Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?

Martin Jr., Bill (1991). Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? Illustrated by Eric Carle. New York, NY: Henry Holt and Company, LLC.

Brief Annotation: In poetic rhyming form, follow a group of children acting like zoo animals and making the noises of each animal.
Genre: Poetry

Grade Level: Pre- K to Grade 1

Readers who will like this: Children who like animals, making animal noises, and also visiting the zoo will enjoy reading and listening to this book.

Response/Rating (1-4): I would rate this concept book a 4. It provides a good review to match animals with their appropriate noise they make. It also has a pattern of repeating the same two lines throughout the book: “What do you hear?” and “ I hear a…”.
One question you would ask before a read aloud: What are some animals you might find at the zoo?