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And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street (1937)

by Dr. Seuss

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The rhyming in this book is charming, as is often the case in Dr. Seuss books. Marco's got a good imagination! In a way, I wish his dad had played into that. ( )
  dukefan86 | Apr 21, 2013 |
Cute story of a boy whose dad told him to keep his eyes open on the way home from school so that he could tell all that he saw. He uses his imagination, but in the end decides to tell the truth. A good story to teach writers how to build their stories and also good to teach morals. I would use this book to teach poetry and words that rhyme. ( )
  sdpugh | Apr 9, 2013 |
Old Children's Book. Liked it as a kid, but haven't read it in years. ( )
  wodenthewanderer | Apr 2, 2013 |
This book is about a boy who, when his father asks him what he saw that day, exaggerates until the stories he comes up with are ridiculous. This would be a good book to read to students to help them develop their imagination. You could plan activities to go along with this book for students to write their own story similar to this book. ( )
  crfonten | Mar 25, 2013 |
Chinamen who eat with sticks just can't be beat as they're marching and singing down Mulberry Street. ( )
  Michael.Xolotl | Mar 5, 2013 |
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As little Marco describes the horse and wagon he saw on Mulberry Street, they are transformed into an elephant and a band wagon with a retinue of police. Ages 4-8.
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Marco is in a pickle. His father has instructed him to keep his eyes peeled for interesting sights on the way to and from school, but all Marco has seen is a boring old horse and wagon. Imagine if he had something more to report, say, a zebra pulling the wagon. Or better yet, the zebra could be pulling a blue and gold chariot. No, wait! Maybe it should be a reindeer in that harness. Marco's story grows ever more elaborate as he reasons that a reindeer would be happier pulling a sled, then that a really unusual sight would be an elephant with a ruby-bedecked rajah enthroned on top. "Say! That makes a story that no one can beat, / When I say that I saw it on Mulberry Street." Time and again, Marco tops himself until he is positively wound up with excitement and bursts into his home to tell his dad what he saw on Mulberry Street.

Pulitzer-prize winning Dr. Seuss needs no introduction. His ode to the imagination of a child is as fresh and exquisitely outlandish today as it was when first published in 1937. This is a classic that will never fade with age. (Ages 3 to 8) --Emilie Coulter

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A boy imagines a series of incredible sights on his way home from school so that he will have an interesting report to give his father.

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