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Oh, why won't Marvin K. Mooney just please go now? In this 1972 classic for "beginning beginners," Dr. Seuss devotes his rhymes to budging the reluctant young Marvin K.: "The time has come. The time is now. Just go. Go. GO! I don't care how." But despite his impatience, our narrator... read more

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Someone wants Marivin to leave and they are telling him the ways that he can go.

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First Sentence edit see section history

The time has come.

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This book is in Bright and Early Books. (publisher series)
This book is in Dr. Seuss Beginner Books. (community list)

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  1. Dr. Seuss (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Country: United States
Publication Date: 1972
ISBN: 0394824903
Page Count: 36

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  • Library of Congress: PZ8.3.G276 Mar
  • Dewey: 811

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Ages 4-8

For beginning readers. Also good to read aloud.


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