baileydog 9367 Report post Posted March 1, 2013 Around the world today school children are paying tribute to Dr. Seussâ?? birthday (which is actually March 2). Dr. Theor Seuss Geisel, the acclaimed author of dozens of popular childrenâ??s books such as â??Green Eggs and Ham,â? was born March 2, 1904 and died Sept. 24, 1991 of throat cancer. He was 87. The American writer and poet was born in Springfield, Mass., and later adopted the pen name Dr. Seuss. He died in La Jolla, Calif. His birthday has been adopted as the annual date of national Read Across America Day. Here are the five most important things you should know about Dr. Seuss. He came up with the pen name Dr. Seuss after he was caught drinking in his room at Dartmouth College and was banned from extra-curricular activities, which included writing for the college humour magazine. He came up with Seuss to hide his identity. He added the â??Dr.â? title afterward. Dr. Seuss made a point of not beginning the writing of his stories with a moral in mind. â??Kids can see a moral coming a mile off,â? he once said. Mulberry St. in Springfield, near where he grew up, was made famous in his first childrenâ??s book â??And to Think that I Saw It on Mulberry Street.â? That book had been rejected by around 30 publishers. He completed â??Cat in the Hatâ? after receiving a challenge to write a book that children couldnâ??t put down and to use only 250 words that were important for first-graders to recognize. Seuss used 236 words to complete the book. Although he was so devoted to producing childrenâ??s books all his life, Dr. Seuss never had any children of his own. When asked about this, his stock answer was: â??You have â??em. Iâ??ll entertain â??em.â? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
