Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by…

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? My First Reader (original 1967; edition 2010)

by Bill Martin, Eric Carle (Illustrator)

Series: Brown Bear and Friends (book 1)

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Title:	Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? My First Reader
Authors:	Bill Martin
Other authors:	Eric Carle (Illustrator)
Info:	Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) (2010), Edition: First Edition, Hardcover, 40 pages
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Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Jr. Bill Martin (1967)

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This is a great kindergarten book because of the color words, sight words, and text predictability! I always read this to my students after we have finished our color unit and have introduced sight words: see, you, and do. They get really excited about being able to read the words and predict the words by either repetition or rhyme.

ShelbiJL | May 9, 2013 |

Eric Carle teaches children about animals and colors in this beautifully illustrated rhyming book. The illustrations add an element of fantasy to realistic animals, that children will respond to very well.

Lizziep | Apr 27, 2013 |

good book to teach about colors. Students would love this book beacuse it shows all different colors and colors on different animals that are not that color. (

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blt012 | Apr 24, 2013 |

This book is good for younger students. It can be turned into a song and has a lot of rhyming words. (

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kaf015 | Apr 24, 2013 |

Great book to use for sequencing, the teacher could also do a readers theater.

Children like this book because ithas a good flow with the words it often can sound like a song and can be sung. (

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Brown Bear & Friends Board Book Gift Set by Bill Martin, Jr.

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Series (with order)

Brown Bear and Friends (book 1)

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Original publication date

1967

1992 (newly illustrated edition)

1996 (board book)

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A children's classroom

Important events

The children see all the animals and name them for the teacher. They are practicing their reading.

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1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up (2009.0077|2009, Ages 3↑)

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First words

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see?

Quotations

Red bird, red bird, what do you see? I see a yellow duck looking at me.

Teacher,
Teacher,
What do you see?
I see...

I see a purple cat looking at me.

"Mother, mother, What do you see?" "I see beautiful children looking at me."

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Brown Bear is one of all-time favorite stories to share with children. There is so many variations to present this book to children. I like to do the flannel board version and have the children bring an animal to the board as we read. I also like to sing it with the CD and then have the children sing it with me without the music. This book helps children identify animals and colors. Children love to hear this story at least once a week. Additionally the rhythmic tone and repetition is very soothing to young children. I think this is an excellent pre-school book that a teacher can use to increase language and pre-literacy skills.

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Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 0805047905, Board book)

The gentle rhyming and gorgeous, tissue-paper collage illustrations in this classic picture book make it a dog-eared favorite on many children's bookshelves. On each page, we meet a new animal who nudges us onward to discover which creature will show up next: "Blue Horse, Blue Horse, What do you see? I see a green frog looking at me." This pattern is repeated over and over, until the pre-reader can chime in with the reader, easily predicting the next rhyme. One thing readers might not predict, however, is just what kinds of funny characters will make an appearance at the denouement! Children on the verge of reading learn best with plenty of identifiable images and rhythmic repetition. Eric Carle's good-humored style and colorful, bold illustrations (like those in The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Grouchy Ladybug, and Have You Seen My Cat?) have earned him a prominent place in the children's book hall of fame. (Baby to Preschool) --Emilie Coulter

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Children see a variety of animals, each one a different color, and a teacher looking at them.

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