The Lorax

The Lorax, written and illustrated by Dr. Seuss. This is a classic children's book that conveys the message of sustainable development and conservation. The reason that this book has been labeled as controversial, was that parents in California thought that the book was too anti-industry. I think that to say this book is too anti-industry is taking the message to an extreme. This book is about conservation, yes, but also talks about responsibility; the Truffula tuft trees are shown to make great things, and are a great resource, but it's over using that we need to be careful about. I think this is a very important story to tell kids, because ultimately kids are the ones who are going to be responsible for the Earth in the future, and if we can get them thinking more about sustainability, then maybe they will be able to solve some of today's most pressing issues on energy, pollution, and hunger.