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McElligot's pool  Cover Image Book Book

McElligot's pool / written and illustrated by Dr. Seuss.

Seuss, Dr. (Author). Seuss, Dr. (Added Author).

Summary:

Imagination runs wild in this Caldecott Honor-winning tale featuring Dr. Seuss's inimitable voice and hysterical illustrations. The first Seuss title to feature full-color art on every other page, this adventurous picture book tells of Marco-who first imagined an extraordinary parade in And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street-as he daydreams of all the possibilities that await him while he fishes in McElligot's Pool. Optimistic and exciting, this tale is the perfect bait, and readers young and old will be hooked on this fish-tastic favorite.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780394800837
  • ISBN: 0394800834
  • Physical Description: 64 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Random House, [1974]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Art techniques used: A mixture of stylized black and white, and color illustrations created using black pencil and watercolors.
Target Audience Note:
5-9 years
NP Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR LG 3.6 0.5 9036.
Awards Note:
Caldecott Honor Book, 1948.
Subject: Optimism > Juvenile poetry.
Imagination > Juvenile poetry.
Fishing > Juvenile poetry.
Conduct of life > Juvenile poetry.
Boys > Conduct of life > Juvenile poetry.
Fantasy poetry, American.
Fishing stories.
Stories in rhyme > Juvenile literature.
Genre: Stories in rhyme.

Available copies

  • 51 of 56 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Henry County Library System.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 56 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Henry County - Lenora Blackmore jE Se8D (Text)
Memorial Notes: Favorites; Gray Dot.
I0000000251060 Picture Books Available -


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