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A city of Whos on a speck of dust are threatened with destruction until the smallest Who of all helps convince Horton's friends that Whos really exist.
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0007175205 / 9780007175208
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Available
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HarperCollinsChildren'sBooks (2008), Edition: New edition, 64 pages
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LibraryThing member gbill
Through the magic of an elephant discovering a city of ‘whos’ on a tiny dust speck, floating along in their own little world, and through playful rhymes and imaginative illustrations, Geisel delivers great messages to kids (and parents):
Everyone’s voice counts, and is important.
Protect those
Stand up for what you know is right.
Don’t give up. Be persistent, even if it takes searching through three million flowers.
Be open-minded. Listen to people (or elephants) who seem absurd on the surface, for they actually may know better. Don’t get caught up in a mob mentality, or be cruel to them.
A classic. How I loved reading it to my kids, in simpler, more innocent times.
Everyone’s voice counts, and is important.
Protect those
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in need of it with your life.Stand up for what you know is right.
Don’t give up. Be persistent, even if it takes searching through three million flowers.
Be open-minded. Listen to people (or elephants) who seem absurd on the surface, for they actually may know better. Don’t get caught up in a mob mentality, or be cruel to them.
A classic. How I loved reading it to my kids, in simpler, more innocent times.
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LibraryThing member varwenea
What a sweet story, one I truly enjoyed.
“A person’s a person, no matter how small.”
A simple phrase, yet so full of thought.
There’ll always be those, who need a hand.
Rather it be children or a person of less,
(and if you see me, you’ll know my thoughts)
A protector is needed – in person
Horton is kind and persistent, who believes in himself,
To help his new friends who live on a dust.
When time came for the Whos to help themselves too.
They banded together, to do all they can too.
Never stop trying, hear every voice.
Through three million flowers, as Horton did too.
I am happy, to have read this Seuss.
The drawings so vivid, a Whos’ world so vibrant.
Something tells me, it will not be my last Seuss.
“A person’s a person, no matter how small.”
A simple phrase, yet so full of thought.
There’ll always be those, who need a hand.
Rather it be children or a person of less,
(and if you see me, you’ll know my thoughts)
A protector is needed – in person
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and in thought.Horton is kind and persistent, who believes in himself,
To help his new friends who live on a dust.
When time came for the Whos to help themselves too.
They banded together, to do all they can too.
Never stop trying, hear every voice.
Through three million flowers, as Horton did too.
I am happy, to have read this Seuss.
The drawings so vivid, a Whos’ world so vibrant.
Something tells me, it will not be my last Seuss.
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LibraryThing member conuly
I think we all know by now "A person's a person, no matter how small!"
Horton, the hero, runs around trying to save the little whos while everybody else, of course, derides him and even tries to harm the clover for no reason other than that they don't understand.
There is a happy ending, and most
Horton, the hero, runs around trying to save the little whos while everybody else, of course, derides him and even tries to harm the clover for no reason other than that they don't understand.
There is a happy ending, and most
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children old enough to sit through it will enjoy it. As an adult, though, one thing keeps running through my mind, and that's the fact that the whos were in no danger at all UNTIL Horton decided to "save" them! I keep this thought to myself when reading to the nieces, though. I'm not sure they'd appreciate it :) Show Less
LibraryThing member JenniferSpear
This story is a fantastic character education book focused on the loyalty of one's "word". In the end, the faithfulness and hard work from Horton results in a "mixed" bird/elephant clone the views Horton as the caretaker/mother. It's a great story of enduring love and family differences.
LibraryThing member ktextor
In the Dr. Seuss classic Horton the elephant is walking around the jungle and hears voices coming from a flower. He finds out that the voices are coming from the Who's, tiny little people that live on a speck!! Horton tells the Who's he is going to find a safe place for them to live but he runs
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into some trouble when looking for a place. Some people don't believe Horton and think he's crazy but Horton teaches everyone an important lesson, A person's a person no matter how small. Show Less
LibraryThing member enagreen
My first exposure to this book was when my first grade teacher read it aloud to my class. I still remember the story from then and the discussion that followed. I think this is an ideal book for a read aloud because it is fun and goofy, told in a sing-song poem form, but there are also many themes
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that can be discussed, including such as not giving up, standing up for defenseless people, everyone is important, etc. Show Less
LibraryThing member skeeterbo
It was weird. I liked Horton and I liked the little midgets. I liked when the little boy yelled like a lion.
LibraryThing member mjbengtson
ANother Dr. Seuss book that would make for a really fun story time. Also a lot of ryming so the students can learn phenomes. It would be apropriate for second graders or first graders.
LibraryThing member PigOfHappiness
"A person's a person no matter how small." A classic Seuss tale about accepting and defending each other. Horton is beloved character that is ideal for carrying Seuss' powerful message. Appropriate for all ages.
LibraryThing member crystalr
I love all of Dr.Seuss books but this one is one of my favorite because it speaks about friendship and how no matter that no one saw the whos he was going tohelp them and be there for them no matter what!
LibraryThing member micheaun
My favorite as a child and my brothers favorite too!
LibraryThing member kjburkhalter
At the beginning of the story, Horton hears a tiny voice coming from a clover. He ends up chasing the clover everywhere. Horton is accused of being crazy, and the court threatens to throw the clover in oil. But, Horton keeps his promise to the people on Who and helps them be heard. In the end, he
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LibraryThing member cegordon
Horton Hears a Who is about a elephant who hears little people in a flower. He tries to protect them, but his friends do not believe him so they try to take the flower away. Eventually, the little people scream loud enough for Horton's friends to hear and they believed him.
LibraryThing member smendel18
This is a great book that stretches the imagination of children. This would be a great story to read because it will go along with the movie, which is entertaining and can teach an important lesson about using imagination. There are many different literary devices throughout the story which can be
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LibraryThing member JoseDelAguila
Horton, the lovable elephant, tries to protect tiny creatures on a speck of dust. An easy reader with delightful verse and pictures.
LibraryThing member EllieGiles
Another of Dr. Seuss' marvelous children's books!
LibraryThing member Scribble.Orca
In the words of a six-year-old: "I like it when Horton jumps into the lake screaming and he makes his ears as a bathcap, then he swims on his back with his ears." A person is a person, no matter how small!
LibraryThing member KylieNelson
When the big eared elephant, Horton, hears a yelp from a speck being carried in the wind, he knows he needs to help who's ever living on that speck, no matter how small they actually are, Horton though runs into problems when a Kangaroo won't believe him and sets out to destroy the very speck
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Horton is trying to save. I like this book because brings out courage, and it has an meaningful motto that is repeated throughout the story.... Dr. Seuss knew what he was doing. I recommend this book to children of 3 to 11 years of age. Show Less
LibraryThing member marifab64
Any Dr. Seuss books are good especially for the little one's that are learning to read. I like the moral of this story also about how people are people no matter how small
LibraryThing member Edwardlynn
Horton, the lovable elephant, tries to protect tiny creatures on a speck of dust.
LibraryThing member esproull
Horton the elephant has a very keen sense of hearing, and one day he hears a voice coming from a tiny speck of dust. A tiny person was living on this tiny speck and asked Horton for help in fear that they might fall in the water, so Horton places the dust speck onto a clover. It wasn't long before
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everyone was making fun of Horton and calling him crazy for speaking to a speck of dust. No one believed that the Who's resided on the dust speck no matter how hard he tried to convince them, and the fact that no one else's ears could hear the Who's didn't help either. One day birds snatch the clover and run off, taking with it the speck of dust and all the Who's. The birds drop the clover into a field of a million more, and Horton searches for hours and hours before finding the Who's. Everyone still thinks that Horton has lost his mind for talking to this dust speck until he gets a brilliant idea. He tells the mayor of Whoville to have every single Who holler, scream, and make as much noise as they possibly can. Their voices are finally heard by Horton's friends and everyone sees that he isn't crazy after all. Show Less
LibraryThing member LainaBourgeois
Horton the Elephant struggles to protect a microscopic community from his neighbors who refuse to believe it exists. This book could help teach children the importance of life and how special it is for everyone, no matter how small.
LibraryThing member claire.cavell
Horton hears the Who's cries for help as they are flying on a piece of dust. He saves them and places the Who's and their community on a clover. But the other animals in the jungle don't believe Horton because they can't see or hear the Who's. The animals turn on Horton the elephant; they trap him
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and the Kangaroo takes the clover and passes it onto the Eagle who then drops it amongst a field of clover. This does not discourage Horton. He searches until he finds the Who's. They are entirely grateful but the rest of the jungle still doesn't believe. The jungle community threatens to throw the clover in a pot of Beezle-Nut Juice. The Who's gathered together to yell to prove to the jungle that they exist. It wasn't until the smallest Who yelled that the Jungle heard and believed. Show Less
LibraryThing member law2110
Horton the elephant hears a yell coming from a small speck of
dust. Horton is determined to protect the "Whos" living in
"Who-ville" on the speck of dust because a person is a person
no matter how small. **SRC Quiz**
dust. Horton is determined to protect the "Whos" living in
"Who-ville" on the speck of dust because a person is a person
no matter how small. **SRC Quiz**
LibraryThing member ParadisePorch
My birth year, 1954, saw the publication of Horton Hears A Who!, by Theodor Seuss Geisel aka Dr. Seuss. This is Seuss’ 11th book and the second (and last) in the series featuring the lovable elephant.
In the book, Horton’s huge ears, which have hearing superior to all of the other animals, hear
Dr. Seuss’ books are beloved for their lively rhymes, wacky vocabulary, and beyond-imaginative drawings.
And while kids are enjoying all that, they’re learning life lessons. In Horton hears a Who, these include:
• the importance of not giving up, no matter how tired you might be;
• the value of each person’s contribution, no matter how small, to the overall effort of the group (although this bordered on promoting nationalism); and, of course,
• a strong anti-prejudice message, that could be applied to size, color, (dis)ability, or any other factor which could set anyone apart as “different”.
hortonGeisel’s birthday, March 2, has been adopted as the annual date for National Read Across America Day, an initiative on reading created by the National Education Association. Although I’m not a big celebrator of birthdays, I thought it an appropriate day to feature a book that I knew and loved as a child.
This past week, I mailed an animated video of Horton Hears a Who! to my grandson Steven. I hope that after he’s watched it, he’ll be open to hearing the story read to him over the phone.
In addition to the Books Published in the First Years of My Life challenge, this also qualifies for the Illustrated Year’s Picture Book Challenge, and several TBR & off-the-shelf challenges.
Afterthought: Wikipedia says:
Geisel’s pen name is regularly pronounced /ˈsjuːs/ SEWSS, an anglicized pronunciation inconsistent with his German surname.
He himself noted that it rhymed with “voice” (his own pronunciation being /ˈsɔɪs/ SOYSS) and Alexander Liang (his collaborator on the Dartmouth Jack-O-Lantern) wrote of him:
You’re wrong as the deuce
And you shouldn’t rejoice
If you’re calling him Seuss.
He pronounces it Soice[37] (or Zoice)
Geisel eventually switched to the anglicized pronunciation because it “evoked a figure advantageous for an author of children’s books to be associated with—Mother Goose” and because most people used this pronunciation.
In the book, Horton’s huge ears, which have hearing superior to all of the other animals, hear
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a small voice emanating from a dust speck that floats by. The speck of dust is actually a tiny planet, home to a city called Who-ville, inhabited by microscopic-sized inhabitants known as Whos. He rescues the dust by placing it on a clover, but the news that Horton is hearing voices spreads throughout the jungle. In order to save themselves, the Whos must make themselves heard to the other animals, and that requires the efforts of every Who in Whoville.Dr. Seuss’ books are beloved for their lively rhymes, wacky vocabulary, and beyond-imaginative drawings.
And while kids are enjoying all that, they’re learning life lessons. In Horton hears a Who, these include:
• the importance of not giving up, no matter how tired you might be;
• the value of each person’s contribution, no matter how small, to the overall effort of the group (although this bordered on promoting nationalism); and, of course,
• a strong anti-prejudice message, that could be applied to size, color, (dis)ability, or any other factor which could set anyone apart as “different”.
hortonGeisel’s birthday, March 2, has been adopted as the annual date for National Read Across America Day, an initiative on reading created by the National Education Association. Although I’m not a big celebrator of birthdays, I thought it an appropriate day to feature a book that I knew and loved as a child.
This past week, I mailed an animated video of Horton Hears a Who! to my grandson Steven. I hope that after he’s watched it, he’ll be open to hearing the story read to him over the phone.
In addition to the Books Published in the First Years of My Life challenge, this also qualifies for the Illustrated Year’s Picture Book Challenge, and several TBR & off-the-shelf challenges.
Afterthought: Wikipedia says:
Geisel’s pen name is regularly pronounced /ˈsjuːs/ SEWSS, an anglicized pronunciation inconsistent with his German surname.
He himself noted that it rhymed with “voice” (his own pronunciation being /ˈsɔɪs/ SOYSS) and Alexander Liang (his collaborator on the Dartmouth Jack-O-Lantern) wrote of him:
You’re wrong as the deuce
And you shouldn’t rejoice
If you’re calling him Seuss.
He pronounces it Soice[37] (or Zoice)
Geisel eventually switched to the anglicized pronunciation because it “evoked a figure advantageous for an author of children’s books to be associated with—Mother Goose” and because most people used this pronunciation.
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Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1954
Physical description
64 p.; 8.6 inches