Dr. Seuss

Fact Sheet• Dr. Seuss’s real name was Theodor Seuss Geisel.

• Seuss was his mother’s last name.

• Dr. Seuss’s father owned a zoo.

• Dr. Seuss lived for 87 years.

• Dr. Seuss made more than 60 different books.

• Dr. Seuss also drew cartoons for newspapers.

• Dr. Seuss also worked for the United States army.

• Dr. Seuss’s birthday was March 2.

• Dr. Seuss was German.

• Dr. Seuss went to Dartmouth and Oxford colleges.

• A library and a garden were named after him.

• Dr. Seuss used pencils, watercolors and pens to draw.

Dr. Seuss

Theodor Seuss Geisel