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The Boy on Fairfield Street
How Ted Geisel Grew Up to Become Dr. Seuss
By Krull, Kathleen
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-37582-298-8 978-0-37592-298-5
- Publisher
- Random
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on January 1, 2004
K-Gr 4 This picture-book biography is a winner. Ted Geisel was not an athletic child, and spent his free time roaming his neighborhood in Springfield, MA, and hanging out with his best friend. Except for encountering some strong anti-German sentiment, his childhood was ideally normal. The clear, large-type text concentrates on Geisel's youth. It delves a bit into his cartoo...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on January 1, 2004
Just in time for Dr. Seuss's one hundredth birthday comes this biographical tribute, an affectionate survey centered on Ted Geisel's boyhood, plus a bit on his brush with higher education (neither Dartmouth College, where he was voted "Least Likely to Succeed," nor Oxford University engaged his full attention), concluding with the first months of his career. Four additional pages summarize the high points an...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
