Dr Seuss: The Progressive
My kids, like most kids love reading Dr. Seuss. Their favorite book, by far is The Lorax. I enjoy reading Dr. Seuss as well, the sentences can be find not only for your mind, but for the physical parts of your mouth. The sentences seem like they are pieced together in such a way that your tongue gets a satisfying workout as well. One problem I've often found with reading Dr. Seuss to my kids is that I translate books we read into Chamorro, and so it is often more of a storytelling time with pictures, than actual reading. Some books are easily translated off the top of your head. Dr. Seuss books are not. Sen mappot este para u mapula'. The language is fitted for English and its mannerisms, its flow. Many times words are made up and formed out of various things to create some amalgamated, overflowing idea or character. Translating the basic ideas of Dr. Seuss is easy, since the themes are generally universal. But capturing that animated and vibrantly creative quality is somethin…