Dr. Seuss

Classic Seuss: If I Ran the Circus (Hardcover)

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Classic Seuss: If I Ran the Circus (Hardcover)

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09/20/2018
The Circus McGurkus is...
The Circus McGurkus is the world's greatest show and Morris McGurk is certain that the vacant lot behind Sneelock's Store would be the perfect spot to set up the circus. And that's just what he intends to do! The rhyming text, replete with a variety of Seussian-isms and the good Doctor's trademark delightful silliness is sure to delight readers both young and old. Highly recommended.
jfe16

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    05/17/2021
    Great book, super slow shipping
    Sheryl
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    03/05/2021
    jennine
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    11/23/2020
    Typical Dr. Suess. I'm sure the grandkids will love it.
    Grandma6
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    09/20/2018
    The Circus McGurkus is...
    The Circus McGurkus is the world's greatest show and Morris McGurk is certain that the vacant lot behind Sneelock's Store would be the perfect spot to set up the circus. And that's just what he intends to do! The rhyming text, replete with a variety of Seussian-isms and the good Doctor's trademark delightful silliness is sure to delight readers both young and old. Highly recommended.
    jfe16
  • 3.00 out of 5 stars review
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    04/22/2014
    Completely suitable re...
    Completely suitable read to complement our school's circus residency, albeit a bit long-winded. Feel free to skip a few pages in the middle if kids' start losing interest.
    Mad.River.Librarian
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    10/20/2013
    If I Ran the Circus is...
    If I Ran the Circus is another great book by Dr. Seuss, this book is also helpful for students reading because the rhyming helps their fluency. The main message of this book is to use your imagination and to think of ways to make something plain, interesting. Two things I liked about this book was how it pushes readers and the illustrations. This book pushes the readers to use their imagination. For example, the main character imagines what his own circus would look like in his neighbors yard. The illustrations were simple but depicted the main characters imagination well. For example, the train had every animal on it that the young boy imagined. Overall this is a goo book but not my favorite Dr. Seuss book.
    edefra1
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    03/04/2013
    Sneelock later snapped...
    Sneelock later snapped and murdered an entire village of carnies.
    Michael.Xolotl
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    11/01/2009
    Dr. Seuss books can of...
    Dr. Seuss books can often be repetitive. However, "If I Ran the Circus," seemed different for a few reasons. First, I think it has great potential in the classroom. Students could imagine what they would want to run, if not a circus and develop a nonsensical plan like Morris McGurk of their own. Next, I liked how Dr. Seuss used language in this book. Dr. Seuss plays with words and patterns; the deeper he gets into the story, the grander the plan becomes, the more twisted the language becomes. This book would be a fun way to do a word study. For example, "Colossal, stupendous, astounding, fantastic, terrific, and tremendous" are all synonyms and "Odd jobs" is an idiom. Grammar is introduced with the juggler. I also enjoyed his over application of language components in this case the suffix -ster, with the words youngsters and oldsters. I could even see students playing Dr. Seuss Scrabble with this book! Dr. Seuss's theme my be subtle, but he does mention conservation, in regards to cleaning up the unused cluttered lot and putting it to good use. In another subtle way he is emphasizing being a good neighbor and helping out the community by cleaning up. The language in this book really enhances the illustrations. Text and graphics need to be together. The pictures would not make sense without it. This would be fun as a read aloud and also has a lot of teachable moments in it is as well.
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