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None. Young Marco is optimistic about his chances of catching a fish in McElligot’s Pool, despite the doubting of the farmer. But Marco tells the farmer that the pool could be connected to an underground brook, which in turn could be connected to an underground river, etc. etc. This is such a great ahead-of-its-time story about the interconnectedness of our planet and the importance of taking care of it. (  ) YvetteKolstad | May 11, 2013 |  My favorite Dr. Seuss book. (  ) garviegirl | Mar 31, 2013 | My favorite Dr. Seuss book. ( ) garviegirl | Mar 30, 2013 | Who knows what fantastic fish might swim in McElligot's Pool!  clwalker | Jun 13, 2012 | Summary: A boy is fishing in McElligot's Pool when a farmer comes along and criticize the young boy for fishing in the pool. The boy then shares his imagination of what types of different fishes could be down in the pool all types of sizes small and large. Tells where the pool can lead to down deep, may be towards the ocean or other side of the world. My Response: I like the pictures of this book and what little imagination can lead to if some thought is put into a subject. I also liked how the boy tells the farmer at the end he is no fool for fishing in McElligot's Pool making the farmer rethink whats his judgement. This book also gives a good example of having patience and self determination. Classroom Extension: 1)Ask students if criticism ever made them give up and how they felt about it. 2)Ask students how patience and self determination helps them reach their goals. ( ) NikoleJosh | Mar 18, 2012 | no reviews | add a review Is contained in
Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 0394800834, Hardcover)McElligot's Pool is a Seuss classic from the distant era before even The Cat In The Hat. It's a single poetic variation on the theme of adult skepticism that's no match for childhood faith and daydreaming. A small boy is fishing in the tiny, unpromising McElligot's Pool, a puddle that (as a passing farmer informs our diminutive hero) is nothing but a hole where people dispose of their junk. But the boy is all optimism: what if the pool is deeper than anyone thinks? What if it connects to an underground stream that flows under the town to the sea? Might not all sorts of fish then swim up the stream and be caught here? "I might catch an eel... (Well, I might. It depends.) A long twisting eel with a lot of strange bends. And, oddly enough, with a head at both ends!" The moral of the story is straightforward: "If I wait long enough, if I'm patient and cool,/ Who knows what I'll catch in McElligot's pool?" (Ages 4 to 8) --Richard Farr(retrieved from Amazon Sun, 06 Jan 2013 23:09:07 -0500) A boy imagines the rare and wonderful fish he might catch in McElligot's pool. |
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