I don't want to spoil it for those that haven't read the book yet, but can I just say how much I LOVE this story! The movie adaption is also brilliant. Among my favorite lines are "I said what I meant and I meant what I said, an elephants faithful 100%" and "A person's a person no matter how small." Now being a huge pro-life person my self, I see this story as totally pro-life. The whole plot is about the Who's really existing; but they're voices being too small to be heard. In the end, it's the one small voice that makes a difference and saves the day. How perfect is that? Horton Hears a Who shows what happens when people unite, and the miracles that can happen when we believe and choose to hear what science would have believe doesn't exist and isn't possible. So we kids got our literacy skills off and running when she used to catalogue books in our kitchen. Horton finds the Whos on the three millionth clovers. Can you make up some Maths problems that include the number 3,000,000? Then, on through the ..afternoon, hour after hour.. Till he found them at 1ast: On the three millionth fower Mv friends!\" cricd the elephant, \"Tell me! Do tell usafe? Arc you sOund' Are you whole? Are you well\" Horton Hears a Who! was adapted into a computer-animated feature-length film of the same name in 2008, using computer animation from Blue Sky Studios, the animation arm of 20th Century Fox. The cast includes Jim Carrey, Steve Carell, Carol Burnett, Will Arnett, and Amy Poehler. It was released on March 14, 2008. [9] The film received 18 award nominations including a Kids' Choice Award, Golden Schmoes Award, and Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films. [ citation needed] The film also won theAmerican Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers Award at the ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards show. [19]

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Use the story as the starting point for learning about sound and volume. How do we measure the loudness of different sounds? Could you measure the volume of different noises and use them for some data-handling activities? Horton hears a faint noise on a clover plant. He realizes that there are very small people living on the clover that need help, and he tries to place the clover in a safe spot. The jungle animals do not believe his story about the tiny people. Thinking Horton is a fool, they steal the clover and hide it far away. Will Horton be able to help the people in Whoville? Can the animals be convinced? Mr. Mayor! Mr. Mayor: Horton called. \"Mr. Mayor! You've got to prove now that you really arc there! So call a big mecting. Get everyone out. shour! Make every Vbo holler! Make every Vho Make every Wbo scream! If you don't, every Who Is going to end up in a Beezle-Nut stew!\" How do you know if somebody knows what you know? Just because you think you know something, does that mean others know it too and agree with you?

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This is a review of the Goofs, Errors, Corrections, and Differences between the video and the book. Draw a map that shows the Jungle of Nool, the patch of clovers and other locations mentioned in the story. He is also quite small for his age; despite being a teenager, he is shorter than some of his younger sisters. Investigate ways that we can make our voices louder / travel further. Could the Whos have tried any of these methods?

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Morgan, Neil; Morgan, Judith Giles (1996). Dr. Seuss Mr. Geisel: a biography. New York: Da Capo Press. ISBN 978-0-306-80736-7. In the Blue Sky Film, the statement that he is the smallest Who is technically incorrect, as Hedy, his youngest sister, is smaller than he is.I like the overall story and it is interesting, but if you have kids sensitive to movies then this is a definite "too scary" one.

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Questions for Philosophical Discussion » Summary Horton Hears a Who raises questions about knowledge, responsibility, and respecting people, “no matter how small.” Horton Hears a Who! received praise for the moral message Dr. Seuss exemplifies through Horton the Elephant. A 2002 news article in the Santa Fe Reporter details comedic performer Susan Jayne Weiss saying, "Horton is the ultimate metaphor for believing in yourself, your mission and what you know to be true, against societal prescriptions to the contrary". [13] Ben Witherington of the Asbury Theological Seminary applauds Dr. Seuss for his work in the characterization of Horton as the elephant fights to show the other animals that even the small people are people deserving of respect and love. Additionally, Witherington commended Dr. Seuss for his disdain for cynicism while proving that the imagination can solve life's troubles. [14] Read the story and pause at different points to discuss how Horton is feeling. Could you think of questions to ask him at that point? No matter what, this book always brings a big smile on my face. It is absolutely amazing how one can memorize so many pieces from one book. I just love the rhymes and this colourful journey of the beautiful friendship between two species that have never actually met.

In the fifties, my Mom was head librarian for our small-town library (politically, we were termed a Police Village, whatever that meant).

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And still as comforting as ever, is the analogy of this Big Guy up there somewhere - as caring and compassionate as Horton or Norman - inclining his ear to the plight of a beleaguered world like ours and PROMISING that we will not stomped out by a new Rampaging Elephant. And the way we felt at the end of a long summer’s day was much like the warm feeling we get now after reading a very good book. A sense of being close to our roots and to our Creator...This story showcases the very best of Dr. Seuss, from the moving message to the charming rhymes and imaginative illustrations. No bookshelf is complete without Horton and the Whos! Families can talk about Horton's compassion. Why does he feel the need to help small, vulnerable beings? What does this teach us about how to treat others in the real world? Humpf!\" Humpfed a voice! For almost two days you've run wild and insisted On chatting with persons who've never existed. Such carryings-on in our peaccable jungle! We've had quitc enough of your bellowing bungle! And I'm here to state,\" snapped the big kangaroo, That your silly nonsensical game is all through!\" And the young kangaroo in her pouch said, \"Me, too!\"