Green Eggs and Ham; Will You Try Them Here or There?
Green Eggs and Ham is one of Dr Seuss's most enjoyable and amusing books, with a clear message to unadventurous children and adults alike. With wonderfully strange situations in which to try Green Eggs and Ham, superb rhyming text and the surreal illustrations that are a trademark of Dr Seuss, this is a brilliant book that remains one of my favourites over 30 years after first having it read to me by my parents.
In this lens I will introduce you to the characters and provide some video clips of Green Eggs and Ham.
Sam-I-am
Sam-I-am is the persistent profferer of the plate of Green Eggs and Ham, constantly endeavouring to tempt the nameless sceptic into trying this unusual treat. Sam-I-am has often been compared to a telemarketer and the lengths to which he stretches do indeed lend some strength to this allegory. By constantly changing his marketing strategy from the original "try them here or there" to increasingly bizarre situations, including "try them, try them in a tree, try them, try them and you will see", Sam-I-am eventually wears down his "victim" who does indeed try Green Eggs and Ham in the final pages. The Nameless Sceptic
At the beginning of this book, the nameless sceptic is quietly minding his own business until interrupted by Sam-I-am. For the remainder of the book he is transported from boxes, to houses, to cars, to trains in an attempt to find a situation in which he is prepared to try Green Eggs and Ham. This character doggedly refuses to try them saying, "I do not like Green Eggs and Ham, I do not like them Sam-I-am". However, such is the persistence of Sam-I-am that the sceptic eventually agrees to try them if Sam will leave him in peace. Sam-I-am OR Nameless Sceptic
The Illustrations
Whilst the rhyming text makes a great story and creates quite bizarre situations, the illustrations add enormously to this book. With Dr Seuss's odd cat-like figures painted in an array of eye-catching and surreal colours, the artwork in Green Eggs and Ham makes purchasing this book worthwhile even without the memorable story that goes with them.Green Eggs and Ham is truly one of the best children's books available, in my opinion, and I was delighted to find that there is a whole load of Green Eggs and Ham stuff for sale on Amazon.
Green Eggs and Ham
Green Eggs and Ham (I Can Read It All by Myself Beginner Books)
Amazon Price: $8.99 (as of 11/22/2009)
Try it try it here or there. Try it try it anywhere. The only way to fully appreciate the wonderful illustrations and rhyming text is to read Green Eggs and Ham for yourself.
Green Eggs and Ham Cartoon
Green Eggs and Ham on CD-ROM
Dr. Seuss Green Eggs And Ham - $ 6.99
Instill a love of reading in an entirely new way with this exciting adaptation of Green Eggs and Ham. It takes the original number one selling Dr. Seuss book one step further. Meticulously animated from hundreds of sketches, it's filled with 19 interactive pages of delightful scenes, surprises, and activities. Your child directs the action with just a click of the mouse.Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/Vista and Mac.
Green Eggs and Ham Uses Only 50 Words
Here are the fifty words that are used:
a am and anywhere are be boat box car could dark do eat eggs fox
goat good green ham here house I if in let like may me mouse not on or rain Sam say see so thank that the them there they train tree try
will with would you
Jesse Jackson reads Green Eggs and Ham
Green Eggs and Ham T-shirts
Green Eggs & Ham T-shirt
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Dr. Seuss Green Eggs and Ham Orange Juvenile T-Shirt
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Dr. Seuss Green Eggs and Ham Green T-Shirt
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Green Eggs and Ham Books
Green Eggs and Ham Book & CD (Book and CD)
Green Eggs and Ham book with CD for those that like to listen as well as read.
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Green Eggs and Ham Review
- Green Eggs and Ham
- Short review of this fantastic Dr Seuss book: Green Eggs and Ham.
Other Green Eggs and Ham Stuff
GREEN EGGS AND HAM GAME
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Dr. Seuss Green Eggs and Ham Boxed FP Set
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Raymond Geddes 66893 Dr. Seuss Green Eggs and Ham Pencils, 144 Piece Display
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Toddlers' Bumkins Green Eggs and Ham Gift Set - Orange
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Using Green Eggs and Ham as a Teaching Tool
Because of its limited vocabulary, amusing story, funny illustrations and repetitive style, Green Eggs and Ham is a perfect teaching tool, particularly for those teaching children through ESL methods.Grammarman has created an ESL teaching resource pack with 2 lesson plans for teachers wishing to use this excellent book in the classroom in order to teach English as a Second (or Foreign) Language. The resource pack can be downloaded from Grammarman's website: Green Eggs and Ham Teaching Resource Pack.
The resource pack consists of 2 detailed lesson plans and a series of picture/word cards as well as a wordsearch (pictured right) and a board game.
Green Eggs and Ham is a wonderful story to use in the classroom, I have used it to great success in the past and any teacher doing so is bound to be rewarded with an enthusiastic group of kids.
Will You Try Them Here or There?
Green Eggs and Ham Tie
Eat at Sam's Tie by Dr Seuss - Black Polyester
Amazon Price: $14.95 (as of 11/22/2009)
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Green Eggs and Ham Stuff on eBay
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Green Eggs and Ham Websites
- Green Eggs and Ham
- Green Eggs and Ham activities on Seussville.com.
- More Green Eggs and Ham
- The Wikipedia entry for Green Eggs and Ham.
- Occulted Dr Suess
- A Qabalistic Interpretation of Dr. Seuss' Green Eggs & Ham
Do You Like Green Eggs and Ham?
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- _Joan_ _Joan_ Oct 26, 2009 @ 11:41 am
- I loved this book as a kid, just because of the rhyme scheme and the funny settings. Now, as a parent who knows how it is when a child doesn't want to try a new food, I love it even more.
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- Dec 17, 2008 @ 10:16 am
- I like the images, it reminds me of Grinch. :)
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- Jimmie Jimmie Dec 4, 2008 @ 6:10 am
- This one and Fox in Socks are my all time fav Seuss books!
I've quoted so many times to my picky eater daughter, "Try it, try it!"
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- Mortira Mortira Sep 30, 2008 @ 12:23 pm
- Great lens! Who doesn't love green eggs and ham?
5 stars and a lensroll!
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- blue22d blue22d Sep 19, 2008 @ 2:02 pm
- How fun! I love Seuss and have several books, including Green Eggs and Ham. Thanks for doing this one. Five stars to ya.
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