<P> It is the second Dr. Seuss book to feature Horton the Elephant, the first being Horton Hatches the Egg . The Whos would later reappear in How the Grinch Stole Christmas! . </P> <P> Miranda Richardson read the book as part of her second audio collection of Dr. Seuss books . The other three books she narrated were Oh, the Places You'll Go!, Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? and Happy Birthday to You! . </P> <P> The book by Dr. Seuss tells the story of Horton the Elephant, who, while splashing in a pool, hears a small speck of dust talking to him . Horton surmises that a small person lives on the speck and places it on a clover, vowing to protect it . He later discovers that the speck is actually a tiny planet, home to a community called Whoville, where microscopic creatures called Whos live . The Mayor of Whoville asks Horton to protect them from harm, which Horton happily agrees to, proclaiming throughout the book that "a person's a person, no matter how small ." </P> <P> In his mission to protect the speck, Horton is ridiculed and harassed by the other animals in the jungle for believing in something they can't see or hear . He is first criticized by the sour kangaroo and her joey . The splash they make as they jump into the pool almost catches the speck, so Horton decides to find somewhere safer for it . When Horton is chased out of his village for believing that there is a plant he tries to get the to understand that there is a planet there after all . Throughout the book Horton is trying to convince the Jungle of Nool that "A person is a person no matter how small and that everyone should be treated equally . </P>

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