"It''s a pretty good zoo," said young Gerald McGrew, "and the
fellow who runs it seems proud of it, too." But if Gerald ran the
zoo, the New Zoo, McGrew Zoo, he''d see to making a change or two:
"So I''d open each cage. I''d unlock every pen, let the animals go,
and start over again." And that''s just what Gerald imagines, as he
travels the world in this playfully illustrated Dr. Seuss classic
first published back in 1950, collecting all sorts of beasts
"that you don''t see every day." From the
內容簡介:
"Young Gerald McGrew thinks of all sorts of unusual animals
he''d have in a zoo. Dr. Seuss at his best."--Horn Book.
關於作者:
Dr. Seuss was born Theodor Geisel in Springfield,
Massachusetts on March 2, 1904. After attending Dartmouth College
and Oxford University, he began a career in advertising. His
advertising cartoons, featuring Quick, Henry, the Flit!, appeared
in several leading American magazines. Dr. Seuss''s first children''s
book, And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street, hit the market
in 1937, and the world of children''s literature was changed
forever! In 1957, Seuss''s The Cat in the Hat became the prototype
for one of Random House''s best- selling series, Beginner Books.
This popular series combined engaging stories with outrageous
illustrations and playful sounds to teach basic reading skills.
Brilliant, playful, and always respectful of children, Dr. Seuss
charmed his way into the consciousness of four generations of
youngsters and parents. In the process, he helped kids learn to
read.
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1984 and three Academy Awards,
Seuss was the author and illustrator of 44 children''s books, some
of which have been made into audiocassettes, animated television
specials, and videos for children of all ages. Even after his death
in 1991, Dr. Seuss continues to be the best-selling author of
children''s books in the world.