Dr. Seuss
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“The more that you read, the more things you’ll know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” – Dr. Seuss.
In honor of Dr. Seuss’s birthday, today we will focus on some interesting facts on an icon of adolescence, Dr. Seuss.
From the BBC News:
- Dr. Seuss’s real name was Theodore Seuss Geisel – Seuss being his mother’s maiden name. In college he used Seuss as a pen name and later added the doctor as a joke.
- Between 1937 and 1991 he published more than 40 books, which have sold half a billion copies. The first, And to Think I Saw it on Mulberry Street, was rejected by 27 publishers.
- One of his most popular books, Green Eggs and Ham, was the result of a $50 bet that he could not write a book using only 50 words. A list of all 50 words can be seen on Wikipedia.
The National Education Association continues to honor the birthday of Dr. Seuss with Read Across America Day, which is observed every year on March 2nd. The program seeks to have every child in every school across the U.S. read with an adult. More information on Dr. Seuss for kids and adults can be found at Seussville.com.