The Lorax (Classic Seuss) (original 1971; edition 1971)

by Dr. Seuss (Author)

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At the far end of town where the Grickle-grass grows is the street of the Lifted Lorax. What was the Lorax? Why was it lifted and taken somewhere? Only the old Once-ler knows the truth.

Back in the day when grass was still green and the song of the Swomee-Swans rang out in space, the Brown Bar-ba-loots played in the shade of the Truffula Trees and ate Truffula Fruits. But when Once-ler discovered the trees, he built a small shop, chopped down a Truffula Tree, and knitted a Thneed from the soft Truffula Tree tuft.

And the Lorax appeared to speak for the trees.

But Once-ler, determined to make his Thneed business bigger and bigger and bigger, paid no attention to the Lorax and his dire warnings until the day they chopped down the last Truffula Tree.

Before he vanishes, the Lorax leaves a small pile of rocks and the message “UNLESS” . . . .

What could that mean?

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Written in Dr. Seuss’s delightful, inimitable, nonsense-word style . . . and making absolutely perfect sense . . . the story of the Lorax speaks to the young reader [and to everyone else], calling for conservation of Earth’s invaluable, limited resources.

This picture book, with its prophetic, heart-rending message of environmental disaster . . . UNLESS . . . offers readers young and old one of the most relatable, unforgettable calls for ecological awareness and concern ever written. Consider the words of the Lorax, who speaks for the trees.

Perhaps, if readers heed the call, the Lorax will return one day, and together we can all speak for the trees.

Highly recommended. (

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jfe16 | Aug 11, 2022 |

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Fantasy

BooksInMirror | Feb 19, 2024 |

Reading level: grades 2-4
Awards: Caldecott Honors

tagravel | Dec 9, 2023 |

Independent Reading Level: Grades 2-4 Awards/Honors: None

malquistamber | Dec 7, 2023 |

Independent Reading Level: Grade 2-4

Yamilet2023 | Dec 4, 2023 |

Independent Reading Level: 1st Grade
Awards/Honors: None (

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Taylorsapp | May 4, 2023 |

Independent Reading Level: 2nd-4th Grade
Pulitzer Prize Winner 1984

Erin.Phillips | May 3, 2023 |

Independent Reading Level: Grades K-4
Awards: None

KayleeWhitley | May 2, 2023 |

Heather and I saw a commercial for The Lorax movie that is coming out. It seemed like a love story between a cartoon boy and cartoon girl. I commented that that was nothing about what the actual book was about. Heather inquired as to what the book was about so I told her we could read it. After Heather incredulously asked if we had it, duh, we decided to read it as a bedtime story.
Now, about the book. 1. It's freaking Dr. Suess, how could you go wrong. 2. It has a great message behind it. 3. It's Dr. freaking Suess, what don't you get about that, we loved him as a kid, we still love his books now. That's it. (

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MrMet | Apr 28, 2023 |

In the book the lorax it tells a story about how to take care of the planet. Without trees it would be extremely hard for wildlife and people to live. I demonstrates that due to people's actions and greed can lead to consequences. We must take care of the planet and the world that is given to us. (

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OliviaW33 | Mar 16, 2023 |

Way longer than I remember and not as fun to keep up with without pictures. Though this is still a good lesson about caring for the earth.

Erindignam03 | Dec 13, 2022 |

Awards: California Young Readers Medal Nominee for Primary (1976)
Age:3-7 years old

Jamie202020 | Dec 6, 2022 |

Read on Earth day to start some grand conversations about pollution and our environment (

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HJM523 | Oct 6, 2022 |

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jfe16 | Aug 11, 2022 |

Kind of preachy. I know. That's the point. Not my favorite Seuss. (

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Luziadovalongo | Jul 14, 2022 |

Celebrate Earth Day with Dr. Seuss and the Lorax in this classic book about sustainability and protecting the environment!

BLTSbraille | Apr 26, 2022 |

I appreciated the message this book sends. Liked the illustrations. But the words and character names not so much. Oh well.

Bookish59 | Feb 17, 2022 |

This book is a classic Dr. Seuss book that, much like his other books, have a deeper meaning. This book is about the Lorax, who speaks for the trees. He runs into a problem when the trees are being cut down, and he does what he can to stop them. I love this book. This book was published in 1971 and still is completely relevant. I would have this book in any content classroom because no matter what you're studying, you need oxygen to breath and I believe trees are important. Like all Dr. Seuss books, the Lorax is colorfully and creatively illustrated. (

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Roxana_Guerra | Nov 5, 2021 |

Dr. Suess’ notable book The Lorax starts off by the Once-ler, past business owner of Thneed’s, telling his story to a young curious boy of how the town once filled with beautiful Truffula trees, turned to a town containing bad conditions over the years. The Once-ler goes into depth describing how the Once-ler decided to cut down the intriguing Truffula trees to make Thneeds. However, upon making these decisions, The Once-ler was encountered by a small orange guy named the Lorax, the one who “speaks for the trees”. Throughout the book, the Once-ler is seen ignoring the Lorax’s advice which results in consequences towards the environment such as pollution or affecting populations among the ecosystems. Written in an engaging style of poetry geared towards young readers, The Lorax is an amazing book that emphasizes the importance of conserving the environment. This book would be a great book to incorporate within science content lessons about the risks of pollution and could even be a way to incorporate an activity in which students create their own poem about the risks of pollution on ecosystems. (

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ingrisduran | Nov 1, 2021 |

The Lorax is a classic that brings back childhood memories. I love this book very much because it is becoming more relevant to this day. This book is about a man named the Onceler who comes into this beautiful place and starts cutting down the trees. The Lorax warned him of his actions from the day he cut down the first tree. After all the trees were cut down there was no more fresh air, trees, or anything. Child from the fresh-less future wants to ask the Onceler what happened and hopefully bring back the trees. This is a great book for a younger science classroom. (

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mjt041 | Oct 20, 2021 |

Another classic Dr. Seuss! This story revolves around the tale of the truffula trees and how the Lorax is trying to protect them. (

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jrhoover | Jul 10, 2021 |

The Lorax by Dr.Suess is a great book about the story of the Lorax and how hope and the promise of restoring an ecosystem came to pass after a forrest was ruined.
Great picture book for children with great hand drawn and water color art. (

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EverettDowdy | Apr 18, 2021 |

This is a poetry, fantasy, fiction book. Though it is set in a fantasy land it teaches children about the environment and greed. It uses repeating language. The visuals help the story move along. it gives a second way for readers to understand the message. As the mood changes in the book it changes in the images. It is a very educating book that should be used to teach children about trees and to not be greedy. (

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bellawalsh | Apr 18, 2021 |

This would be a great book for primary students. This book tells the story of a man named the Once-ler, who came to a forest of Truffula Trees and chopped them all down to create Thneeds. A creature named the Lorax, who speaks for the trees, attempts to get him to stop, but the Once-ler wont, and not a tree grows until the day a young boy, who cares an awful lot, plants one. This book is helpful because it contains powerful messages about why it is so important to take care of the natural environment around us, and to care and take action to preserve it. I would use this book to teach about simple ways students can help preserve our natural world, such as planting a tree, our class could grow small plants or even plant a tree in the school, to bring the ideas in this book to life.

ledambrockman | Mar 15, 2021 |

PERFECTION. (

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rjcrunden | Feb 2, 2021 |

fantasy- animal and toy fantasy

The Once-ler is a reckless Thneed entrepreneur whose ambition leads to the destruction of the immediate environment. The Lorax represents the interests of all the creatures whose lives are affected negatively by the environmental destruction. He tries to convince the Once-ler to stop, but to no avail. The environment is completely ruined before the Once-ler realizes the harm he caused. The story is also a hopeful account ending with the possibility of environmental restoration when the Once-ler accepts responsibility.

I chose those this book as a fantasy because there really is no thing as a real Lorax. But this book shows how important it is to be kind to the environment. That is something important to teach to students so they can be kind to the Earth as well. (

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KelcieBailey | Nov 15, 2020 |

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