The Political Dr. Seuss

Most people know Dr. Seuss as the man behind 'The Cat in the Hat'. But how many know that 'Yertle the Turtle' was modeled after Hitler - or that Dr. Seuss created WWII political cartoons that denounced racism, isolationism and other issues of the day? THE POLITICAL DR. SEUSS reveals how popular children's author Theodor Geisel advocated social change, teaching generations of children not only how to be better readers, but better people as well.

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Movie
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1
Episode Duration
85 mins
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Finished
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Type
Movie
Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
85 mins
Status
Finished
Start Date
Jan 1, 2004
Season
2004
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Most people know Dr. Seuss as the man behind 'The Cat in the Hat'. But how many know that 'Yertle the Turtle' was modeled after Hitler - or that Dr. Seuss created WWII political cartoons that denounced racism, isolationism and other issues of the day? THE POLITICAL DR. SEUSS reveals how popular children's author Theodor Geisel advocated social change, teaching generations of children not only how to be better readers, but better people as well.

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Japanese

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