Dr.+Seuss

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**__ His Life __** Dr. Seuss was born March 2, 1904. He grew up in Springfield, Massachusetts. **__ His Art __** Dr. Seuss drew pictures when he was a young boy and he won first prize in the Springfield Union which is a local newspaper. **__ His First Book __** Dr. Seuss’s first book was //And To Think I Saw it on Mulberry Street//. Many publishers rejected his book. The neighbors complained because they thought he was insulting them. He didn’t make money with that book. He tried 27 times. **__ His Second and Third Books __** Dr .Seuss’s second and third books were //Horton Hatches the Egg// and //If I Ran the Circus//. **__ His Family __** Dr.Seuss married Helen Palmer in 1927.After the wedding they moved to California. They lived in a pink house with a tall pink tower. Later on when Helen died and Dr.Seuss remarried Audrey Diamond. He now had a stepdaughter Lark Grey Diamond Cates. **__ His Writing Habits __** Dr.Seuss kept his eyes and ears open. He used his imagination. The secret of his success was that he wrote too much. He wrote and drew 500 pages for a 60 page book. He had no set working pattern. He worked for 8 hours per day working on stories and illustrations. **__ His Ideas __** Dr.Seuss would challenge himself to write a 50 page book and making an interesting beginning reading book. **__ His Most Famous Book __** Dr. Seuss’s most famous book was //the Cat in the Hat//. The book made him famous. Dr.Seuss wrote //The Cat in the Hat// because people thought beginning reading books were boring. **__ His Awards __** Dr. Seuss received a Hollywood star. He won a Peabody award for //Horton Hears a Who//! He made educational films for the army and won a academy award. **__ His Popular Books __** Dr. Seuss’s most popular books were: //And To Think I Saw it on Mulberry Street//, //Horton Hatches The Egg//, //Mcelligots Pool//, //How the Grinch Stole Christmas//, //The Cat in the Hat//, //Green Eggs and Ham// and //The Lorax//. **__ His Death __** Dr. Seuss died at 87 years old on September 24, 1991.