In his mission to protect the speck, Horton is ridiculed and harassed by the other animals in the jungle for it since they believe that anything that can't be seen or heard is nonexistent. Throughout the book, Horton is trying to convince the Jungle of Nool that 'a person is a person no matter how small' and that everyone should be treated equally. The Mayor of Whoville asks Horton to protect them from harm, which Horton happily agrees to, proclaiming throughout the book, 'A person's a person, no matter how small'. He later discovers that the speck is actually a tiny planet, home to a community called Whoville, where microscopic creatures called Whos live. Horton surmises that a small person lives on the speck and places it on a clover, vowing to protect it. The book tells the story of Horton the Elephant, who, 'On the 15th of May, in The Jungle of Nool', while splashing in a pool, hears a speck of dust talking to him.

He dedicated the book to a Japanese friend. Geisel strived to relay the message that the Japanese should be valued equally, especially in a stressful post-war era. His comparison of the Whos and the Japanese was a way for him to express his willingness for companionship. Geisel, who had harbored strong anti-Japan sentiments before and during World War II, changed his views dramatically after the war and used this book as an allegory for the American post-war occupation of the country. The book's main theme, 'a person's a person no matter how small', was Geisel's reaction to his visit to Japan, where the importance of the individual was an exciting new concept. The Whos would later reappear in How the Grinch Stole Christmas!. It is his second book to feature Horton the Elephant with the first being Horton Hatches the Egg. Geisel began work on Horton Hears a Who! in the fall of 1953. The book has been adapted as a 1970 television special and a 2008 animated film by Blue Sky Studios and Twentieth Century Fox Animation, and much of its plot was incorporated into the Broadway musical production Seussical. Horton Hears a Who! has been well-received in libraries, schools, and homes across the world. Horton endures harassment to care for and ensure the safety of the Whos, who represent the insignificant. 'A person's a person, no matter how small' is the most popular line from Horton Hears a Who! and also serves as the major moral theme that Dr. These animals attempt to steal and burn the speck of dust, so Horton goes to great lengths to save Whoville from being incinerated. This book tells the story of Horton the Elephant and his adventures saving Whoville, a tiny planet located on a speck of dust, from the animals who mock him. It was published in 1954 by Random House. Horton Hears a Who! is a children's book written and illustrated by Theodor Seuss Geisel under the pen name Dr. How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (Whoville wise)

Horton Hatches the Egg (plot and characters)

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