There is no better way to illustrate the plight of our struggling Earth than the message of The Lorax, who speaks for the trees against the greedy Once-ler, as told by Dr Seuss. When we hear about the greed and closed-mindedness that compels the Once-ler to continue destroying the Truffula trees, it is a sharp reminder for people of all ages to sit up and take note.
There are many books in the library such as Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth and The Gaia Warriors by Nicola Davies that show us the urgency with which we need to act, as well as ideas and practical suggestions on how to go about doing this. Every person, whatever their age, needs to find a small way to contribute. Every light we turn off, every bottle or paper we recycle, every tap we shut tight will contribute to us saving the Earth from the same fate as the polluted, grim world we see in The Lorax. And never before has the warning of the book been more relevant than it is today:
"UNLESS someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not." -The Lorax
We must always remember that “There are no passengers on Spaceship Earth. We are all crew.” - Marshall McLuhan
To listen to a beautifully dramatised and illustrated reading of The Lorax by Dr Seuss go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNnXEDUb_zw
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