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McElligot's Pool Hardback - 1947

by Dr Seuss

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In this colorful picture book, a boy named Marco goes fishing in a small pond called McElligot’s Pool. As he sits waiting for a bite, a farmer calls him a fool and says “You’ll never catch fish in McElligot’s Pool!” Marco, however, refuses to be discouraged and spends the rest of the story describing all the fish that could be coming to McElligot’s Pool from the ocean. The story ends with Marco still fishing and the farmer scratching his beard and looking confused. The use of color and illustrations blur the line between fantasy and reality during Marco’s story, creating one of the most interesting aspects of the book. The text is made up of catchy rhymes and intriguing fish descriptions. The pictures complement the text and make the fish descriptions seem real. Interestingly, Seuss illustrates every other page in black and white. At the beginning of the story when Marco sits by the pond, the black and white emphasizes the concrete reality of the Marco talking to the farmer. After page one, every other page is in color. The color magnifies Marco’s fantasy about all of the fish, making them seem beautiful and real. At the same time, the black and white pages make Marco’s fish descriptions seem realistic.

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This seller has earned a 4.04 of 5 Stars rating from internet customers.
4.04 / 5 (5761 total reviews)

Readers largely praise this as a buoyant celebration of imagination, patience, and possibility, spotlighting a boy’s fanciful vision of the fish he might catch. The watercolor-rich illustrations, alternating with black-and-white spreads, are widely admired and seen as formative to the author’s style, though some note the book feels longer than today’s picture books and find the shifting palettes uneven. A recurring point of debate is an outdated depiction labeled “Eskimo,” which some find offensive and others view as a period artifact; despite this, many still deem the book a delightful, influential read-aloud.

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ImaginativeWhimsicalDelightfulOptimisticRead-aloud-friendlyVibrant watercolorsInspiringControversialDated languageSlightly long

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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.

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  • Title McElligot's Pool
  • Author Dr Seuss
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Pages 64
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Random House Books for Young Readers, Westminister, Maryland, U.s.a.
  • Publication date September 12, 1947
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780394800837 / 0394800834
  • Weight 0.81 lbs (0.37 kg)
  • Dimensions 11.35 x 8.3 x 0.45 in (28.83 x 21.08 x 1.14 cm)
  • Age range 05 to 09 years
  • Grade levels K - 4
  • Category Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
  • Library of Congress subjects Stories in rhyme, Fishing
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 47004895
  • Dewey Decimal Code E

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"Rare and wonderful imaginings are told in the author-artist's inimitable rhyme and are shown in hilariously funny pictures."--Booklist.  

About the author

THEODOR SEUSS GEISEL--aka Dr. Seuss--is one of the most beloved children's book authors of all time. From The Cat in the Hat to Oh, the Places You'll Go!, his iconic characters, stories, and art style have been a lasting influence on generations of children and adults. The books he wrote and illustrated under the name Dr. Seuss (and others that he wrote but did not illustrate, including some under the pseudonyms Theo. LeSieg and Rosetta Stone) have been translated into thirty languages. Hundreds of millions of copies have found their way into homes and hearts around the world. Dr. 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. Works based on his original stories have won three Oscars, three Emmys, three Grammys, and a Peabody.
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