and to think that i saw it on mulberry street

In times long past, this planet was the home of a mighty, noble race of beings who called themselves the Krell. United Planets Cruiser C57D, now more than a year out from Earth Base on a special mission to the planetary system of the great main-sequence star Altair. And so, at last, mankind began the conquest and colonization of deep space. Almost at once there followed the discovery of hyperdrive through which the speed of light was first obtained and later greatly surpassed. By 2200 A.D., they had reached the other planets of our solar system. Works based on his original stories have won three Oscars, three Emmys, three Grammys, and a Peabody.In the final decade of the 21st Century, men and women in rocket ships landed on the moon. Seuss’s long list of awards includes Caldecott Honors for McElligot’s Pool, If I Ran the Zoo, and Bartholomew and the Oobleck the Pulitzer Prize and eight honorary doctorates. Hundreds of millions of copies have found their way into homes and hearts around the world. LeSieg and Rosetta Stone) have been translated into thirty languages.

Seuss (and others that he wrote but did not illustrate, including some under the pseudonyms Theo. The forty-four books he wrote and illustrated under the name Dr. Seuss-is, quite simply, one of the most beloved children’s book authors of all time.

The two signed a contract that day, Seuss later proclaiming “If I had been going down the other side of Madison Avenue, I’d be in the dry-cleaning business today.” After being rejected by 27 publishers Seuss decided to burn his manuscript in the incinerator of his apartment building, but as he walked home he ran into an old friend from Dartmouth, Mike McClintock, who had just started a job as an editor in the children’s section of Vanguard Press. However, when he arrives home he decides instead to tell his father what he actually saw-a simple horse and wagon.Īnd to Think That I Saw it on Mulberry Street, Seuss’ first published children’s book, and his career as a children's although, almost didn’t happen. The story follows a boy named Marco, who describes a parade of imaginary people and vehicles traveling along a road, Mulberry Street, in an elaborate fantasy story he dreams up to tell his father at the end of his walk.

And to think that i saw it on mulberry street