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

Author: Dr. Seuss

Pop-Ups by: Davis A. Carter

Genre: Fantasy

Awards: None

Grade(s): K-3rd

Summary: This is a pop-up classic Dr. Seuss book about an elephant, Horton, who hears small voices coming from a speck of dust. Even though Horton tries everything to keep The Who's of Whoville safe, the animals of the jungle where Horton lives thinks he is going crazy. They even give the speck of dust to an eagle who takes the clover where the speck of dust rests and drops it in a huge field of clovers, thinking that Horton will never find it. However, Horton spends many hours and on his three-millionth flower, he finds The Who's!! He vows to protect them no matter what, but the jungle animals just won't give up. So Horton tells the mayor that he must make every Who in Whoville make the loudest sound they can in hopes of letting the other animals hearing them. Finally, when the mayor finds that the smallest Who isn't trying to help, he pleads with him to make the loudest sound he can. Finally the other animals can hear the Who's!! Horton sticks by his motto that "A person's a person, no matter how small." This helps him get the other animals to help protect The Who's too.

My Thoughts: Like all Dr. Seuss books, I love this one!! I especially love that this book was made into a pop-up because I really feel like, with any pop-up, it really brings the story to life. I will definitely use this book in my classroom to teach the ultimate lesson this book provides: "A person's a person, no matter how small." This book, and many other Dr. Seuss books, will forever be apart of my classroom library!!