Dr. Seuss by Cordelia

Birth and Childhood

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Born on March 2, 1904 in Massachusetts. His parents are Theodor Robert and his mother Henrietta Seuss Geisel

How he came up with ideas

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A reason why Dr. Seuss could have come up with his ideas was because his mother would tell him rhymes from her childhood

Full Name

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Theodor Seuss Geisel

How he started

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Theodor Seuss started to attend Darthmouth College where he became editor for a book. When he and his friends were caught drinking, he started to put in his books "Seuss". He graduated from Darthmouth in 1925.

Biography

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Sources

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http://www.catinthehat.org/history.htm

Met his Wife

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Seuss' father wanted him to become a teacher so he went to study to Oxford. He didn't study but toured all Europe and that is where she met Helen Palmer and moves to New York City

How he became famous

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First Ilustrated Book

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While Ted was working on Magazines, a company told him if he could illustrate a children's book called "Boners" The book wasn't so good but the pictures, drawn by Dr Seuss, had great reviews.

First Written and Illustrated Book

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Ted's first written and illustrated book was "And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street

Wife's Death

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When Helen died Ted got married with a friend named Audrey Stone Geisel

Death

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Dr. Seuss died in September 24, 1991

Books Published

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Total Number

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Dr. Seuss wrote and illustrated 44 childrens book. They had been translated into 15 different languages and over 200 million copies sold.

Ideas

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Prizes Won

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Awards

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Ted won many awards. 2 Academy awards, 2 Emmy awards, a Peabody award and the Pulitzer Prize. 1 New York Library Lion, 3 Caldecott Honor Awards and more.

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http://www.seussville.com/?home#/author

First book, not published

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Ted learned that Helen could not have children, he decided to create a childrens book. This book did not get published

Cat In The Hat

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About it

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The Cat in the Hat was published in 1957 and it teached children that they should learn to read

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http://theodorseussgeisel.weebly.com/awards.html

Copies Sold

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The Cat in The Hat had an average of 12,000 copies sold per month

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cat_in_the_Hat#Legacy

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http://web.a.ebscohost.com/

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http://school.eb.com/