Add More “Seuss”Into Your Family’s Life “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.” —Dr. Seuss (NAPSA)—Overthe course of his career, Theodor “Dr. Seuss” Geisel wrote more than 60 books, which have sold more than 222 million copies. His tales of whimsy and social understanding, such as “Horton Hears a Who,” have entertained readers for more than 70 years. Growing Up Seuss From a child’s earliest years, Dr. Seuss is incorporated into their daily lives—whether it is reading one of his books, learning to write in his signature anapes- tic tetrameter style, to watching a movie such as the recent hit “Horton Hears A Who,” based on his famed story. What catapulted Dr. Seuss to his acclaimed stature was the publication “The Cat in the Hat.” The book was written to help children get interested in reading—and with the use of 220 “new reader” vocabulary words, children were introduced into an eternal world of imagination, mischief and doing the right thing. More Family Fun With Seuss Kids and parents can incorporate Dr. Seuss’ vision of fun, imagination and believing in yourself into their everyday lives. One fun activity for kids, either after school or on an “indoor” day, would be to write a story in the style of Dr. Seuss—and incorporate the lessons of “Horton Hears a Who.” Horton the elephant has delighted generations of children and parents with his friendly, faithful and forthright spirit. He embodies traits that most people strive to possess, serving as a jumbo-sized role modelforlittle ones. More creative activities for Get creative—Fun craft ideas, inspired by popular movies, are available on the Web. young ones can be found at www.hortondvdactivitypages. com. Theseinclude: Get creative with coloring— print out a picture of Horton in the Jungle of Nool to color as you like. Discuss all the different colors and possibilities. Introduce new foods and cook together. For example, try making a delicious dish such as Horton Candied Yams, sure to feed the hungriest elephant. Let your child pick the movie. For example, he or she may want to watch the new “Horton Hears a Who” DVD. Then ask yourchild to retell the story at dinner. Rainy day activity—encourage your children to act out scenes from the movie using finger puppets. Elephant Tale In “Horton Hears a Who,” from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, available on DVD and Blu-ray, the jovial elephant (voiced by Jim Carrey) hears a sound coming from a speck of dust—a speck that’s home to Whoville. The Mayor of Whoville (Steve Carell) must rally the citizens together to help Horton convince all the other jungle animals— that it really is possible for a town to exist on somethingso tiny.
