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Bill Martin Jr.

Born

in Hiawatha, Kansas, The United States

March 20, 1916

Died

August 11, 2004

Website

http://www.billmartinjr.com/

Genre

Children's

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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 childhood education. Born in Kansas, he worked as an elementary-school principal in Chicago before moving to New York City, where he worked in publishing, developing innovative reading programs for schools. After several years, he devoted himself full-time to writing his children's books. He lived in New York until 1993, when he mo ...more

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Average rating: 4.25 · 496,462 ratings · 14,438 reviews · 243 distinct works • Similar authors

	Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr., Eric Carle (Illustrator) 4.27 avg rating — 193,954 ratings — published 1967 — 34 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr., John Archambault, Lois Ehlert (Illustrator) 4.27 avg rating — 173,017 ratings — published 1989 — 70 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? by Bill Martin Jr., Eric Carle (Illustrator) 4.20 avg rating — 56,325 ratings — published 1991 — 99 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr., Eric Carle (Illustrator) 4.24 avg rating — 33,123 ratings — published 2003 — 55 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3 by Bill Martin Jr., Michael Sampson, Lois Ehlert (Illustrator) 4.15 avg rating — 10,150 ratings — published 2004 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chicka Chicka ABC by Bill Martin Jr., John Archambault, Lois Ehlert (Illustrator) 4.29 avg rating — 8,555 ratings — published 1993 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See? 4.26 avg rating — 7,312 ratings — published 2007 — 42 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ten Little Caterpillars by Bill Martin Jr., Lois Ehlert (Illustrator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,015 ratings — published 1967 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Knots on a Counting Rope (Reading Rainbow Books) by Bill Martin Jr., John Archambault, Ted Rand (Illustrator) 4.02 avg rating — 1,331 ratings — published 1987 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kitty Cat, Kitty Cat, Are You Waking Up? by Bill Martin Jr., Laura J. Bryant 4.14 avg rating — 1,208 ratings — published 2008 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Bill Martin's Bears (4 books)
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4.26 avg rating — 290,972 ratings

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Lois Ehlert (Illustrator)

4.26 avg rating — 184,284 ratings

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Peggy Brogan (Collaborator)

4.06 avg rating — 111 ratings

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