Monday, April 21, 2008
The Lorax...
What is the Lorax, you ask. Well, then you just are not a dedicated Suess fan. The Lorax is Dr. Seuss's timeless tale of the environment and its conservation. Here is another resource you will want... You can get The Lorax (Online Animated Digital Book)free for Your Classroom!
Celebrate Earth Day tomorrow (April 22nd) with The Lorax, available for the first time ever in a read-along animated digital format. This special edition of Dr. Seuss's cautionary tale will be available for free exclusively on kidthing®. The pages come to life on your computer screen with animation, narration, and sound effects. Or, turn the sound off and read the book aloud. Kidthing runs on Windows XP and Vista (Mac version coming soon). Download at www.kidthing.com/thelorax.
This online book is available through April 30th. Note: You will need to download a special player (the kidthing player) but it is relatively easy and the player is pretty neat and even includes some games and a Horton coloring book. You will also need to follow the instructions on going through a purchase process to "purchase" your free book, but again it is pretty impressive and the kids love it. Of course this is to introduce you to the new media and there are other books to buy and download, but this may be something to keep an eye on.
There are also a lot of games, activities, and information about what you can do at The Lorax Project. The Lorax Project was launched to engage individuals of all ages to do their part to conserve places and species that are critical to the future of our planet. They hope to raise awareness and inspire earth-friendly action worldwide.
Go ahead and become a Lorax fan today!
What is the Lorax, you ask. Well, then you just are not a dedicated Suess fan. The Lorax is Dr. Seuss's timeless tale of the environment and its conservation. Here is another resource you will want... You can get The Lorax (Online Animated Digital Book)free for Your Classroom!
Celebrate Earth Day tomorrow (April 22nd) with The Lorax, available for the first time ever in a read-along animated digital format. This special edition of Dr. Seuss's cautionary tale will be available for free exclusively on kidthing®. The pages come to life on your computer screen with animation, narration, and sound effects. Or, turn the sound off and read the book aloud. Kidthing runs on Windows XP and Vista (Mac version coming soon). Download at www.kidthing.com/thelorax.
This online book is available through April 30th. Note: You will need to download a special player (the kidthing player) but it is relatively easy and the player is pretty neat and even includes some games and a Horton coloring book. You will also need to follow the instructions on going through a purchase process to "purchase" your free book, but again it is pretty impressive and the kids love it. Of course this is to introduce you to the new media and there are other books to buy and download, but this may be something to keep an eye on.
There are also a lot of games, activities, and information about what you can do at The Lorax Project. The Lorax Project was launched to engage individuals of all ages to do their part to conserve places and species that are critical to the future of our planet. They hope to raise awareness and inspire earth-friendly action worldwide.
Go ahead and become a Lorax fan today!
// posted by Tammy Wachter @ 4:22 PM 
