The Lorax - Illustrator Study

I loved The Lorax by Dr. Seuss! This is the second book I read by Dr.Seuss for my illustrator study. This is the story of the once-ler and the lorax. The once-ler came to this beautiful land with the Truffula treas and the brown Bar-ba-loots and the Swomee-Swans and the Humming-Fish. Everyone is happy, but then the once-ler cuts down a tree to make a thneed. The lorax comes out of a tree and warns him not to cut out the trees, but the once-ler doesn't listen. Soon it's too late; the once-ler has cut down all the trees and has smogged up all the air. The brown Bar-ba-loots, the Swomee-Swans, and the Humming-Fish have all gone away because it is no longer a nice place to live.

This book sends a great message about the environment to children. The end says that "UNLESS someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not." He tells the boy he was telling the story to that he should plant a Truffula seed and grow more Truffula trees. I would love to use this book as a fun way to teach my students about the environment. As for the illustrations, this book used strong illustrations to show the intensity of the pollution that occurred when the once-ler cut down all the trees and built his factory.