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Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?
What will you hear when you read this book to a preschool child?
Lots of noise!
Children will chant the rhythmic words. They'll make the sounds the animals make. And they'll pretend to be the zoo animals featured in the book-- look at the last page!
Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle are two of the most respected names in children's education and children's illustrations. This co...more
Lots of noise!
Children will chant the rhythmic words. They'll make the sounds the animals make. And they'll pretend to be the zoo animals featured in the book-- look at the last page!
Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle are two of the most respected names in children's education and children's illustrations. This co...more
Board Book, 28 pages
Published
September 15th 1997
by Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
(first published January 28th 1982)
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The key to reading this one out loud is getting into character as the animals. You've got to roar like a lion, growl like a polar Bear and hiss like a Boa Constricter. You've got to commit, go Old school Stanislavski like a young Brando. Be the frigging snake. Be the Bear. little Ones Dig it. And when you are phoning in the performance they will know that too. THEY WILL MAKE YOU PAY. So don't phone it in.
I think one key to Carle's success is his his wonderfully inventive and eye-pleasing palette...more
I think one key to Carle's success is his his wonderfully inventive and eye-pleasing palette...more
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I love this book! It is just like brown bear, brown bear except that it has zoo animals and it uses the sense of hearing instead of seeing. My children always love this book. I read it during five senses week and zoo animal week. This book is so repetitive and has such simple text that it is very easy for children to memorize which makes it fun. Children also enjoy making the animal sounds as I read through the book. Of course this book has rhyming as well. I also like that it introduces differe...more
This book is exciting to read and while reading, you may find that the characters of the animals create a rhythmic sound. You could easily create a melody or make this book into your own sing-a-long that will engage the children into the characters and movement of these zoo animals. The words written on each page are catchy, easy to read and easy to remember for young children. Another thing is the bold colors and the different designs and shapes of these animals.
CREATIVE EXPERIENCE:
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Jun 30, 2011
Brad
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Shelves:
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read-to-bronte,
read-to-milos,
read-to-scoutie,
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to-my-kids,
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5 stars for Eric Carle's art.
1 star for Bill Martin Jr.'s words.
= a grudging average of 3 stars.
I tried, D. I fully committed to the animals, man. I was like Robert deNiro shooting heroin for Raging Bull. I gained weight to play the purple walrus (how the hell am I going to lose it?). I painted myself with gentian violet, grew a handlebar mustache, jammed a couple of carrots under my lip and flopped around grunting.
I poured honey all over myself and rolled in flour to play the titular Polar Bear...more
1 star for Bill Martin Jr.'s words.
= a grudging average of 3 stars.
I tried, D. I fully committed to the animals, man. I was like Robert deNiro shooting heroin for Raging Bull. I gained weight to play the purple walrus (how the hell am I going to lose it?). I painted myself with gentian violet, grew a handlebar mustache, jammed a couple of carrots under my lip and flopped around grunting.
I poured honey all over myself and rolled in flour to play the titular Polar Bear...more
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Another fantastic book by Eric Carle. This book is fabulous opportunity to read aloud for children in the Early Years.a recognition of different animals and sounds that help children learn the first sounds.a repetitive book which children can join in.great for posing questions to children?what do you think will come next?can you remember what comes after?
the story takes place at the zoo, where elephants, hippos, lions and such are asked what they hear—each answer leads to the animal on the next...more
the story takes place at the zoo, where elephants, hippos, lions and such are asked what they hear—each answer leads to the animal on the next...more
"Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?" is another collaboration of author Bill Martin Junior and illustrator Eric Carle. Once again, as in "Big Bear Big Bear What Do You See?" the author uses repetition and foreshadowing to draw the readers in and keep them right up to the end. This time, the reader is introduce to sounds that animals make and ends when the zoo keeper hears the sounds and discovers it is the children imitating the animals. Eric Carle uses his magic to create animal images u...more
Although Brown Bear Brown Bear What do you See, is a very similar book, this is also one of my favorites. I came across this book during class when working with a group. The version we read was A big book which is always great for children. Each page displaces a different animal and what they see. The book is very rythmic and predictable.The book is also great for children to be able to make their own predictions of what is going to happen next. I believe the book would be age appropriate for ag...more
This rhythmic story uses a fun pattern to introduce to children different animals and the sounds they make. The big colorful illustrations depict each animal as its introduced. The use of repetitive phrases such as "what do you hear?" are used throughout the book and is a great tool for new readers to get involved. The words used to explain the sounds the animals make are sure to create conversations as you can explain the sounds children may not be aware of.
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Some animals can be pretty noisy. Children love making animal sounds, especially if they're noisy!
Polar Bear -- Grrrrowl! ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnJxAp... )
Lion -- RoarrrrrRRR! (or other "BIG" cats -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHZm52... )
Hippo -- Grrrruunntt! ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ng6x3V... )
Flamingo -- Hooonnnkk! ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLGI_z... )
Zebra -- Ha ha, ha ha ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6_nAX... )
Boa Constrictor -- Sshhh (actually, no sound at...more
Polar Bear -- Grrrrowl! ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnJxAp... )
Lion -- RoarrrrrRRR! (or other "BIG" cats -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHZm52... )
Hippo -- Grrrruunntt! ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ng6x3V... )
Flamingo -- Hooonnnkk! ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLGI_z... )
Zebra -- Ha ha, ha ha ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6_nAX... )
Boa Constrictor -- Sshhh (actually, no sound at...more
If my 2-yr-old rated this he'd give it a 5. But he can't type so I'm giving it a 3. Love the illustrations. The "hear" part was a bit weird for me - "I hear a boa constrictor hissing at me", or whatever animal making whatever noise. Weird, but I can deal. I can't deal with the end. I hate it. The zookeeper then hears all these kids making the animal noises and they're dressed up like the animals, sort of. It's freaky. And my son looks at those strange kids and wonders what the heck they're doing...more
This is a great book for young children to be read to. It will keep the children engaged and entertained. The book is filled with colorful pages and animals. It teaches children the sounds each animal makes, they'd definitely enjoy that. I gives this book two thumbs up!
Learning Extension: This is a good book to read when learning about animals in a science lesson. It has alot of different animals and teaches the sounds they make. An activity we can do in a classroom would be to have the children...more
Learning Extension: This is a good book to read when learning about animals in a science lesson. It has alot of different animals and teaches the sounds they make. An activity we can do in a classroom would be to have the children...more
Sep 11, 2012
Rosita
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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I love this book....the characters of the animals each is create a rhythmic sound. You could easily create a melody or make this book into your own sing-a-long that will engage the children. It is colorful and review the animals big on the pages. This is a great way to teach the children colors and the character of each animals and come prepare their sounds. This is a small group activities. The author Bill Martin Junior and illustrator Eric Carle again, has "Big Bear Big Bear What Do You See?"...more
This book is an interesting way of introducing toddlers and preschoolers to animals and the sounds they make. The book can also be used as a resource for developing listening skills in children. The colorful illustrations in this book will help children identify different animals. This book can also be used to develop various language and literacy skills with older kids.
Extension
Read the book to a large group. Then use a flannel board to create a visual aid for children to identify animals with...more
Extension
Read the book to a large group. Then use a flannel board to create a visual aid for children to identify animals with...more
Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? Is a fabulous book for getting children used to rhythmic words. I have read this book lots of time to children and they always enjoy repeating the story with me. It is very good in encouraging drama and role-play skills; I have used it in a cross-curricular way incorporating it in a PE lesson getting the children to pretend that that they are the different animals in the story, and to move around like them. The pages in the story are mostly taken up by s...more
This is a pleasant follow-up to Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, with the rhythmic refrain changed by one word. This volume focuses on animals found in the zoo and the sounds they make: Polar bear, lion, hippo, flamingo, zebra, boa constrictor, elephant, leopard, peacock, walrus, finishing with the zookeeper and children, who playfully imitate the animals. It's characterized by pleasant, predictable repetition and Eric Carle's wonderfully playful collage illustrations.
Like Brown Bear, t...more
Like Brown Bear, t...more
Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? Is a good example of using listening skills. Throughout the book the animals are being heard by one another one by one, each having a distinct sound. All the while repeating hear and ear. Any child would like to listen to the sounds of animals being made. This is a great fit for children learning rhyming words and putting together sounds with animals. Having the children listen to the story and have them put the right sound with the right animal. Then in...more
Basic plot: animals and the sounds they make.
Ok, Eric Carle's art is interesting, but I don't find it to be phenomenal. There are some good words in the text to describe the sounds animals make, but they are hard to reproduce when reading to a small child if you've never actually heard the sounds in question. Matter of fact, I would have rated this a solid 2 and moved on, BUT... my son picked up on the pattern of the pages and started chiming in to read the story with me after just a few pages....more
Ok, Eric Carle's art is interesting, but I don't find it to be phenomenal. There are some good words in the text to describe the sounds animals make, but they are hard to reproduce when reading to a small child if you've never actually heard the sounds in question. Matter of fact, I would have rated this a solid 2 and moved on, BUT... my son picked up on the pattern of the pages and started chiming in to read the story with me after just a few pages....more
Polar Bear is an effective pattern book because an animal is presented such as the polar bera and it hears a lion so the next page displays a lion. Each page shows the animal they are talking about and tells you what animal will be shown on the next page. Every animal hears another animal in its ear of the sound that animal would make; for example the boa hisses. At the end of the story the zoo keeper hears children making the noises of the animals which is a good connection to ask students to r...more
I really enjoyed this book because of the range of vocabulary being used to describe the animal sounds. It mentions animals that children may not be familiar with which is also great for vocabulary development. The illustrations are enjoyable and interesting. I like that the backround was kept plain and white without other colorful distractions so that children could focus on the animal on that page and what it looks like.
Extension Activity: I would create a flannel/story board activity for the...more
Extension Activity: I would create a flannel/story board activity for the...more
I used this story as a participation story for a snow and ice themed Spanish story time program. I did the English version, Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?, for the respective bilingual story time program. For this particular story time, I also did Marco Flamenco/Marco Flamingo, so it worked out well that Oso Polar, Oso Polar has a flamingo in it, too. Rather than having the kids do the noises, I just had the kids guess what the next animal was instead. I also clipped back the last pag...more
This is great book for younger students to read. The repetitiveness of this book is great for younger kids to be able to predict what the next animal is going to say. This is also a great book to have students get involved. To make this book even more exciting for students one could have them make the sounds that the animals say they hear. It would keep the childrens attention and make them really enjoy this book. The illustrations in this book, I thought, were also great. They are simple yet ex...more
Aug 08, 2009
Slayermel
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
anyone with young children or Preschool teachers
This has got to be one of my favourite children's books. I love the constant repetition of "Polar Bear, Polar Bear what do you hear..." The children are able to help me read it out laud because of it. The children have also asked about the names of some of the animals which was great as they are zoo animals. Not common enough that the children would all know them, but common enough that if a child where to go to the zoo with their family they would see them. This has allowed us to explore the an...more
One of the many things i love about this the pictures and all the different colors that we see. I like this book more than Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See? because not only does it expand on showing other animals but its a really good book to get the children's attention and use their imagination as well as their creativity.
LE: for the learning experience, after reading the book we will have a discussion about the animals in the book and share facts about who they are, what they eat, where...more
LE: for the learning experience, after reading the book we will have a discussion about the animals in the book and share facts about who they are, what they eat, where...more
Despite my annual de-cluttering of the house, where I vow to stick to borrowing books from the library instead of buying new ones, I find myself perusing Amazon for a used copy of this book. I remember reading this book in kindergarten and to this day my mother still remembers it because I loved it so much and insisted on reading it out loud after school each day. For a child just starting to read, this is an excellent guide, complete with tips at the end of the book for the teacher/parent to he...more
When reading this book you need to be prepared for the chaos of sound that will ensue!! The wonderful repetition of the text makes it easy for children to predict and follow along. The large and colorful illustrations captivate and engage the children. This book is a wonderful platform for colors, animals, and sounds. All of this put together earns this book an easy 5.
Learning Experience:
For this book I would gather up sound clips of all the different animals in the book. Then while we are readi...more
Learning Experience:
For this book I would gather up sound clips of all the different animals in the book. Then while we are readi...more
This book is a great book for children and role playing. The children in this book hear all the different sounds that animals make. This book explains the actual sounds, using the adjectives to describe the sound. The children at the end of the book are dressed up like the animals and acting out the part of the animal they are dressed like. This is not my most favorite book, but I would use it in one of my lessons sometime.
Learning experience:
Have a CD with all of the animal sounds and have the...more
Learning experience:
Have a CD with all of the animal sounds and have the...more
It's hard to believe there are toddlers out there who don't like this book. My daughter was introduced to the Eric Carle/Bill Martin Jr. duo at school and has insisted that we read their books at home, too.
Channeling your inner actor can help on first read, but I've found that my daughter prefers to have all the speaking parts. I turn the pages and she goes to town repeating the sounds of whatever animal we're on until I turn to the next page (except for the flamingo - neither one of us can do...more
Channeling your inner actor can help on first read, but I've found that my daughter prefers to have all the speaking parts. I turn the pages and she goes to town repeating the sounds of whatever animal we're on until I turn to the next page (except for the flamingo - neither one of us can do...more
This book is about a range of zoo animals and their distinctive sounds.The polar bears can hear a roaring lion. The lion can hear a hippopotamus snorting in his ear.The hippopotamus can hear a flamingo fluting in his ear. The flamingo can hear a zebra braying in his ear. The sounds are being imitated by the children for the zoo keeper.
This book is ideal for nursery children.It is repetitive and contains rhyme.The text is very simple so it is easy for the children to memorize it. The book also p...more
This book is ideal for nursery children.It is repetitive and contains rhyme.The text is very simple so it is easy for the children to memorize it. The book also p...more
Review: It is an easy read book. Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear is really similar to “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See.” It teaches about sounds and a variety of animals. It tells the appropriate sounds the different animals make before showing which animal makes the sound. It’s a good way to associate animals with their sounds.
Learning Experience: Read the book to the class and teach the sounds for each animal. Use a CD of the different sounds the animals make. Have the childre...more
Learning Experience: Read the book to the class and teach the sounds for each animal. Use a CD of the different sounds the animals make. Have the childre...more
Another version of the Brown Bear, Brown Bear book, this rendition allows for a slightly different focus as the students are asked what they hear versus what they see. Following suite of the other books, the reader is introduced to a variety of animals as they flip through the largly illustrated animals on each page. A book for young readers, it would be a great beginner book for students as they begin to transition from purely picture books to picutre books with text. The minimal text allows fo...more
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Bill Martin, Jr. (1916-2004) was an elementary-school principal, teacher, writer, and poet. His more than 300 books, among them the bestselling classics Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See; Polar Bear Polar Bear What Do You Hear; Panda Bear Panda Bear What Do You See; and Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, are a testament to his ability to speak directly to children. Martin held a doctoral degree in early...more
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