Martin, B., Carle, E. (2007). Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see? New York, NY: Holt.
Brief Annotation: Each page of this book contains an animal (illustrated with beautiful paper designs) who gives hints and descriptions of the animals that follow on the next page. We meet the brown bear, the blue horse, the green frog, and more!
Genre: Concept Book
Grade Level: Pre-K through 2
Readers who will like this: Younger readers who are just learning to read, students who like to rhyme and use rhythm.
Response/Rating (1-4): ***. This version was slightly different than the one I was familiar with, but still enjoyable nonetheless. I love the tissue-paper illustrations and think this could be a valuable tool in a pre-k classroom.
One question you would ask before a read aloud: What are some words that rhyme with 'bear'? Does anyone have an example of more rhyming words?
Reading Strategy connection: A strategy that would work well with this book is Choral Reading (Yopp & Yopp. Pp 16). In this strategy, the children can either repeat each rhyme or page after the teacher has read it or go around the room and say each rhyme. It will help the students' memorization skills as well as their comprehension.
I like a few things about your documentation. First, you're seeing the opportunity to teach whole-to-part lessons in early literacy (phonemic awareness--what rhymes with 'bear'?) You're noting illustration styles (tissue paper collage). And your idea for reading response is a good match for this book, particularly because choral reading supports oral language development in younger kids.
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