Theodor Seuss Geisel / Donald E. Pease.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pease, Donald E.

Series:

Lives and legacies.

Lives and legacies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Seuss, Dr.

Seuss.

Authors, American--20th century--Biography.

Authors, American.

Illustrators--United States--Biography.

Illustrators.

Children's literature--Authorship.

Children's literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (193 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Dr. Seuss' infectious rhymes, his blue-tufted, strong-willed creatures, and his knack for pithy, roundabout plots have been entertaining children and adults for decades. And as Donald Pease shows in this marvelous biography, the seemingly haphazard trajectory of Theodor Geisel's life bears a close resemblance to the zigzag plot lines of his children's books. Here is an engaging look at a man who indeed lived a zigzag life, by turns a cartoonist, ad agency artist (for Flit bug killer), author, caricaturist, documentary-film writer and producer, political cartoonist, and editor. Pease follows Ge

Contents:

Contents; Preface; One: DR. SEUSS'S PASSAGE HOME; Two: BECOMING DR. SEUSS; Three: DR. SEUSS RETURNS; Four: DR. SEUSS AND HELEN GEISEL'S EMPIRE; Five: DR. SEUSS'S LEGACY; Acknowledgments; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-282-46584-8

9786612465840

0-19-971735-4

OCLC:

550692714