Seuss

Pairs of rhyming words are introduced and used in simple sentences, such as "Day. Play. We play all day. Night. Fight. We fight all night."

When a lazy bird hatching an egg wants a vacation, she asks Horton, the elephant, to sit on her egg--which he does through all sorts of hazards until he is rewarded for doing what he said he would.

Includes three humorous stories in verse, Yertle the Turtle, Gertrude McFuzz, and The Big Brag, followed by commentary and end notes, reproductions of illustrations from other Dr. Seuss books, and two poems, "The Ruckus" and "The Kindly Snather."

Beginner's text describes all sorts of feet doing all sorts of things.

A story-poem about the activities of such unusual animals as the Nook, Womp, Yink, Yap, Gack and the Zeds. A "fabulous book of easy words, exciting pictures and inviting rhythm."--Elementary English.

A boy wants all of the pets in a pet store, but he and his sister can choose only one. End notes discuss Dr. Seuss's pets, his creative process, and the discovery of the manuscript and illustrations for "What Pet Should I Get?"

The King, tired of rain, snow, sun, and fog, commands his magicians to make something else come down from the sky, but when oobleck falls, in sticky greenish droplets, Bartholomew Cubbins shames the King and saves the kingdom.

Tired of scrambled eggs always tasting the same, Peter T. Hooper goes on a great egg hunt for his new recipe.

Describes a birthday celebration in Katroo presided over by the Birthday Bird.

The Once-ler describes the results of the local pollution problem.