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Dr. Seuss à la Shmoop. Here you will learn all about the Lorax, Horton, and the Cat in the Hat. And of course, we'll chat about Dr. Seuss. Or should we say Dr. Shmeuss?

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00:04

Dr. Shmeuss, a la Shmoop.

00:07

Was the Cat in the Hat really all that? [A cat has a red and white stripy hat put on it's head]

00:10

Just how short was the Lorax’s thorax?

00:13

Are green eggs and ham Part of Denny’s Grand Slam? [Plate of green eggs and ham]

00:17

And was the Who Horton heard On first or on third? [Elephant with Horton name badge]

00:21

Who cares, book-o-philes

00:23

About this doctor of silly [Dr. Seuss reading in a library]

00:25

Who seemingly wrote about

00:27

Things willy-nilly?

00:28

Yet if closer we look

00:30

At his stories and words

00:31

About Sneedles and Sneetches

00:33

And Zinn-a-zu birds [Magnifying glass showing things from the book]

00:35

We see that the subtexts

00:37

Contain lessons and morals

00:39

About communism, warfare

00:41

And political quarrels [Pictures of hammer and sickle, soldier and politicians]

00:43

Oh sure, the pictures are cute

00:45

And the words fun to say [Cat wearing a hat]

00:47

But there’s so so much more

00:48

At the end of the day

00:50

His stories can teach us about

00:51

Sharing and caring [Two girls playing together]

00:53

And lift up our spirits

00:55

When we’re prone to despairing

00:56

He asks us to look at the world with new eyes [Earth in space]

01:00

Using wockets in pockets

01:02

Or a Grinch in disguise.

01:04

So if you’re ready to let

01:05

These books under your skin, [Guys head opens and books are put in]

01:07

Enter. Take a seat.

01:09

The doctor…is in. [Guy sat in doctor's' office]

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