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In honor of Dr. SeussIn honor of Dr. Seuss and and Read Across AmericaRead Across America

So, here is what we know about

After all, what would we do without him?

Dr. Seuss, from his good friend,

Dr. Seuss is one of

the most famous authors

of all times

Dr. Seuss was born in 1904. He died in 1991 when he was 87 years old. If he was still living, this year he would have 103 candles on his birthday cake.

HAPPY

BIRTHDAY

Dr. Seuss’ real name was Theodor Seuss Geisel. His friends called him Ted, or Mr. Geisel. Seuss was his middle name. The doctor part he made up!

When Ted went tocollege, he drew cartoons for theschool newspaper.He was the classclown, a practicaljoker, and was votedthe least likely to succeed in his class.

After college, Ted Geisel went into the advertising business in New York City. Life was tough until he got a job to make ads for Flit, a company that made bug spray.

The first book Dr. Seuss wrote was called And to Think That I Saw it on Mulberry Street. Forty three different book companies rejected this book! Finally, one of Mr. Geisel’s friends, who was a book publisher, decided to make it a book.

One day Dr. Seuss was sitting in his office with the windows open. A breeze lifted a piece of paper with an elephant sketched on it and laid it down on another drawing of a tree. “All I had to do was figure out what that elephant was doing in that tree.”That story became …

A few years later a friend gave him another challenge. Could Dr. Seuss write a book with only 50 different words in it?

So, Dr. Seuss wrote another very popular book. Dr. Seuss said, “It was the only book I wrote that still makes me laugh.”

And that one is…….

In one survey,kids said this was one of theirfavorite books.It has sold morecopies than anyother titles. Over 6,000,000 !!!

Dr. Seuss’ books were fun to read, but

they taught kids about life too.

A person’s a person, no matter how small! Horton Hears a Who!

Dr. Seuss helps us care about others.

We can learn to care for ourselves.

“Come on! Open your mouth and sound off at the sky.

Shout loud at the top of your voice,

I AM I !!!!! ME! I am I! And I may not know why.

But I know that I like it. Three cheers!!

I AM I !!!”

Dr. Seuss teaches us to be true to ourselves.“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes.You can steer yourselfAny direction you choose.You’re on your own.And you know what you know.And YOU are the guyWho’ll decide where to go.”

We can learn a lot from Dr. Seuss. He can teach us to be fair and treat people equally.“I know up on top you are seeing great sights,

But down at the bottom we, too, have rights.”“And the turtles, of course Yertle the Turtle All the turtles are free As turtles, and maybe, all creatures should be.”

All together he wrote 44 different books. They have been published in 20 different languages, like French, German, Italian, Swedish, Swahili, Chinese, Japanese and Russian. More than 100 million copies have been sold all over the world.

One characterTwo characterRed characterBlue character

Welcome to the Seussian Awards

This one followed

the second right star

T h e S u e s s T h e S u e s s i i a n A w a r d sa n A w a r d s

This one traveled very far

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T h e S u e s s T h e S u e s s i i a n A w a r d sa n A w a r d s This one flew on a dragon’s

back

T h e S u e s s T h e S u e s s i i a n A w a r d sa n A w a r d s Have you ever

read about Annie and Jack?

T h e S u e s s T h e S u e s s i i a n A w a r d sa n A w a r d s From there

to hereFrom here to

thereCharacters

Are everywhere

T h e S u e s s T h e S u e s s i i a n A w a r d sa n A w a r d s

Here is one who likes to eat

He just says, “Gimme, gimme, Something sweet”

T h e S u e s s T h e S u e s s i i a n A w a r d sa n A w a r d s This one follows

His dog at Night

T h e S u e s s T h e S u e s s i i a n A w a r d sa n A w a r d s

This little piggy

Will be all right

T h e S u e s s T h e S u e s s i i a n A w a r d sa n A w a r d s

This one loves to dress so fancy

That’s why we know her as Fancy Nancy

Today you will find out Our favorite

books,Our favorite

charactersCome take a look

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Did you vote for the winner?

It’s time to seeThe favorite

characters of you and me

T h e S u e s s T h e S u e s s i i a n A w a r d sa n A w a r d s

T h e S u e s s T h e S u e s s i i a n A w a r d sa n A w a r d s

From there to hereFrom there to hereFrom here to thereFrom here to there

Characters are Characters are everywhereeverywhere

The EndThe End

Seussian Award Nominees

Primary GradesKindergarten through

Second Grade

Best Female Character Nominees• Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Paris

• Annie from The Magic Tree House by Mary Pope Osborne• Fern from Charlotte's Web by E.B.

White• Miss Nelson from Miss Nelson is

Missing by Harry G. Allard

And the Winner is………

???????????

Fern from Charlotte’s Web

Best Male Character Nominees

• Jack from Magic Tree House by Mary Pope Osborne• The Boy in The Night I Followed

the Dog by Nina Laden• George in The Dragon Snatcher by M. P. Robertson• Davy in Davy’s Dream by Paul Owen Lewis

And the Winner is………

???????????

The Boy in The Night I Followed

the Dog

Best Nonhuman Character Nominees

• Roberto: The Insect Architect by Nina Laden• Sweet Tooth by Margie Platini• Drooliette from Romeow and

Drooliette by Nina Laden• Romeow from Romeow and Drooliette by Nina Laden

And the Winner is………

???????????

Sweet Tooth

Best Illustrated Book Nominees• The Night I Followed the

Dog by Nina Laden• Romeow and Drooliet by Nina Laden• Davy’s Dream by Paul Owen Lewis• Storm Boy by Paul Owen Lewis

And the Winner is………

???????????

The Night I Followed the Dog

Best Series Nominees• Magic Tree House

by Mary Pope Osborne• Arthur Marc Brown • The Berenstain Bears by Jan and Stan

Berenstain• Curious George Margret Rey

And the Winner is………

???????????

Magic Tree House

Best Book Nominees• The Night I Followed the Dog

by Nina Laden• Henry and the Buccaneer Bunnies by Carolyn Crimi • Private I. Guana: The Case of the

Missing Chameleon by Nina Laden• Romeow and Drooliet by Nina Laden

And the Winner is………

???????????

The Night I Followed the Dog

Seussian Award

Nominees

Intermediate Grades

Third through Fifth

Best Female Main Character Nominees

• Violet from A Series of Unfortunate Events

by Lemony Snicket• Molly Moon – Molly Moon’s

Incredible Book of Hypnotism by Georgia Byng

• Nancy Drew by Carolyn Keene• Sophie from The BFG by Roald

Dahl

And the Winner is………

???????????

Violet

Best Male Main Character Nominees

• Eragon by Christopher Paolini • Stanley Yelnats from Holes by Louis Sachar• Charlie Bone by Jenny

Nimmo• Klause Baudelaire from A

Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket

And the Winner is………

???????????

Eragon

Best Non-Human Main Character Nominees

• Hank the Cowdog by John R. Erikson• Edward Tulane from The

Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo

• Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh

by Robert C. O’Brien• The BFG from The BFG by Roald Dahl

And the Winner is………

???????????

BFG

Best Supporting Female Character Nominees

• Princess Pea from Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo • Leslie Burke from The Bridge to

Terabithia by Katherine Paterson• Sunny from A Series of Unfortunate

Events by Lemony Snicket• Beatrice from Hoot

by Carl Hiaasen

And the Winner is………

???????????

Leslie Burke

Best Supporting Male Character Nominees

• Brom from Eragon by Christopher Paolini• Mullet Fingers from Hoot by Carl Hiaasen• Bull from The Miraculous Journey of

Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo • Count Olaf from A Series of Unfortunate by Lemony Snicket

And the Winner is………

???????????

Brom

Best Supporting Non-Human Character Nominees

• Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo• Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor • Mulgrath from Spiderwick by Holly Black• Saphira, the dragon from Eragon by Christopher Paolini

And the Winner is………

???????????

Saphira the dragon from Eragon

Book With the Best Setting Nominees

• Eragon by Christopher Paolini• The BFG by Roald Dahl• The Miraculous Journey of Edward

Tulane by Kate DiCamillo • Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson

And the Winner is………

???????????

Bridge to Terabithia

Best Series Nominees

• Warriors: The New Prophecy by Erin Hunter• Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket• Charlie Bone by Jenny Nimmo• Judy Moody by Megan McDonald

And the Winner is………

???????????

A Series of Unfortunate

Events

Best Book Nominees• Eragon by Christopher Paolini• Meanest Doll in the World by Ann Martin• Hoot by Carl Hiaasen• The End by Lemony Snicket

And the Winner is………

???????????

Eragon

On Behalf of On Behalf of

Cedar Wood Cedar Wood Elementary SchoolElementary School

andand

Dr. SuessDr. Suess

THANK YOU!!