Picture book · Fiction
Horton Hears a Who!
Dr. Seuss
About the book
Horton the elephant protects a speck of dust that holds an entire tiny town, insisting that "a person's a person, no matter how small."
Reading notes
Rhyming text with themes of loyalty and standing up for others.
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Book details
- Author
- Dr. Seuss
- First published
- 1954
- Suggested ages
- Ages 3–7 (editorial estimate — children vary)
- Reading mode
- Best read aloud
- Topics
- rhyme, kindness, humor
- Edition shown
- ISBN 9780394800783 · Random House Books for Young Readers, 1982 · hardcover
- Catalog record
- Open Library work record · edition record
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