Presented by Cheri Isaacson to fulfill the requirements for SEED 550.

1. The Lorax: A Picture Book in the Content Area Cheri Isaacson Picture Book Presentation SEED 550 M. HovlandEd.D

2. Theodor Seuss Geisel Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, held many jobs including cartoonist and advertiser. Dr. Seuss is best remembered for his work as an author of numerous children’s books. Visit Seussville to learn more about Geisel.

3. Overview The Lorax was published in 1971 by Dr. Seuss (a.k.a. Theodor Seuss Geisel). The story begins with the Once-ler arriving in a new and beautiful land, which he soon takes over as he creates and markets the Thneed, a thing everyone needs, from the natural resource known as the Truffla Tree. The Once-ler’sindustrious and greedy ways soon leads to the loss of Truffula Trees and wide-spread pollution forcing native creatures from their habitats. Ignoring the warnings by the Lorax, a creature that speaks for the trees, the Once-ler is soon left with total destruction and only one seed from the final Truffula Tree.

4. A Message Through a kid-friendly picture book, Seuss inspires young and old alike to consider their industrious actions that deplete an environment’s natural resources. The Loraxis a picture book that could kick off a study of the earth’s natural resources, earth systems, or conservation.

5. Content Area-Language Arts Language Arts Reading Read Aloud Shared Reading Independent Reading Readers’ Theatre Writing Poetry Persuasive or Argumentative Readers’ Theatre

6. Content Area-Science Science Life Science Environment-Human Impact Interdependence Systems Biomes Conservation Endangered Species Earth Day is Everyday!

7. The Lorax Selected Readings…

8. Activities & Projects The Lorax Project Aimed at inspiring youth and adult alike, the Lorax Project is an innovative project launched in 2008 by Dr. Seuss Enterprises and Random House publishers of The Lorax, written by Dr. Seuss in 1971. The this project’s mission is awareness, funding, and promotion for conservation initiatives. The Lorax An interactive website dedicated to the story, The Lorax Earth Day Class or school-wide projects Arbor Day Plant a tree Conservation Projects Calculate your carbon footprint (see Glogster poster) Plan a project

9. Related Reading The Wump World see a video on my Glogster The Giving Tree

10. More Websites Kids Face Earth Day in Your Neighborhood Earth Day Groceries Earth Day Coloring Book Earth Day Network Earth Day Crafts & Projects

11. Earth Day 2010 Don’t Blow Our Future

12. References Peet, B. (1970) The Wump World. New York: Houghton Mifflin. Peet, B. (1970) The Wump World. [Online Interactive Multimedia Project by J. Karaguez]. Retrieved on March 26, 2010 from http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://johnnykaraguez.com/wump%2520world%2520image.jpg&imgrefurl=http://johnnykaraguez.com/demo%2520work.htm&h=190&w=260&sz=83&tbnid=zTsqo9O_vz6KGM:&tbnh=82&tbnw=112&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dwump%2Bworld%2Bpictures&hl=en&usg=__gavajqHUOoi1nvHHCpEDwVprpws=&ei=Qe2qS7WwCMSAlAfYvsTRDg&sa=X&oi=image_result&resnum=4&ct=image&ved=0CBMQ9QEwAw Seuss, D. (1971). The Lorax. New York: Random House. Seuss, D. The Lorax. [Video file]. Google Videos. Retrieved on March 26, 2010 from http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6650219631867189375&hl=en#.