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Horton Hears a Who
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A whimsical tale with a stirring message.
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for Ages 4 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of Horton Hears a Who was written by Robyn Raymer
Parents need to know that kids will cheer for huge Horton, defender of the small. They'll identify with the spindly little beings of the dust speck, and rail against the sour kangaroo and his monkey henchmen.
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- Families can talk about Horton's compassion. Why does he feel the need to help small, vulnerable beings? What does this teach us about how to treat others in the real world?
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Book Summary
Horton adopts a petite planet full of perky little persons led by a tiny, gallant mayor. Believing Horton must be crazy to befriend a dust speck, a snooty, meddlesome kangaroo and her gang of monkey roughnecks decide to boil the elephant's microscopic pals in Beezle-Nut oil! Seuss takes readers on a whimsical tale with a stirring message.
Is It Any Good?
Inside hulking Horton dwells the soul of a gentle, steadfast caretaker, and Seuss uses the elephant's immensity to make a point about taking care of those more vulnerable than ourselves. In one two-page picture, Horton is so huge that there are only a few scraps of blue sky showing. In contrast, the dust speck on the pink clover is bitty indeed. (And if their planet is this tiny, how microscopic are the Whos?) Gigantic-eared Horton hears them all along -- perhaps his compassionate soul acts as a cosmic hearing aid.
Publisher’s Details
Publisher: Random House, Publication date: 01/01/1954
Number of pages: 64, Price: $14.95 (hardcover)
Read Aloud: 4+, Read Alone: 6+
Number of pages: 64, Price: $14.95 (hardcover)
Read Aloud: 4+, Read Alone: 6+
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Wonderful story with a great message, but can scare younger kids with Horton being tied up by the monkeys and them threatening to throw the clover into hot beezle nut oil.
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it was a great movie i liked it it was the best movie ever i want to watch it about a thousand times so i can crack up some more every time i see it.
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