Oh, the Places You'll Go! (Dr.Seuss Classic Collection) - Softcover

Dr. Seuss

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0001712667 ISBN 13: 9780001712669

Publisher: Picture Lions, 1997

Synopsis

A slipcased set of classics: one to read, and one to write (and draw) in—with a little help from Dr. Seuss!
 
Oh, what a great gift! This sturdy, slipcased set includes a jacketed hardcover copy of Dr. Seuss’s Oh, the Places You’ll Go! plus the hardcover activity book Oh, the Places I’ll Go! By ME, Myself. A perennial favorite, Oh, the Places You’ll Go! is Dr. Seuss’s wonderfully wise graduation speech about life’s ups and downs. An ideal send-off for children starting out in the world, it has a message that will resonate throughout their lives.
 
The activity book Oh, the Places I’ll Go! By ME, Myself has the easy-to-read and easy-to-fill-in style of Dr. Seuss’s classic My Book About Me By ME, Myself. Inspired by Oh, the Places You’ll Go!, it features simple writing activities, yes and no questions, unfinished images for kids to complete, mazes, and space for family and friends to share advice. A keepsake in the making, it is guaranteed to inspire elementary school–age children to think: Where do I want to go? How do I want to get there? Who do I want to bring with me?
 
All told, this is a collection the whole family will enjoy and cherish for generations.

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Review:

Inspirational yet honest, and always rhythmically rollicking, Oh, the Places You'll Go! is a perfect sendoff for children, 1 to 100, entering any new phase of their lives. Kindergartners, graduate students, newlyweds, newly employeds--all will glean shiny pearls of wisdom about the big, bountiful future. The incomparable Dr. Seuss rejoices in the potential everyone has to fulfill their wildest dreams: "You'll be on your way up! / You'll be seeing great sights! / You'll join the high fliers / who soar to high heights." At the same time, he won't delude the starry-eyed upstart about the pitfalls of life: "You can get all hung up / in a prickle-ly perch. / And your gang will fly on. / You'll be left in a Lurch."

But fear not! Dr. Seuss, with his inimitable illustrations and exhilarating rhymes, is convinced ("98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed") that success is imminent. As long as you remember "to be dexterous and deft. And NEVER mix up your right foot with your left," things should work out. (All ages) --Emilie Coulter

From the Inside Flap:

Illus. in full color. "Don't be fooled by the title of this seriocomic ode to success; it's not 'Climb Every Mountain, ' kid version. All journeys face perils, whether from indecision, from loneliness, or worst of all, from too much waiting. Seuss' familiar pajama-clad hero is up to the challenge, and his odyssey is captured vividly in busy two-page spreads evoking both the good times (grinning purple elephants, floating golden castles) and the bad (deep blue wells of confusion). Seuss' message is simple but never sappy: life may be a 'Great Balancing Act, ' but through it all 'There's fun to be done.'"--(starred) "Booklist.

About this edition

• Publisher: Picture Lions
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0001712667
• ISBN 13: 9780001712669
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 48