Children's Book Week

Children’s Book Week (6 –12 October)

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Dr. Seuss was an American children's author. He wrote popular books, such as The Cat in the Hat and Green Eggs and Ham. When he wrote The Cat in the Hat, he could use only 225 words from a word list.

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Activity 1: Can you write six sentences using only the following words? (You can repeat the same word more than once)

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and - mouse - do - house - he - him - in - did - looked - was - on - said - saw - sit - that - the - there - to - I - me - what - you - at - why

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Activity 2: complete the text: http://www.its-english.com/artsmedia/books/ex7.asp

-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o

For further information:

- Wikipedia

- Biography (pdf)

- Seussville

- The Cat in the Hat (excerpt by Amazon Online Reader)

- 10 Facts about Dr Seuss

Image from creativityforkids.com

Elvira's contribution (IT'S Magazine)