![]() ![]() Yes, far beyond that." The Lorax, who speaks for the trees, protests. "A Thneed's A Fine-Something-That-All-People-Need! It's a shirt. The trees were of particular interest, since they could be made into a garment called a Thneed. In The Lorax, a boy ventures off to the far end of town ".where the Grickle-grass grows, and the wind smells slow-and-sour when it blows." He finds the old house of the evil Once-ler and hears the story of how his world came to be so gray and polluted.Īs the Once-ler tells it, he discovered this colorful place long ago, teeming with Brown Bar-ba-loots, Humming-Fish and luscious, beautiful Truffula Trees. (Photo Credit: Random House Books for Young Readers) With Earth Day nearly upon us, it's worth taking a closer look at the children's book that spawned the movie. But the message - that the environment must be protected against those who would profit from it - is important. Hollywood expands upon the classic environmental tale but loses the simplicity of the message in updating the story for a modern audience. The recent movie adaptation of The Lorax was a smash hit at theaters, drawing viewers into a 3-D version of the world Dr. ![]()
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