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Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What do you hear? is a classic picture book that will delight young children. It has a simple repetitive text that makes it easy for young readers to join in. Eric Carle beautifully illustrates this book, with bold and colourful pictures of animals.
The book follows a similar format to Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see? The reader is introduced to a new animal on each double-page spread. This is an excellent book for developing children's prediction skills as they will really enjoy predicting which animal will be heard next. This book would also be good for introducing the use of question marks, as each double page includes a question and an answer. Interesting vocabulary is used to describe the noises made by the animals which will challenge a young reader eg: "braying, trumpeting, snarling" etc.
This book is an absolute must for children aged 3-5, but will be enjoyed by children aged 0-7. If your child enjoyed Brown Bear, Brown Bear What do you see? they are sure to enjoy this book just as much. --Amanda York --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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Carle's books all have an educational element – they teach about animals, numbers, colours and nature – but a big part of their appeal is that they are not didactic or laboured, but light and entertaining. There's warmth and humour there too (Junior )
The natural history is a source for smiles, the illustrations in collage and paint are little works of art (Times Educational Supplement )
What a spectacular picture book! . . . A treat for all ages (Books for Keeps )
The natural history is a source for smiles, the illustrations in collage and paint are little works of art (Times Educational Supplement )
What a spectacular picture book! . . . A treat for all ages (Books for Keeps )
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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Apparently this book is good for the older child, but our sons are 24 months and 11 months and they both adore it. Reliably, this is the one they will pick up time and time again, and bring it to their long-suffering parents who will then through gritted teeth agree to read it out, making all the appropriate noises (how do you bellow like a walrus or flute like a flamingo, anyway?) until hoarse. The repetition is what it's all about, really. The illustrations are fine though stylised. I do wish that the "boa constrictor" was a generic "snake" as I suspect my children will now grow up thinking all snakes are boa constrictors.
I have given this book 5 stars because that is what it would get from the children. I have to admit that unlike the Dr Seuss books, which I never tire of reading again and again, I do get heartily sick of the sight of this one. Having said that, it is not full of all-white or all-male characters (by which I mean animals which are 'he') in the manner of so many children's books.
Your children will love it. You have been warned...
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
We sing the lines to this wonderful book. We make the sounds of the animals, and although we have read the book so many times the pages are worn, the kids do not mind. I have just as much fun as they do reading this wonderful book that teaches colors, names of animals, and more!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
We got the board book version of this book out of the library for our nearly two year old, and she loves it! The illustrations are fun and colourful, and the story is simple with easy rhymes and repetition. A perfect book to read aloud at the end of the day.
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Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You See?
After the raving success of Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? This Eric Carle book is similarly written and beautifully illustrated. Read more
Published 12 months ago by ld115
Fab book
My son who is 3 loves this book, he joins in with the sounds and after a few reads he knew it off by heart so thinks he's reading it himself. Also loved brown bear too!
Published 12 months ago by dibbsi
Great for young kids
Similar to Brown Bear, Brown Bear, this is great for young kids. It's a great introduction to books, we started at 12 months or just before that and the kids keep going back. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Graeme Hannah
Good read for your little one
Good rhymes and theme throughout, interesting artwork, hard pages to turn at ease. Helps little one learn different sorts of animals.
Published 16 months ago by Sammy
Make the noises
Love the animals and love doing all the noises - some more challenging than others! Always good to have the board book, a lot harder wearing.
Published 19 months ago by MrsQ
Polar Bear, Polar Bear - a big hit!
I first read this book with my son when he was 17 months old and, two months on, it is a firm favourite for bedtime. Read more
Published 22 months ago by LD
Polar Bear Polar Bear
Great story the kids love to read along and the board book is very strong and should last a long long time.
Published on 20 Mar 2010 by Sarah Flutey
Very helpful espeically linking to the senses
What a lovely book. I used it for the senses as it reinforced the hearing sense as children find this hard to describe. Read more
Published on 7 Feb 2010 by shanny
Wonderful illustration and fabulous opportunity fr smiles
great for making animal noises which resulted in smiles and giggles from a very early age (4 months)
Published on 21 Nov 2009 by E. pritty
Lovely book for sharing
The children loved making the animal noises as we read the book together. It's also a great tool for introducing animals to children. Read more
Published on 29 Aug 2009 by Auntie-Ann
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