Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?

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Summary: Great Book, almost as good as Brown Bear!
Review: I give this 5 stars because it is a GREAT book. My daughter loves it. Of course, I do think Brown Bear What do you see is better. But, they are both great to have!

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Summary: A Favorite
Review: I got this for my daughter when she was 5 months old after seeing how much she enjoyed "Brown Bear." This book has the same appeal of the big animal pictures although the wording doesn't flow as easily. She still loves it at a year and we often just flip through it and she tries to repeat the animal names after me. I swear her first word was "elephant" although my friends think I'm nuts. I think this is a great addition to any baby's library.

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Summary: A favorite in my house!
Review: I just got this book for my 2-year-old nephew, Zachary, because he loves the book "Brown Bear, Brown Bear" by the same people. He asked me to read it to him four times in a row because he loved it so much! He likes it because it uses zoo animals that he loves, like hippos, walruses, zabras, elephants, flamingos, peacocks, polar bears, leopards, and a boa constrictor! (well, I say "snake" when I get to that part because that's how he knows it). The rythm is just like Brown Bear, and he loves it! I recommend it to all young children because it is a fun book.

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Summary: One of our son's top five favorites
Review: If we were to list our son's top five favorite books, Eric Carle's would make up 3-4 of them. Our son loves Polar bear and Brown bear because they are interactive and fun. The illustrations are excellent, and he never tires of hearing the stories.

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Summary: Repetition and Vivid Images!
Review: Katrina (1 yr) brings me this book to read a few times every day. Simplistic pictures and repeated names of the animals reinforces her learning. Use this opportunity to make funny animal noises with the book and point to your ear and hers when you say, "What do you hear?". This book also lends itself well to gestures and sign language. It is great at involving the readers with the experience.

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Summary: A delight for the eyes and ears!
Review: My 15-month old son whose favorite book has been Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You see? has found a new favorite in Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You hear? He shrieks with delight as he hears us make the animal sounds and sees the colorful illustration, Mr. Carle is so well known for. My question is, What next? When can we expect the next in series of wonderful tales of animals living in perfect harmony, accompanied by the beautiful illustrations??

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Summary: Another hit by Bill Martin Jr.!!!
Review: My 17 month old absolutley loves this book! The pictures are vibrant and colorful and she loves the repetitive phrases all through out this book. She wants me to read to her all day long and this book is always in her stack of "favorites". She is learning the many different sounds animals make as a result of reading this book over and over and over! I highly recommend you add this gem to your child's library!

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Summary: Wonderful Artwork, Wonderful Book
Review: My 3 year old daughter loves this book. We ususally read "Brown Bear, Brown Bear" first. Then we read this one. My daughter has stuffed animals and Fisher Price toys of each of the animals in this book. She likes to line them up and pick up each one as we read about them in the book. Wonderful.

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Summary: Definite buy
Review: Okay, so you might not be able to make the sounds of the animals (what does a walrus and flamingo really sound like anyway?) but the words they use in this book really help out. With words like "snarling" or "hissing" or "yelping" or trumpeting", it's easy to change your voice and use your body and face to "become" the appropriate animal when you read those words. My 2-year old daughter listened carefully when I read the book for the first time, then took the book and "read" it back to me. Well, she only got the "(animal name), (animal name), what do you see?" as she paged through the book but it only took a few more days before she pretty much memorized all the lines. This only happens with a few books (like The Napping House or Clothesline) so I was pretty surprised. I think it's great for kids to learn other animal names, like peacock and hippopatamus, and other words like for the sounds they make. It gets tiring to always read about puppies and kittens or farm and jungle animals.

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Summary: Polare Bear Polar Bear
Review: Polar Bear Polar Bear is a really good book!This book has great illustration. This book helps kids know the sounds that animals make. This book is a great book for you to read to your kids. i really recomend this book for you!