Synopses & Reviews
For over two decades, KATE KLIMO stewarded the Dr. Seuss publishing franchise, including the development of the Cat in the Hat’s Learning Library and the production of the PBS TV show based on it. She is the author of the hit middle-grade series Dragon Keepers and the young adult trilogy Centauriad. She lives in New Paltz, New York, with her husband and two horses, Fancy and Harry.
STEVE JOHNSON—jointly with his wife, Lou Fancher—has illustrated over thirty books, including Jim Henson: The Guy Who Played with Puppets and The Boy on Fairfield Street by Kathleen Krull, My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss, New York’s Bravest by Mary Pope Osborne, and Amazing Peace by Maya Angelou. Their book with Lois Duncan, I Walk at Night, was a New York Times Best Illustrated Book. They are also the recipients of a Society of Illustrators Gold Medal.
Synopsis
A Step 3 Biography Reader about Theodor Geisel and his transformation from a doodler into the beloved Dr. Seuss. Little Ted Geisel always had a sketchpad and pencil in hand. He was a Boy Scout with a penchant for creating zany creatures. He grew up with a love of books and words from his mother, and his inventor father spawned a wildly imaginative and perfectionist side. It's no wonder that these qualities led to the beloved work of Dr. Seuss, the Great Doodler.
Follow his career as an ad man, political cartoonist, creator of forty-five indelible children's books, and Pulitzer Prize winner. Not bad for a lifelong doodler Includes fun facts and several of Dr. Seuss's original sketches and artwork
Selected as one of the Best Children's Books of the Year-2017, by the Bank Street College of Education and Children's Book Committee
Step 3 Readers feature engaging characters in easy-to-follow plots about popular topics. For children who are ready to read on their own.