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You're Only Old Once!
A Book for Obsolete Children
Series: Classic Seuss
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This book is ideal for new retirees, older readers, and children at heart. It makes a delightful gift to celebrate birthdays, retirement, and other milestones, providing a gentle, comical reflection on ageing suitable for readers of all ages.
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See moreDr. Seuss's elderly Everyman travels, in rhyme and illustrations, along the Golden Years Clinic's assembly line of medical tests and questions, meeting Miss Becker of Stethescope Row, Dr. Pollen, Dietician Van Eiffel, and others.
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You're Only Old Once! invites you to join in on the fun (and funny) journey of getting older with this hilarious Dr. Seuss picture book—it’s just what the doctor ordered for new retirees, old souls, and kids at heart, and makes a perfect gift to celebrate birthdays and other milestones!
The Doctor is in...Dr. Seuss that is! Readers will laugh along with the parade of medical madness as an elderly patient is poked, prodded, and ogled during his stay at the “Golden Years Clinic on Century Square for Spleen Readjustment and Muffler Repair.”
Once again, Dr. Seuss proves that his sharp wit and colourful imagination are a treat for readers of all ages. A perfect gift for retirement, birthdays, graduations, holidays, and anyone needing a little pick-me-up after a doctor’s visit!
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Book Details
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ISBN: 9780394551906
Publisher: Random House USA Inc
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 27 January 2009
Country: United States
Imprint: Random House USA Inc
Illustration: FULL COLOR
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 10.0mm
Width: 213.0mm
Height: 287.0mm
Weight: 420g
Pages: 56
About the Author
Dr. Seuss, also known as Theodor Seuss Geisel, 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 had a lasting influence on generations of children and adults. The books he wrote and illustrated under the name Dr. Seuss (along with others he wrote but did not illustrate, under the pseudonyms Theo. LeSieg and Rosetta Stone) have been translated into forty-five 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, 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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