2. Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!

3. Theodor Geisel IS Dr. Seuss

4. Dr. Seuss is an author who wrote a lot of books kids love

5. Seuss Facts Born March 2, 1904, Springfield Massachusetts Full Name: Theodor Seuss Geisel Occupation: Writer, Cartoonist, Advertising Department of Standard Oil Died September 24, 1991 Wrote 44 books Father was a zoo keeper Biography of Dr. Seuss—The boy on Fairfield Street : how Ted Geisel grew up to become Dr. Seuss by Kathleen Krull

6. And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street (1937-his first book) Green Eggs and Ham The Foot Book Fox in Socks How the Grinch Stole Christmas And many more…

7. AND TO THINK THAT I SAW IT ON MULBERRY STREET was his first published children’s book. It was written in 1937. The book was rejected 28 times before it was published.

8. In 1960, Bennett Cerf (President of Random House Publishing Co.) bet Dr. Seuss $50 that he could not write an entire book using only fifty words. The result was Green Eggs and Ham. Cerf never paid the $50 bet that he lost.

9. The Lorax The Lorax was challenged in the Laytonville, California, school district because it "criminalizes the forestry industry." The Lorax illustrates the results of clear- cutting forests.

10. Did you know that? The Cat in the Hat has only 223 words? Dr. Seuss won 2 Emmy awards, 1 Peabody Award, and 3 Academy Awards There is no E at the end of Theodor in his name He served in the Signal Corps in WWII— making cartoon training movies for soldiers His books have been translated into over 20 languages, and into Braille

11. Did you know that? Dr. Seuss also wrote books under the name Theodore Leseig (Lesieg = Geisel backwards)

12. Did you know that? NERD ?Dr. Seuss probably invented the word NERD ? The first recorded use of the word is in the book If I Ran the Zoo And then, just to show them, I'll sail to Ka-Troo And Bring Back an IT-KUTCH a PREEP and a PROO a NERKLE a NERD and a SEERSUCKER, too! From If I Ran The Zoo, © 1950, Dr. Seuss

13. Dr. Seuss LOVED Rhyming Hop on Pop The Cat in the Hat Horton Hatches the Egg If I Ran the Zoo The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins The Butter Battle Book The Lorax One Fish, Two Fish

14. Oh, the Places You’ll Go! was written in 1990 for adult audiences. This best seller was also the last book Dr. Seuss would ever write.

15. Dr. Seuss died in 1991 and his hometown of Springfield, Massachusetts built a sculpture garden to honor him.

16. Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden, Springfield, MA The Lorax Dr. Seuss and the Cat in the Hat Max and the Grinch

17. Dr. Seuss Quiz 1. What is the real name of Dr. Seuss? 2. What was the first published Dr. Seuss book and what year was it written? 3. Which book was written on a $50 bet? 4. For whom was Oh, the Places You’ll Go! written? 5. What is the title of the last Dr. Seuss book ever written? 6. Did I Saw It on Mulberry Street get published right away?

18. Thank you Dr. Seuss!