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Surely among the most loveable of all Dr. Seuss's creations, Horton the Elephant represents kindness, trustworthiness and perseverance--all wrapped up, thank goodness, in a comical and even absurd package. Horton hears a cry for help from a speck of dust, and spends much of the book trying to protect the infinitesimal creatures who live on it from the derision and trickery of other animals, who think their elephant friend has gone quite nutty. But worse is in store: an eagle carries away the clover in which Horton has placed the life-bearing speck, and "let that small clover drop somewhere inside / of a great patch of clovers a hundred miles wide!"
Horton wins in the end, after persuading the "Who's" to make as much noise as possible and prove their existence. This classic is not only fun, but a great way to introduce thoughtful children to essentially philosophical questions. How, after all, are we so sure there aren't invisible civilisations floating by on every mote? (Ages 4 to 8) --Richard Farr --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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“Dr Seuss ingites a child’s imagination with his mischevious characters and zany verses.”
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On the fifteenth of May, in the Jungle of Nool, In the heat of the day, in the cool of the pool, He was splashing ... enjoying the jungle's great joys . . When Horton the elephant heard a small noise. Read the first page
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
My five year old granddaugter loved this book. We have an arrangement whereby I buy Dr. Seuss books and she reads them to me. Then when she has finished them she takes them home. We had to spend the whole train journey back to her mother reading this because she had loved "Horton Hatches the Egg" so much, found that this seemed as good and wanted to take both books home. We finished it as the train pulled into the station! The humour is as gentle and zany as I expect from Theodore Geisel. The lesson the book teaches is valuable and its delivery delightful. The story is so gripping that I too wanted to get to the end. I strongly recommend this for young readers - and of course for their grandparents. One word of warning: the book is labelled "for the slightly more able". It is for readers who are fluent but young, not beginning beginners.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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I am italian and I bought this book for my 3 years old son, I also have it in italian but sometimes I like read it in original language... The story is very very funny and it teachs you the some of real value of life. I like so much Dr. Seuss and I think this is one of the best history. For children and adults.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Researchers constantly find that reading to children is valuable in a variety of ways, not least of which are instilling a love of reading and improved reading skills. With better parent-child bonding from reading, your child will also be more emotionally secure and able to relate better to others. Intellectual performance will expand as well. Spending time together watching television fails as a substitute.
To help other parents apply this advice, as a parent of four I consulted an expert, our youngest child, and asked her to share with me her favorite books that were read to her as a young child. Horton Hears a Who! was one of her picks.
On the surface, this is a story about an elephant going the extra mile to respect those who are as different from him as they can possibly be.
"He was splashing . . . enjoying the jungle's great joys . . .
When Horton the elephant heard a small noise."
He notices a speck of dust, passing in the air. With his large ears, he can hear something coming from that dust. Quickly, he imagines that there is some sort of a creature of very small size on the dust.
No one else believes him, and he is taunted and tortured by the other animals . . . who cannot hear the small noise. They think Horton has gone mad! After tribulations that would daunt any decent, dedicated elephant, he must find a way to convince the other animals before they overwhelm him and destroy the dust (and the Whos along with it!).
He tells the tiny Whos to make as much noise as possible. But still the other animals cannot hear them. Finally, the mayor of the Whos finds a shirker who is playing with his yo-yo rather than making noise. As soon as the small Who makes his sound, all the animals can hear. Then the Whos are safe.
The metaphor here is that the strong must protect the weak, but the weak must also be as outspoken as possible if the strong are going to be able to help them. That can make for a wonderful discussion about bullies and pushy children in school.
Beyond that, I have always seen this book as Dr. Seuss's apology for his sometimes anti-Japanese cartoons (including an anti-Japanese-American version) during the early days of World War II when he was a political cartoonist (see Dr. Seuss Goes to War). Why do I think that? The book is dedicated as follows: "For My Great Friend, Mitsugi Nakamura of Kyoto, Japan". I read that as being dedicated to all those of Japanese ancestry as well. In this eloquent plea for common decency, Dr. Seuss rises to be a great man.
Discuss with your child when and where these concepts might come into play. Younger siblings and cousins can provide a good starting point. Then you can go on to talk about the role of parents in helping their children. You'll have a wonderful chat, the first of many.
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reading & autism
I purchased the book for my 9 year old grandson who is autistic.
He loves all the works of Dr Seuss. Read more
He loves all the works of Dr Seuss. Read more
Published 16 months ago by countrygirl
Horton hears a Who
My 5year old grandson and I loved reading this together,
and it has inspired him to look for more Dr.Seuss books. Read more
and it has inspired him to look for more Dr.Seuss books. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Mrs. Jeanne M. Bodnar
Horton
Enjoyed watching the film so I decided to buy the book for my daughter, have read it a few times for her since.
Published 18 months ago by Paul
Collectors beware!
The storey is great but the copyright of this particular book reads:
"Copyright 1954 by Dr Seuss. Read more
"Copyright 1954 by Dr Seuss. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Fossrad
Wonderful Horton
All children should have the oportunity to read about Horton. He is brave and has a great and tender soul. Read more
Published on 4 Nov 2007 by Marta
A Seuss classic
One of Seuss's best ever, filled with the usual classic nonsense names, rhyme and illustrations. The moral theme for this one,' a person is a person, no matter how small. Read more
Published on 3 Mar 2007 by Nicola A. Mcclymont
The Powerful Hear and Respect the Vocally Downtrodden!
Researchers constantly find that reading to children is valuable in a variety of ways, not least of which are instilling a love of reading and improved reading skills. Read more
Published on 19 May 2004 by Donald Mitchell
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