Seuss died September 24th, 1991.
He real name is Theodor Seuss Geisel. He was born on March 12, 1904. DR. Seuss wrote over 60 children’s books.
He lived in SpringField Massachusetts. He was co-producer on the Cartoon show the Grinch Stole Christmas.He died in San Diego, California on September 24, 1991.
Theodor Seuss Geisel was an American writer and cartoonist most widely known for his children’s books. His pen name that he wrote his books under was Dr. Seuss. Dr. Seuss published over 60 children’s books. Some of his first best known books are Green Eggs and Ham, The Cat in the Hat, and One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish. He also created eleven television shows based on his books.
Dr. Seuss was also known for his character drawings of the book called The Lorax. He also drew the faces for the Cat in the Hat and The Grinch that Stole Christmas. Dr. Seuss’s images often convey motion vividly. He was also very fond of drawing cartoon hands with interlock fingers which looked like they were twiddling their thumbs.
Theodore Seuss Geisel was born on March 2, 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts. He grew up under a Lutheran faith and stayed committed till the day he died on September 24, 1991. He first attended Dartmouth and later Lincoln Collage where he met his future wife Helen Palmer. They married in 1927. He returned to the United States without a degree. By submitting political cartoons and other writings to numerous newspapers he supported his family during the Great Depression.
Dr. Seuss was and always will be a great American author and poet. My personal favorite book by Dr. Seuss is the Lorax. He is still one of my favorite authors.
Dr. Seuss, though his real name was Theodor Seuss Geisel, was born in Springfield Massachusetts in 1904. He attended Dartmouth College and became editor in chief of Jack-O-Lantern magazine. Seuss set out to become a professor and a young lady, later his wife, Helen Palmer, noticed his drawings and told him to be an artist instead. Later, Seuss made several animated training videos for the army.
Ted’s first book, And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, took 28 tries to get published. Once it was published, however, it was greatly enjoyed by people of all ages. Seuss has published over 60 books, most of which are characterized by rhyming and creative characters. Unfortunately, Ted died in San Diego, California on September 24, 1991.
Dr. Seuss’ real name was Theodor Seuss Geisel. He was born on March 2, 1904, in Massachusetts. He died on September 24, 1991. Dr. Seuss is still known all over the world today. When he died, over 200 million copies of his books were translated into 15 different languages. Seuss received very many honors and awards for his books. Now there is a place called The Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden made in his honor that is located in his hometown.
Dr. Seuss is probably many people’s favorite children’s books writer. I know that he is definitely one of mine. One of my favorite books when I was little was “The Cat in the Hat”.
I really like the movies that were made from his books too.
Theodor Seuss Geisel most commonly known as Dr. Seuss, was born on March 2, 1904 on Howard Street in Springfield, Massachusetts. The work of Dr. Seuss was inspired by his hometown in Massachusetts. Dr. Seuss was also known as Ted, his mother would read him stories at night which influence him to want to write his own material.
Ted's first children's book, was To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street, it was one of his top sellers. Mr. Seuss left Springfield as a teenager to attend Dartmouth College, where he became editor-in-chief of the Jack-O-Lantern, Dartmouth's humor magazine. I think Dr. Seuss changed the world of literature with his great works, he inspired the youth of today’s generation.
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