The Lorax

Seuss, Dr. (1971). The Lorax.

The Lorax by Dr. Seuss is about a Lorax who gets angry because his Truffula Trees are being cut down by Once-ler, an Industrialist. Unfortunately, the Lorax's protest don't do any good and Once-ler cuts down all the Truffula Trees and pollutes the rest of the ecosystem to build an industry. This book is didactic, because it uses a simple children's book to entertain kids and teach a lesson about politics. Basically, Dr. Seuss is talking about the process of destroying an ecosystem to build an industry and why that is wrong.




Galdone, Paul. (1985). The Little Red Hen.
The Little Red Hen by Paul Galdone is about a hen who plants, harvests, and grinds wheat in to flour. She ask for her friends to help her, but they are all too lazy. When she decides to make a cake out of the flower, her friends are all too eager to help her eat it, but the hen tells them no, because they didn't want to help her plant, harvest, or grind the wheat to make the flour that was used in the cake. This is also a didatic book, because although it is a classic book read to kids, it also teaches a lesson: If you work hard, you will get rewarded for it and don't expect to get something for nothing.