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The
Boy on Fairfield Street:
How
Ted Geisel Grew Up to Become Dr. Seuss
by
Kathleen Krull
How
did a young boy who loved reading, singing, animals, and drawing funny
pictures change from being a goof off to become a successful author
named Dr. Seuss? Or did he change at all? The Boy on Fairfield
Street will answer many of your questions about his childhood
and the things that contributed to his success. Were they all bright
and cheery? You might be surprised to see that going through the "dark"
times helped him to share his "light" with others!
Research
Links
for The
Boy on Fairfield Street
Dr.
Seuss's Birthday
Dr.
Seuss
The
Cat in the Hat
Seussville Games
Learn
about Dr. Seuss
Seuss-A-Thon
--First Grade Activities
Celebrate
Dr. Seuss
Cut
Loose with Dr. Seuss
Dr. Seuss
Activity Pages
Horton
Hatches the Egg
Dr Seuss
- Cat in the Hat
Dr. Seuss
Book Activities
Dr. Seuss Teacher
Resource File
Venn Diagram
With One Fish, Two Fish by Dr. Seuss
Dr. Seuss
WordSearch.pdf
Doorknob.pdf
Yill-iag-yak.pdf
Foot Theme
Lessons and activities
Dr. Seuss Lesson
Plan
Dr.
Seuss Images
Dr.
Seuss Activity Sheets
Literary
Connections:
Harvesting
Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez
by Kathleen Krull
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Fairmont Avenue, An Autobiography
by Tomie dePaola (Bio)
The Buffalo Nickel by Taylor
Morrison (Biography)
Dinosaurs
of Waterhouse Hawkins by Barbara Kerley
(Biography)
Leonardo DaVinci
by Diane Stanley (Biography)
Leonardo's Horse by Jean Fritz
(Biography)
Weslandia by
Paul Fleischman (Fantasy
about a boy who also was a dreamer)
Kids
Wings 5-Star Rating:
(Symbolizing high moral character in
literature)
"He
wrote and drew to please himself. He was happy when the results pleased
others, though he occasionally felt a little awkward about being known
only as a children's book writer." ...from The Boy
on Fairfield Street.
Popovers
My
uncle ordered popovers
from the restaurant's bill of fare.
And, when they were served,
he regarded them with a penetrating stare.
Then he spoke great Words of Wisdom
as he sat there on that chair:
"To eat these things," said my uncle,
"You must exercise great care.
You may swallow down what's solid,
BUT...you must spit out the air!"
And as you partake of the world's bill of fare,
that's darned good advice to follow.
Do a lot of spitting out the hot air.
And be careful what you swallow.
Theodor Seuss
Geisel (Dr. Seuss)
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A
special thanks to Laura's
Midi Heaven for the background music: Wigel
Wogel Polka a traditional German polka that Ted Geisel probably
enjoyed as a child.
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