Dr. Seuss was born Theodor Geisel in Springfield,Massachusetts on March 2, 1904. After attendingDartmouth College and Oxford University, he began a career inadvertising. His advertising cartoons, featuring Quick,Henry, the Flit!, appeared in several leading Americanmagazines. Dr. Seuss's first children's book, And ToThink That I Saw It On Mulberry Street, hit the market in 1937, andthe world of children's literature was changedforever! In 1957, Seuss's The Cat in the Hat became theprototype for one of Random House's best- selling series, BeginnerBooks. This popular series combined engaging storieswith outrageous illustrations and playful sounds to teach basicreading skills. Brilliant, playful, and alwaysrespectful of children, Dr. Seuss charmed his way into theconsciousness of four generations of youngsters andparents. In the process, he helped kids learn toread. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1984 and three Academy Awards,Seuss was the author and illustrator of 44 children's books, some

Wet foot. Dry foot. Low foot. High foot. Early readers willenjoy marching in time to the beat of many, many feet with Dr.Seuss' fun exploration of opposites. With his unique combination ofhilarious stories, zany pictures and riotous rhymes, Dr. Seuss hasbeen delighting young children and helping them learn to read forover fifty years. Creator of the wonderfully anarchic Cat in theHat, and ranking among the UK's top ten favourite children'sauthors, Seuss is firmly established as a global best-seller, withnearly half a million books sold worldwide. This delightful bookforms part of the third stage in HarperCollins' major Dr. Seussrebrand programme. With the relaunch of six more titles in January2004, such all-time favourites as The Lorax, The Foot Book andYertle the Turtle now boast bright new covers that incorporate muchneeded guidance on reading levels: Blue Back Books are for parentsto share with young children, Green Back Books are for buddingreaders to tackle on their own, and Yellow Back Books are

Question: What do you get the kid who wants everything?Answer: Please Try to Remember the First of Octember!, thewonderfully exaggerated Beginner Book that gently pokes fun at thegreen-eyed monster in all of us. Reissued with a new cover takenfrom the interior, this backlist classic is a parent's wish cometrue!

This classic book in a fantastic new format will make theperfect gift for Dr Seuss fans! When the Cat in the Hat steps in onthe mat, Sally and her brother are in for a roller-coaster ride ofhavoc and mayhem! The Cat in the Hat is now available for the firsttime in picture book format. When Sally and her brother are leftalone, they think they're in for a dull day - until the Cat in theHat steps in on the mat, bringing with him mayhem and madness! Thisis the classic book that every child should have the joy ofreading.

A Dr. Seuss classic turned interactive! This super simple, super sturdy new addition to the Dr. SeussNursery Collection cheers babies and toddlers on—Seuss style—asthey take on new daily adventures! Based on Dr. Seuss's celebratedclassic, Oh, the Places You'll Go!, this fabulous interactiveversion filled with foil, feathers, flaps, slide tabs, and more,arrives just in time to celebrate the original's 20thanniversary!

Give children a head start in school! Summer Express includes100 fun-filled activity pages that reinforce skills and alsoprepare kids for the school year ahead. Topics covered includereading, math, writing, vocabulary, handwriting, grammar, and lotsmore! A full page of colorful incentive stickers will help kidskeep track of their progress and stay motivated. A summer's worthof great learning! 144 pages + 1 page of 4/c stickers.

When Sam-I-am persits in pestering a grumpy grouch to eat aplate of green eggs and ham, perseverance wins the day, teaching usall that we cannot know what we like until we have tried it!Withhis unique combination of hilarious stories, zany pictures andriotous rhymes, Dr. Seuss has been delighting young children andhelping them learn to read for over fifty years. Creator of thewonderfully anarchic Cat in the Hat, and ranked among the UK's topten favourite children's authors, Seuss is firmly established as aglobal best-seller, with nearly half a billion books soldworldwide.As the first step in a major rebrand programme,HarperCollins is relaunching 17 of Dr. Seuss's best-selling books,including such perennial favourites as The Cat in the Hat, GreenEggs and Ham and Fox in Socks. In response to consumer demand, thebright new cover designs incorporate much needed guidance onreading levels, with the standard paperbacks divided into threereading strands – Blue Back Books for parents to share with youngchildr

Collins brings the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, to Englishlanguage learners. Agatha Christie is the most widely publishedauthor of all time and in any language. Now Collins has adapted herfamous detective novels for English language learners. Thesecarefully adapted versions are shorter with the language targetedat upper-intermediate learners (CEF level B2). Each readerincludes: * A CD with a reading of the adapted story * Helpfulnotes on characters * Cultural and historical notes relevant to theplot * A glossary of the more difficult words Strange items havedisappeared from the student hostel on Hickory Road and MrsHubbard, the warden, is becoming suspicious. Detective HerculePoirot has been a little bored recently and decides to try to solvethe mystery. But the investigation turns sinister when one of thestudents is found poisoned in her room.

Learn to Read withDora and Friends! Children can build their reading skills and a Nick Jr. librarywith this boxed set of six Ready-to-Read stories. And better yet,they can bring these books with them wherever they go!

A host of inventive creatures help beginning readers recognizemany common "household" words.

Would you rather be a clarinet... a trombone... or a drum?(How would you like to have someone going boom-boom on your tum?)Beginning readers are asked to ponder these–and a host of other oddchoices–in this charming, provocative book by Dr. Seuss thatencourages children to let their imaginations fly.

What colour are your eyes? Where do you live? How long can youstand on your hands? Do you collect walrus whiskers? Children willhave loads of fun filling in all their personal details andcreating their very own book about ?ME?! With his uniquecombination of hilarious stories, zany pictures and riotous rhymes,Dr. Seuss has been delighting young children and helping them learnto read for over fifty years. Creator of the wonderfully anarchicCat in the Hat, and ranking among Australia?s top ten favouritechildren?s authors, Seuss is firmly established as a globalbest-seller, with nearly half a billion books sold worldwide. Ages4-7.

Give children a head start in school! Summer Express includes100 fun-filled activity pages that reinforce skills and alsoprepare kids for the school year ahead. Topics covered includereading, math, writing, vocabulary, handwriting, language arts, andlots more! A full page of colorful incentive stickers will helpkids keep track of their progress and stay motivated. A summer'sworth of great learning! 144 pages + 1 page of 4/c stickers.

This hilarious book will have children tying their tongues inknots as they try to read aloud the most terrible tongue twistersever written. They’ll have so much fun they won’t even realise thatthey’re learning to read at the same time!With his uniquecombination of hilarious stories, zany pictures and riotous rhymes,Dr Suess has been delighting young children and helping them learnto read for over fifty years. Creator of the wonderfully anarchicCat in the Hat, and ranked among the UK’s top ten favouritechildren’s authors, Dr. Seuss is a global best-seller, with nearlyhalf a billion books sold worldwide.As part of a major rebrandprogramme, HarperCollins is relaunching Dr Seuss’s best-sellingbooks. In response to consumer demand, bright new cover designsincorporate much-needed guidance on reading levels. The standardpaperbacks divide into three reading strands – Blue Back Books forparents to share with young children, Green Back Books for buddingreaders to tackle on their own, and Yellow Bac

Love, Dora is a beautiful gift set with a padded boxand four Dora the Explorer storybooks about Dora's favoritefriends!