Bill Martin Jr.






Bill Martin Jr.

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born
January 01, 1916

died
August 11, 2004

gender
male

place of birth
The United States

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Children's Books


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William Martin, Jr. was a teacher and children's book author of such acclaimed books as Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?. The Bill Martin Jr. Award was established in his honor. Growing up in Kansas, he graduated from the Kansas State Teacher's College in Emporia, Kansas and served in the Army Air Force during World War II. Martin began his writing career in 1967 and ended it with the publication of Chicka Chicka 123 in 2004. A library on the campus of Texas A&M, Commerce is named in Bill Martin, Jr.'s honor. He passed away in Commerce, Texas.
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avg rating: 4.07 | 10,529 ratings | 1,025 reviews | 92 distinct works | 9 fans
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What D... Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
by Bill Martin Jr., Eric Carle (Illustrator)
avg rating 4.11 — 4,114 ratings — published 1967
25 editions
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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
by Bill Martin Jr., John Archambault, Lois Ehlert (Illustrator)
avg rating 4.13 — 2,922 ratings — published 1989
15 editions
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Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What D... Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?
by Bill Martin Jr., Eric Carle (Illustrator)
avg rating 3.94 — 986 ratings — published 1991
11 editions
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Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What D... Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?
by Bill Martin Jr., Eric Carle (Illustrator)
avg rating 3.88 — 419 ratings — published 2003
5 editions
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Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3 Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3
by Bill Martin Jr., Michael Sampson, Lois Ehlert (Illustrator)
avg rating 3.82 — 263 ratings — published 2004
8 editions
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Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do... Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See?
by Bill Martin Jr., Eric Carle (Illustrator)
avg rating 3.85 — 203 ratings — published 2007
2 editions
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Chicka Chicka ABC Chicka Chicka ABC
by Bill Martin Jr., John Archambault, Lois Ehlert (Illustrator)
avg rating 4.11 — 119 ratings — published 1989
6 editions
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Knots on a Counting Rope Knots on a Counting Rope (Reading Rainbow Book)
by Bill Martin Jr., John Archambault, Ted Rand (Illustrator)
avg rating 3.93 — 92 ratings — published 1987
5 editions
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The Ghost-Eye Tree The Ghost-Eye Tree (Owlet Book)
by Bill Martin Jr., John Archambault, Ted Rand (Illustrator)
avg rating 4.15 — 54 ratings — published 1985
4 editions
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Barn Dance! Barn Dance!
by Bill Martin Jr., John Archambault, Ted Rand (Illustrator)
avg rating 4.08 — 53 ratings — published 1988
4 editions
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