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Green Eggs and Ham
Green Eggs and Ham
Author: Dr. Seuss
“Do you like green eggs and ham?” asks Sam-I-am in this Beginner Book by Dr. Seuss. In a house or with a mouse? In a boat or with a goat? On a train or in a tree? Sam keeps asking persistently. With unmistakable characters and signature rhymes, Dr. Seuss’s beloved favorite has cemented its place as a children’s classic. I...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780394800165
ISBN-10: 0394800168
Publication Date: 1988
Pages: 72
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Rating:
  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
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4.5 stars, based on 318 ratings
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette
Members Wishing: 2
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Helpful Score: 1
Great beginner book! Wonderful rhymes! Great colorful pictures.
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"I am Sam. Sam I am. That Sam-I-am! That Sam-I-am! I do not like that-Sam-I-am. Do you like green eggs and ham?" A Fun Book for beginning readers and wantabe readers. Lots of color and action illustrations. I read this book to my children many times over.
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Helpful Score: 1
This is a great classic children's book with a moral: don't knock something before you try it first! I love Dr. Seuss! How can anyone not enjoy the wonderful Dr. Seuss with his colorful, quirky illustrations, and funny rhymes? I remember reading this book many times as a young child. I have read it to my own children countless times and have had my children read it to me many times too, great beginner book for children learning to read! If you haven't read this book, you have missed a treat!
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From the Publisher
Back in 1957, Theodor Geisel responded to an article in Life magazine that lamented the use of boring reading primers in schools. Using the pseudonym of "Dr. Seuss" (Seuss was Geisel's middle name) and only 223 words, Geisel created a replacement for those dull primers: The Cat in the Hat. The instant success of the book prompted Geisel and his wife to found Beginner Books, and Geisel wrote 44 books in this series. These affordable hardcover books combine large print, easy vocabulary, and large, bright illustrations in stories kids will want to read again and again. Grades 1 - Grades 2.


Synopsis
Dr. Seuss turns 50 simple words into magic in this time-honored classic. Sam-I-am won't give up! He keeps trying to get the grumpy grown-up in the story to taste green eggs and ham. No matter how Sam-I-am presents the green eggs and ham (in a box, with a fox, in the rain, on a train), the curmudgeon refuses to try them. Finally, Sam-I-am's pesky persistence pays off. A crowd of open-mouthed onlookers watch in suspense as the old grouch takes a bite. And?...SAY! The old sourpuss's face is wreathed in smiles as he gratefully acknowledges, "I do so like green eggs and ham. Thank you, thank you, Sam-I-am!"
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I enjoyed this book when I read it to my kids years ago. Any parent would also!
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My granddaughter love the book!!
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Green Eggs and Ham is a Dr. Seuss Beginner Books a Division of Random House.

This is a good book to use for children who are starting to read.
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Delightful book for youngsters. My kid enjoys it.
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Wonderful to read aloud and for a child to practice reading on. Enjoyable sounds.
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A message of hope and redemption for the whole world. And it rhymes, too.
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Probably the most famous unnamed character in all of western literature appears in this book.
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ALL TIME CLASSIC
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The book that taught many of my generation how to multi-task while driving a car.
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I think many people here in southern California learned to drive by reading this book.
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A message of hope and inspiration for all mankind.
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Classis Dr Seuss. Must have for your library.
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Classic Dr. Seuss.
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A classic!
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Used in SL LA1
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A classic


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