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Green Eggs and Ham (I Can Read It All by Myself Beginner Books) Review
User Submitted Green Eggs and Ham (I Can Read It All by Myself Beginner Books) ReviewsJuly 4, 2008 Classic for a reason! We all know this book, no need for me to re-iterate the plot. What makes it work, though, is that Dr. Seuss understood the importance of breaking the rules - something many of his imitators never grasp. He didn't stick to a rhyme scheme or a meter all the time, he varied it and dropped it when needed. That makes his books readable instead of mind-numbing - even when you're reading them for the 1000th time straight :) May 12, 2008 The Greatest American Philosopher As a mom of a 24 and an 8 year old (I know . . . big surprise) I am firmly of the opinion that Dr. Seuss is the greatest American philosopher! In this book he urges us to try things that we may be afraid of or even repelled by. Many folks think this book applies only to food but I think he is urging us to be more brave in all avenues of life. We need to listen to those around us urging us expand our horizons. I believe that if we go for it and 'take a bite of the egg and ham' then we too will say "Thank you, thank you Sam-I-am." May 12, 2008 Fun for kids and adults! I forgot how much I loved this book until I began reading it for my 3-year-old. She loves it, and I love reading it to her (unlike the ELMO books which our daughter loves and I dread). You really can't go wrong with Dr. Seuss. The illustrations are imaginative and the writing is really a work of genius in children's literature. I can't recommend this highly enough. May 10, 2008 I do like Green Eggs and Ham Being the cruel and heartless person that I am, it was been years since I have bothered to so much think about this book. But, it being the week of the celebration of Dr. Seuss I have been reading various Suessian books to them. I forgot what a fun tongue-twister of a tale this was! My kids were able to repeat entire sections of the book with me and the illustrations are entirely animated without moving. Awesome book. May 10, 2008 Green Eggs and Ham This is such a fun book. Who doesn't love Dr. Suess's Green Eggs and Ham? Great rhmes, a lot of sight words and a lesson about trying things before you decide how you feel about them. April 27, 2008 A powerful aid for anyone struggling with Cartesian method. This work, I find, is most easily read as a very simple allegory; Sam-I-Am is, of course, René Descartes (his name is a clever clue to this fact; a clear reference to Descartes' famous "I think, therefore I am" statement, which we can extend upon this reading to "I think, therefore I am Sam!"), while the unnamed character represents the millions of unnamed target readers of Descartes' "Discourse on the Method". The first rule of Cartesian method--that we cannot accept anything as true that we do not know for certain--is the work's primary focus; the unnamed character accepts his dislike for green eggs and ham as truth, despite the fact that he does not know this for certain. In accordance with Descartes' first rule, Sam-I-Am knows the unnamed character must try green eggs and ham before he can take such assumptions as truth. However, the book also explores Descartes' provisional axioms on customs and culture: that we must maintain custom in our public lives while we are searching for truth. This is illustrated by Sam-I-Am's willingness to illuminate the truth on a plane, on a train, in a box, with a fox, and in various other states that may exemplify Seussian culture. The pictures and incessant rhyming sometimes distract from the true focus of the work, but I still find it an invaluable resource in Cartesian studies. April 11, 2008 WE LOVE GREEN EGGS AND HAM! THANK YOU THANK YOU SAM-I-AM!! After reading "Green Eggs and Ham" for the umpteenth time my six year old attempted it and had great success. As a means to celebrate his achievement we cooked up some green eggs and ham. And you know what? We LOVED it, and we LOVE Dr. Seuss!! March 29, 2008 Can't say enought good things about this book!!!!! we all know the story. When I got this book I got to experience it in a whole new way! The babies in my class loved the fact that there were flaps we had to lift to find parts of the story. Get this book! March 18, 2008 green glorious green This is a great book. The repetitiveness of the words is great and that it contains approx 43 words is great too. My daughter whom I have been reading to since before she could talk can read this book through, she still has 5 months until she starts school. She read it completely for the first time today. I would highly recommend this book. February 23, 2008 Fun! I think this book is better for a begginner toddler to read than from a parent to child perspective. I love the book but when u r holding your child and trying to read it, it's a lil tough holding my son and changing pages after reading just a very short sentence per page. For more Green Eggs and Ham (I Can Read It All by Myself Beginner Books) reviews click here.
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