
Marco is in a pickle. His father has instructed him to keep
his eyes peeled for interesting sights on the way to and from
school, but all Marco has seen is a boring old horse and wagon.
Imagine if he had something more to report, say, a zebra pulling
the wagon. Or better yet, the zebra could be pulling a blue and
gold chariot. No, wait! Maybe it should be a reindeer in that
harness. Marco's story grows ever more elaborate as he reasons that
a reindeer would be happier pulling a sled, then that a really
unusual sight would be an elephant with a ruby-bedecked rajah
enthroned on top. "Say! That makes a story that no one can beat, /
When I say that I saw it on Mulberry Street." Time and again, Marco
tops himself until he is positively wound up with excitement and
bursts into his home to tell his dad what he saw on Mulberry
Street.
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Dr. Seuss was born Theodor Geisel in Springfield, Massachusetts on March 2, 1904. After attending Dartmouth College and Oxford University, he began a career in advertising. His advertising cartoons, featuring Quick, Henry, the Flit!, appeared in several leading American magazines. Dr. Seuss's first children's book, And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street, hit the market in 1937, and the world of children's literature was changed forever! In 1957, Seuss's The Cat in the Hat became the prototype for one of Random House's best- selling series, Beginner Books. This popular series combined engaging stories with outrageous illustrations and playful sounds to teach basic reading skills. Brilliant, playful, and always respectful of children, Dr. Seuss charmed his way into the consciousness of four generations of youngsters and parents. In the process, he helped kids learn to read. |
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