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Dr. Seuss à la Shmoop. Here you will learn all about the Lorax, Horton, and the Cat in the Hat. And of course, we'll chat about Dr. Seuss. Or should we say Dr. Shmeuss?
Transcript
- 00:04
Dr. Shmeuss, a la Shmoop.
- 00:07
Was the Cat in the Hat really all that? [A cat has a red and white stripy hat put on it's head]
- 00:10
Just how short was the Lorax’s thorax?
- 00:13
Are green eggs and ham Part of Denny’s Grand Slam? [Plate of green eggs and ham]
- 00:17
And was the Who Horton heard On first or on third? [Elephant with Horton name badge]
Full Transcript
- 00:21
Who cares, book-o-philes
- 00:23
About this doctor of silly [Dr. Seuss reading in a library]
- 00:25
Who seemingly wrote about
- 00:27
Things willy-nilly?
- 00:28
Yet if closer we look
- 00:30
At his stories and words
- 00:31
About Sneedles and Sneetches
- 00:33
And Zinn-a-zu birds [Magnifying glass showing things from the book]
- 00:35
We see that the subtexts
- 00:37
Contain lessons and morals
- 00:39
About communism, warfare
- 00:41
And political quarrels [Pictures of hammer and sickle, soldier and politicians]
- 00:43
Oh sure, the pictures are cute
- 00:45
And the words fun to say [Cat wearing a hat]
- 00:47
But there’s so so much more
- 00:48
At the end of the day
- 00:50
His stories can teach us about
- 00:51
Sharing and caring [Two girls playing together]
- 00:53
And lift up our spirits
- 00:55
When we’re prone to despairing
- 00:56
He asks us to look at the world with new eyes [Earth in space]
- 01:00
Using wockets in pockets
- 01:02
Or a Grinch in disguise.
- 01:04
So if you’re ready to let
- 01:05
These books under your skin, [Guys head opens and books are put in]
- 01:07
Enter. Take a seat.
- 01:09
The doctor…is in. [Guy sat in doctor's' office]
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