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Dr. Seuss à la Shmoop. Here you will learn all about the Lorax, Horton, and the Cat in the Hat. And of course, we'll chat about Dr. Seuss. Or should we say Dr. Shmeuss?

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Author / Seuss - Dr. Seuss

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English Language

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00:04
Dr. Shmeuss, a la Shmoop.
00:07
Was the Cat in the Hat really all that? [A cat has a red and white stripy hat put on it's head]
00:10
Just how short was the Lorax’s thorax?
00:13
Are green eggs and ham Part of Denny’s Grand Slam? [Plate of green eggs and ham]
00:17
And was the Who Horton heard On first or on third? [Elephant with Horton name badge]

00:21
Who cares, book-o-philes
00:23
About this doctor of silly [Dr. Seuss reading in a library]
00:25
Who seemingly wrote about
00:27
Things willy-nilly?
00:28
Yet if closer we look
00:30
At his stories and words
00:31
About Sneedles and Sneetches
00:33
And Zinn-a-zu birds [Magnifying glass showing things from the book]
00:35
We see that the subtexts
00:37
Contain lessons and morals
00:39
About communism, warfare
00:41
And political quarrels [Pictures of hammer and sickle, soldier and politicians]
00:43
Oh sure, the pictures are cute
00:45
And the words fun to say [Cat wearing a hat]
00:47
But there’s so so much more
00:48
At the end of the day
00:50
His stories can teach us about
00:51
Sharing and caring [Two girls playing together]
00:53
And lift up our spirits
00:55
When we’re prone to despairing
00:56
He asks us to look at the world with new eyes [Earth in space]
01:00
Using wockets in pockets
01:02
Or a Grinch in disguise.
01:04
So if you’re ready to let
01:05
These books under your skin, [Guys head opens and books are put in]
01:07
Enter. Take a seat.
01:09
The doctor…is in. [Guy sat in doctor's' office]
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