The Lorax is a children's book written by Dr. Seuss and published in 1971. It chronicles the plight of the environment. The Lorax, the title character, who "speaks for the trees" and confronts the Once-ler, a business magnate who causes environmental destruction.

 

The Lorax is a cautionary tale primarily about a person's responsibilities to the environment. Dr. Seuss introduces the Once-ler, a reckless Thneed entrepreneur whose unfettered ambition leads to the destruction of the immediate environment. 

 

The book's cautionary message is as important today as it ever was. Respect for the environment and all living creatures will help us preserve the planet. We all need to make meaningful efforts to protect our Planet as we are at the tipping point of world-wide environmental destruction.