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Dr. Seuss - The Lorax/Pontoffel Pock & His Magic Piano | 
 enlarge | Director: Hawley Pratt
Actors: Eddie Albert, Bob Holt, Athena Lorde, Harlen Carraher
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: DVD
List Price: $9.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  28 reviews
Sales Rank: 4836
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Subtitled, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: G (General Audience)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 52
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: MCAD23575D
ISBN: 0783291604
UPC: 025192357527
EAN: 9780783291604
ASIN: B00009ZVNP
Theatrical Release Date: February 14, 1972
Release Date: October 7, 2003
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Product Description
A kindly creature named lorax tries to save the beautiful trees from the greedy once-ler. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 07/24/2007 Run time: 51 minutes Rating: Nr
Amazon.com
This adaptation of the Dr. Seuss book about pollution and environmental damage may be a bit heavy for younger kids. But children age six and older, as well as adults, will find much to ponder in its story of capitalist greed gone amok. The Lorax is a creature that once lived in a beautiful paradise, populated by animals and trees. When Mr. Once-Ler comes along and starts cutting down trees to make the profitable (but useless) Thneeds , the Lorax voices concern, saying, "I speak for the trees! Let 'em grow! They say I'm old fashioned and live in the past, but sometimes I think progress progresses too fast." Mr. Once-Ler ignores the Lorax's warnings, and lives to regret it. Eventually, paradise has become a barren wasteland. All the trees are cut down; the factory has closed; the animals, birds, and fish have fled; and the air is polluted. Even the Lorax is gone. The fate of the Lorax is put in the hands of a young child at the end, when the chastened Once-Ler gives him the last tree seed, with the admonition: "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing will change." The themes of capitalism, depletion of resources, and selfish affluence may be a bit heavy for kids under five, but with some parental guidance this makes for an educational and moving tale that can spark family discussions about the importance of respecting the wealth we all inherit from the natural world. --Elisabeth Keating
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Beautiful November 23, 2008
I just love this. For kids of all ages from 8 to 80!
So good about nature and conservation told as a fairy tale.
 Well Received! October 3, 2008
The Lorax is a timeless moral lesson about human greed and its impact on our environment. This story book should be on every child's bookshelf. The two videos on the DVD were well received by my son although the music and animation are quite characteristic for its time (early 1970s).
Great! July 13, 2008
Great! The DVD came quickly and was able to be used in a classroom lesson re: the environment!
easter present for my girlfriend March 31, 2008
I got these for her because she is a huge dr seuss fan, because she grew up watching them. She loved watching them.
A neccessary addition January 30, 2008
I watched them as a kid, and read the books too. Now I get to share the books and videos with my kids and we are all happy about that. Wonderfully done and ready to enjoy this one is a good place to start, or a good way to continue your collection.
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