Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? My First Reader [Hardcover]

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?andPolar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?beginning readers:

These beloved children's stories are now available in beginning reader format.
With the important pre-reading concepts of rhyme, rhythm, and repetition, these picture books have long been used as beginning readers. Now, with a 6 x 9 trim and a classic beginning reader layout, children will have a more grown up version to read by themselves.
Complete with an introduction by master educator Laura Robb, and with fun reading activities added, these new versions ofBrown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?andPolar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?are certain to appeal to a new age group and find an even wider audience.

Bill Martin Jr, an elementary-school principal, teacher, writer, and poet, held a doctoral degree in early childhood education. His many books, among them the bestselling classicsBrown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?;Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?;Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?; andChicka Chicka Boom Boom, are a testament to his ability to speak directly to children.

Eric Carle was born in the United States, but spent his early years in Stuttgart, Germany. His many innovative books have earned him a place in the canon of classic children's literature.Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?was the first book he illustrated; he then went on to write and illustrateThe Very Hungry Caterpillar,The Very Busy Spider, andThe Very Quiet Cricket, as well as many other books for children. Mr. Carle works in a studio near his home in western Massachusetts.