It's been 25 years since these two talented men put their heads together, but the fruit of their latest collaboration is well worth the wait. Continuing in the spirit of Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? , their new book incorporates the same clean design and crisp text, but this time the action takes place at the zoo, where elephants, hippos, lions and such are asked what they hear--each answer leads to the animal on the next page, and culminates with a zookeeper who ``hears'' a pageful of multiracial children disguised as their favorite animals. Carle's characteristically inventive, jewel-toned artwork forms a seamless succession of images that fairly leap off the pages, and educator Martin, ever tuned in to what children like best, has assembled a thoroughly rowdy menagerie--including a fluting flamingo, bellowing walrus and hissing boa constrictor, to name a few--imitations of whose sounds will doubtless soon be echoing in many homes and classrooms. A visually and aurally splashy work, this is a splendid successor to Brown Bear , one that no fan of that popular bruin will want to be without. Ages 2-4. (Oct.)
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.
Eric Carle (1929-2021) was one of America’s leading
children’s book illustrators and authors. Author of more than
seventy books, his picture book career started when Bill Martin Jr
invited him to create the illustrations for Brown Bear, Brown Bear,
What Do You See? That book that went on to sell millions of copies
worldwide and Eric soon began writing and illustrating his own
books, eventually creating the bestselling classic The Very Hungry
Caterpillar. Born in the United States, Eric also spent many of his
early years in Germany where he studied typography and graphic art
at the Academy of Applied Art in Stuttgart.
Carle was the recipient of many honors including the American
Library Association’s Children’s Literature Legacy Award and the
Original Art Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society of
Illustrators. In addition to writing and illustrating books of his
own, he also collaborated on several others, including Bill Martin
Jr's Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?, Isaac Bashevis
Singer’s Why Noah Chose the Dove, and the Eric Carle and Friends’
What’s Your Favorite picture book series. The Eric Carle Museum of
Picture Book Art, which Carle and his wife Bobbie founded, opened
in Amherst, Massachusetts in 2002.
"Teachers will smile with delight when they see this wonderful book, and students are sure to utter the familiar request, 'Have you got another one like this one?'" --School Library Journal, starred review
PreS-Gr 1-- In a logical sensory follow-up to Martin's and Carle's wildly successful Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? (Holt, 1983), this dynamic duo now offers sounds. The polar bear hears a lion roaring, who hears a hippopotamus snorting, who hears a flamingo fluting (!), who hears a zebra braying, and so on through a varied list of animals. At last the zookeeper announces that he hears children roaring, snorting, fluting, etc. While the format is very similar to the previous book, Carle's trademark collages have never been more beautiful. Huge animals fill the double-page spreads, glowing with light-filled colors, sans superflouous background. Teachers will smile with delight when they see this wonderful book, and students are sure to utter the familiar request, ``Have you got another one like this one?'' --Ruth Semrau, Lovejoy School, Allen, TX
"Teachers will smile with delight when they see this wonderful book, and students are sure to utter the familiar request, 'Have you got another one like this one?'" --School Library Journal, starred review
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