Dr.Seuss

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Dr.Seuss by Emma Santalesa Dr. Seuss was a man who influenced America. He wrote many books. He wrote books that are fun and easy to read. His books make kids want to read. His books are popular still today because kids enjoy reading his books. Dr. Seuss was born on March 2, 1904, in Springfield, Massachusetts. His name was Theodor Seuss Geisel, Seuss was his mom’s maiden name and his middle name. Dr. Seuss was his pen name. He had two sisters, one died and Marnie did not die. Dr. Seuss was German and he liked to speak German at home. Dr. Seuss had one day of art class in high school. He worked on the school paper and he made up jokes and he drew cartoons. He graduated high school and went to Dartmouth College. At Dartmouth he was editor of the Jack-O-Lantern, the schools humor magazine. He graduated in 1925 from Dartmouth College. After Dartmouth College Ted went to Oxford University in England, he met Helen Palmer there. Ted and Helen married in November of 1927. After Ted married Helen he got a job writing Flit Bug Spray cartoons, they made him famous because they were funny. During WWII he made educational movies for the army. He got Academy Awards for these movies. Dr. Seuss started to write books for kids after he was done in the army. He got his ideas from where he lived in his town. He liked to draw animals and cartoons, used his imagination when drawing these. He wrote and drew in the pink tower of his house. Dr. Seuss’s first book was //And to Think I Saw it on Mulberry Street//; it was a kid’s book. He wrote 44 children’s books while he was alive. His most popular books were //The Cat in the Hat, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Green Eggs and Ham, Horton Hears a Who, Hop on Pop, and the Lorax.// These books are still popular today. Dr. Seuss died at the age of 87 on September 24, 1991. He was a famous for helping kids to learn how to read. He wanted to give kids funny books to make them read better. He does this today through books that are still read to kids throughout the world.