Horton Hears a Who! (Classic Seuss) by Dr.…

Horton Hears a Who! (Classic Seuss) (original 1954; edition 1990)

by Dr. Seuss

Series: Horton (2)

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A city of Whos on a speck of dust are threatened with destruction until the smallest Who of all helps convince Horton's friends that Whos really exist.

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Title:	Horton Hears a Who! (Classic Seuss)
Authors:	Dr. Seuss
Info:	Random House Books for Young Readers (1990), Edition: Pap/Cas, Paperback, 64 pages
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Horton Hears a Who! by Dr. Seuss (1954)

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A Hatful of Seuss: Five Favorite Dr. Seuss Stories by Dr. Seuss

Your Favorite Seuss (Classic Seuss) by Dr. Seuss

Horton Hears a Who and Other Sounds of Dr. Seuss [Horton hatches an egg/Thidwick] by Dr. Seuss

Dr. Seuss Collection 20 Books Set Pack by Dr. Seuss

Has the adaptation

Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! [2008 film] by Jimmy Hayward

Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! [1970 TV movie] by Chuck Jones

Horton Hears a Who! / Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose [1992 film] by Ray Messecar

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Horton Hears a Who Pop-up! by Dr. Seuss

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Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by John Powell

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Horton Hears a Who!

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Horton Hears a Who! (1970 | IMDb)

Horton Hears a Who! (2008 | IMDb)

Epigraph

Dedication

For My Great Friend, Mitsugi Nakamura, of Kyoto, Japan.

First words

On the fifteenth of May, in the Jungle of Nool, in the heat of the day, in the cool of the pool, he was splashing...enjoying the jungle's great joys...when Horton the elephant heard a small noise.

Quotations

A person’s a person, no matter how small.

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Horton the Elephant

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A city of Whos on a speck of dust are threatened with destruction until the smallest Who of all helps convince Horton's friends that Whos really exist.

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A city of Whos on a speck of dust are threatened with destruction until the smallest Who of all helps convince Horton's friends that Whos really exist.

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