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The Foot Book
- By Dr. Seuss
- Genre: For Beginning Readers
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Dr. Seuss on a walk through land of opposites.
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that the peppy rhymes trip off the tongue, and the art is a full-dress rehearsal of Seuss creatures to come. Once they're familiar with the words, kids join right in.
What's the story?
Dr. Seuss takes feet on an extended walk through the land of opposites: "Wet foot / Dry foot / Low foot / High foot." Sprouting from a variety of Seussian animals are "Slow feet / Quick feet / Trick feet / Sick feet."
Is it any good?
Teaching through disarmament is a specialty of Seuss's: First, he disarms his readers with utterly engaging artwork and deep colors, then he slips the lesson across with a dose of humor and a nose for mischief. The words are simple, but they carry an important idea: opposites.
Feet, of course, are a natural for the task, and Seuss exploits them fully and humorously, by color and size and side, by position and type. Feet in action: "Up in the air feet / Over the chair feet." At all hours: "Feet in the morning / Feet at night / Left foot / Left foot / Left foot / Right." Since the foot is also one of those body parts that get taken for granted, kids also tend to take a good, long look at them for the first time.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about feet. Where do want your feet to take you?
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ok so dr.seuss is a good rhymer but he has kids goin around saying thing do make sense ok what the heck is a WHACKET!! and a zink in the sink umm helllo kids dont beed to be saying things like that people are gonna look at them like there high "theres a what in your sink??" is what people are gong to be saying DONT EVEN!!
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| Author: | Dr. Seuss |
| Illustrator: | Dr. Seuss |
| Book type: | Fiction |
| Genre: | For Beginning Readers |
| Publisher: | Random House |
| Publication date: | October 12, 1968 |
| Number of pages: | 28 |
| Hardcover price: | $4.99 |
| Publisher's recommended age(s): | 2 - 4 |
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