Dr. Seuss Goes to War: The World War II Editorial Cartoons of Theodor Seuss Geisel
 

Dr. Seuss Goes to War: The World War II Editorial Cartoons of Theodor Seuss Geisel

by Richard H. Minear, Art Spiegelman

Before Yertle, before the Cat in the Hat, before Little Cindy-Lou Who (but after Mulberry Street), Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel) made his living as a political cartoonist for New York newspaper PM. Seuss drew over 400 cartoons in just under two years for the paper, reflecting the daily's New Deal liberal slant. Starting in early 1941, when PM advocated American involvement in World War II, Seuss... (read more)

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This is one of my favorite Dr Seuss books. The cartoons really help a person to understand the events of WWII. It's a good resource to use when teaching a unit on WWII. I just recently discovered this jem!!

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