This hilarious book will have children tying their tongues in
knots as they try to read aloud the most terrible tongue twisters
ever written. They’ll have so much fun they won’t even realise that
they’re learning to read at the same time!With his unique
combination of hilarious stories, zany pictures and riotous rhymes,
Dr Suess has been delighting young children and helping them learn
to read for over fifty years. Creator of the wonderfully anarchic
Cat in the Hat, and ranked among the UK’s top ten favourite
children’s authors, Dr. Seuss is a global best-seller, with nearly
half a billion books sold worldwide.As part of a major rebrand
programme, HarperCollins is relaunching Dr Seuss’s best-selling
books. In response to consumer demand, bright new cover designs
incorporate much-needed guidance on reading levels. The standard
paperbacks divide into three reading strands – Blue Back Books for
parents to share with young children, Green Back Books for budding
readers to tackle on their own, and Yellow Back Books for older,
more fluent readers to enjoy. This is a Green Back book.
關於作者:
Theodor Seuss Geisel - better known to
millions of his fans as Dr. Seuss is quite simply
the most beloved children’s book author in the world.
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 millions of kids learn to read.
Dr. Seuss was born Theodor Geisel in Springfield, Massachusetts,
on March 2, 1904. After graduating from Dartmouth College in 1925,
he went to Oxford University, intending to acquire a doctorate in
literature.
Geisel published his first children''s book, And to Think That I
Saw It on Mulberry Street, in 1937, after 27 publishers rejected
it.
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1984, an Academy Award, three
Emmy Awards, three Grammy Awards, and three Caldecott Honors,
Geisel wrote and illustrated 44 books. While Theodor Geisel died on
September 24, 1991, Dr. Seuss lives on, inspiring generations of
children of all ages to explore the joys of reading.