I saw this book on the shelves in the library, but never really known what it was about. How fitting this book is for an elementary classroom on April 22nd! In this story, the Lorax "speaks for the trees" because they have no tongue. He tries to convince the Once-ler to stop cutting the Truffula trees down and goes into how by destroying one part of nature everything else will follow. The didactic message describes the destructive nature of deforestation and provides positive examples of how you can save the Earth. It also speaks strongly against greediness and the system many people use to make money at the cost of others.
We just finished teaching our fourth grade students about stories that contain a secret hidden message. We read several Aesop's Fables and discussed how a message from such a long time ago still pertains today. As a child I can remember reading Bernstein Bears books. They always portray the children getting into some time of situation and the older characters in the book helping them learn a valuable lesson to become a better individual.
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