The yooks think that everyone should eat bread with the butter side up. It is an antiwar story about the arms race, mad, and nuclear weapons. This is a quick summary and analysis of the butter battle book by dr. The butter battle book five discussion questions and a writing task. You will continue the story by describing events leading to the end of the cold war. Written and published during the cold war, it was a parable about the arms race, and taught a heavy lesson. In the end, the grandfather holds the bomb and is surprised to see that. The butter battle book tv short 1989 the butter battle. It was published by random house books for young readers on january 12, 1984. The cliffhanger at the end of the butter battle book asks kids to confront an intellectually and morally challenging scenario for themselves. New york times notable book of the year classic seuss at. The yook threw the bomb on the zooks side nothing happened. It portrays this event as a parody by using two different armies fighting over the way to butter your bread. Butter battle assignment on notebook page 104106 choose 1 option 1 write an ending to the story.
Is it okay to threaten someone to keep them from threatening you. The butter battle book lesson plan for elementary and k3. Seuss in 1984, is a cold war metaphor with a unique ending. Im pretty sure i must have seen this as a kid, i have a faint memory of watching it in school and being somewhat vexed by it since the butter battle book was one of the few seuss books that we didnt have in the house while i was growing up not for any ideological reason, im sure. What could have been done to diffuse the situation. Seuss takes a frightening reality, war, and in the simplest of terms illustrates why war does not work. I chose to preach on the butter battle, and contrasted it with the littleknown story of phineas and the tribes of israel in joshua. The wall falls you and three others will write an ending to dr. Nook, lupe, cupe, and tupe finally convinced the yook to drop the bomb.
I first read this book, from a book fair, while waiting on a parent to arrive at her scheduled conference with me. It could be 5 colors of skittles, 5 types of noodl. The butter battle book this lesson plan focuses on conflict in the plot. The butter battle book is about a feud of to villages on which side you should have your butter on your bread. The butter battle book writing activity butter battle. Have students brainstorm constructive ways to solve the conflict, and write their responses on chart paper. Butter battle book colleena frazier, lisa hicks, donna root, and tim tabor opening activity. History red scare the butter battle book alternate ending.
This story thus lends itself to a discussion with children about the concept of war itself, the moral issues related to war and the outcomes of retaliatory acts. The butter battle book lesson plans varsity tutors. I cant say this brings much new to the table besides some mildly catchy songs but as a work of. Your ending must include a paragraph that explains your ending and be colored. The main characters of this childrens, picture books story are.
The butter battle books story parallels to the cold war. Seuss, an arms race allegory about yooks and zooks. This is an activity to accompany a lesson on mans impact on natural resources. The battle continued through nights and through days. At the end of the book, the yook boys in the back invent the big boy. The butter battle book the butter battle book is a picture book written by dr. May 24, 2014 the butter battle book is one of the more overt and astute instances of geisels marriage of political and social sentiment with his childrens books. The butter battle book alternate ending, a humor poetry. We see each side building better bombs until the final standoff, which in the end solves nothing. Free download or read online the butter battle book pdf epub book. History red scare the butter battle book alternate ending by.
Seusss classic cautionary tale, introduces readers to the important lesson of respecting differences. Seuss the butter battle book did not have a definite passive ending, it still served as a instrument for achieving peace because the fierce competition and unnerving tension that he built up was enough to scare both sides. The butter battle book is a rhyming story written by dr. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 42 pages and is available in hardcover format. The butter battle book is one of the more overt and astute instances of geisels marriage of political and social sentiment with his childrens books. Think about a commercial, book, or movie that you have read or seen that one character is trying to do or be better than another. Seuss forgotten antiwar book made him an enemy of the right. Needless to say my very knowledgeable sixth graders proceeded to tell me how the butter battle book is actually a political story about the cold war. As well as obesity, the book deals with bullying, social cliques and suicide. The book came out in 1984, and in 1989, the book was adapted into a television special.
The butter battle book deals with some scary stuff. Sure, it was published during the reagan era while cold war tensions were still high, but the young yook faces the same questions that we do today in a world where nuclear weapons are a reality. The butter battle book discusses the arms race between the united states vs. P redic t, c onnect, q u estion, visualize, e valuate, and c larify. Students will also discuss the closing remarks of suess book and what it means regarding tensions between the two nations during. The book ends with both the yooks and the zooks developing a bomb called the bigboy boomero, which parallels the us and the ussrs development of nuclear weapons.
In the butter battle book, there is a conflict between the yooks and the zooks over how to butter bread a conflict is clash or serious disagreement. The butter battle book is an allegory for the nuclear arms race and the state of mutually. The characters are relateable and the drawings are typical dr. The book ends with both the yooks and the zooks developing a bomb called the bigboy boomero, which. The butter battle book spoke powerfully against the hacks behind. It was published by random house on january 12, 1984. The yooks and zooks decided that they were being ridiculous and that the war between them would end. The butter battle book was written during the cold war that the united states was having with the soviet union. The butter battle book is a short animated film adapted from dr. The butter battle book and the cold war essay sample. His latest work, the butter battle book, to be published today to mark. Seuss himself called the short the most faithful adaptation of his work. The butter battle book was a new york times notable book of the year. His latest work, the butter battle book, to be published today to mark his 80th birthday, is an arms race allegory that welcomes two new creatures to the seuss menagerie the yooks and the zooks.
This book was published in 1984, and it was written as an allegory to the cold war. The butter battle book was a controversial childrens book for its time. Seuss rhyming option 2 draw an ending to the story. Perhaps this history will add a little perspective to the public discussion of dr. After reading, have a discussion about what precipitated the conflict between the zooks and the yooks. The butter battle book 1989 directed by ralph bakshi. Dec 07, 2017 the butter battle book is a great seussian look at the follies of mankind as we attempt to have the biggest, best, fastest, mostest weapons. In my language arts class my students had to read the sneetches by dr. The book ends with both the yooks and the zooks developing a. The butter battle book teaching children philosophy. The zooks think that everyone should eat bread with the butter side down. The story itself is an allegory for the cold war, attempting to show the ridiculous nature of the massive arms buildup that was occurring in both the united states and the soviet union. Place a container or cloth on the floor somewhere in the classroom. The butter battle book is a 1989 animated tv special by animator and filmmaker ralph bakshi, narrated by charles durning and produced by tnt.
We no longer had much love left for sharing, for, you see, this was war that had us preparing. The idea is they are to compare and contrast the two books. The first edition of the novel was published in january 12th 1984, and was written by dr. The butter battle book is a great seussian look at the follies of mankind as we attempt to have the biggest, best, fastest, mostest weapons. Written during and intended to reflect directly on the cold war, it tells the story of an arms race between the yooks and the zooks, whose villages are. Option 3 explain at least 3 similarities and 3 differences between the butter battle book and the real cold war. The special followed the book closely, notably in its preservation of its original cliffhanger ending, with the title card the end. Seuss forgotten antiwar book made him an enemy of the. At the end of the book grandpa and vanitch are ready to drop bigboy. For example, this phone is better than another because this car is the best because i have this and you dont. Seuss forgotten antiwar book made him an enemy of the right the butter battle book spoke powerfully against the hacks behind the militaryindustrial complex and for that, was pilloried. Seussthe butter battle book analysis essay example.
In the end, both a yook and a zook hold their bombs at the wall and we are left to imagine what could happen. Suess butter battle book either book or video, students will analyze the cold war symbolism of the arms race between the soviet union and the united states. The butter battle book is an allegory for the nuclear arms race and the state of mutually assured destruction mad that occurred during the cold war. The yooks and zooks share a love of buttered bread, but animosity brews between the two groups because they prefer to enjoy the tasty treat differently. Seuss injects humor into this serious tale of conflict, offering a great opportunity for a student discussion on valuing diversity. Option 3 explain at least 3 similarities and 3 differences between. What is the source of conflict in the butter battle book and why was it written. Butter battleyou create the ending you will write an ending to dr. Special techniques they were all bravely marching, with banners aflutter, down a hole. These are the kinds of topics you will need to be familiar with to do well when.