| Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? Contributor(s): Martin, Bill (Author), Carle, Eric (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0312513461 ISBN-13: 9780312513467 Publisher: Priddy Books Us OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Board Books - Other Formats Published: November 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Zoos - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Bears - Juvenile Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: E |
| Lexile Measure: 670 |
| Series: Brown Bear and Friends |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 10.4" W x 9.5" (1.10 lbs) 24 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A new edition of this all-time favorite children's tale to delight children and parents alike. Bill Martin Jr.'s playful story Polar Bear, Polar Bear What Do You Hear? introduces a parade of rowdy zoo animals, all illustrated in Eric Carle's instantly recognizable, clean, crisp style. A perfect addition to this fun, noisy tale is a ten button sound panel. As each new animal appears on the bright, colorful pages, children will love to find, then press the right button to hear the noises that the braying zebra, roaring lion, fluting flamingo and other amazing animals make. |
Contributor Bio(s): Carle, Eric: - Eric Carle is one of America's leading children's book illustrators. Born in the United States, he spent some time in Germany where he studied at the Academy of Applied Art in Stuttgart. His work has won many awards and has been published in more than a dozen countries around the world. He is author and illustrator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar and illustrator of Bill Martin, Jr.'s Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?Martin, Bill: - 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 moved to Texas. He lived in the east Texas woods, near the town of Commerce, until he passed away in 2004. |