Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See summary

This story is not particularly ethical or unethical, but may offer other benefits. Read the full review to find out more.

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? is about a series of events |. The genre of the story is Cartoon/comic, the setting is Contemporary.

A simple rhyming scheme takes young readers through the colors and different types of animals. There is no plot

Brown bear, brown bear, what do you see? I see a red bird looking at me. Red bird, red bird, what do you see? I see a yellow duck looking at me. Flip through the pages and discover a series of beautifully illustrated animals, while joining in with the infectious rhythmic text.

This book’s simple and repetitive language makes it the perfect choice for expanding the utterances of little ones. Practice two-word phrases with babies and toddlers by labelling the colour + animal. For example, “I see a… red bird. I see a… black sheep.” Children will easily be able to memorise the text and “read along” with you. The repetitive nature of this book also makes it perfect for teaching the personal pronoun ‘I’ as it is modelled on every page of the story.

For further speech and language targets in Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? see the list below.

An all-time favourite that introduces different colours through simple text, presented in a satisfyingly repetitive pattern. The book offers rhythmic, rhyming text and an ideal starting point for craft activities.

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  • My little girl loves how big the pictures are in this book. She really likes anticipating the colour of the next animal. She ends up shouting them out and making all of the noises.

    Long stockings, 24 April 2017

  • My son enjoys this book. Wonderful illustrations and love the surprise ending.

    Sharon1, 29 January 2017

  • My children love this book :-). I tend to sing it with them even in the bath. They really enjoy the repetitive rhymes.

    Mamabear87, 23 November 2016

  • This has always been a favourite with my daughter. It provides a good Makaton opportunity too, describing the animals and colours.

    Smpretty, 23 July 2016

  • My 14 month old son loves this book! He takes it off the shelf and then settles down on my lap (or the lap of anyone who's close by!) ready to read. He turns the pages quite quickly on the first reading so that he can see all of the animals and then reads it many more times, making a funny goldfish mouth opening and closing movement on the goldfish page. I'm looking forward to seeing what other actions or noises he makes up for the other animals!

    Mummy dragon, 27 October 2015

  • My little girl (aged 2) absolutely loves this book... we have to read it every night before bed... i have now read it that many times i can now read it without the book!

    Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? is a children’s literature classic. An unseen narrator asks different animals what they see; the animals respond that another animal is looking at them, repeating the process throughout the book. The animals are described in terms of color: a brown bear, a red bird, a yellow duck, a blue horse. The endpapers lead readers into this study in color, with the colors named in the book appearing, striped, across them.

    Bill Martin’s repetitive question-and-answer rhyme format, coupled with Eric Carle’s signature hand-painted and layered collage technique, appeals to toddlers and preschoolers alike, giving the animals a textured appearance that makes them stand out on the white background of the page. The font is a simple, black font; the question appears on the left hand page of each spread, and the response on the right. The rhythm of the book is comfortably repetitive, so children know what to expect on each spread. There is a board book version available that is perfect for the tiniest hands.

    This is a great book to add to a read-aloud on color and would translate well to a felt board. DLTK’s website offers printable pictures of animals named in the book, complete with instructions on how to use the sheets as felt board characters and can provide an enjoyable, post-story coloring craft. Attendees may enjoy getting a hand stamp with one of the animals named in the book, to have as a memento of the storytime, and a guide to the book on the Macmillan website features a printable matching game where readers can connect the color to the animal mentioned in the book.

    Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle collaborated on other children’s classics, Polar Bear, Polar  Bear, What Do You Hear?, Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What  Do You See? and Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See? that fall into the same cadence and predictive text, providing opportunities for additional read-alouds.

    The author’s website offers information on school visits and the Bill Martin model for reading, which is valuable reading for anyone who reads to young children.

    What is the moral of Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

    by Bill Martin, Jr. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? is about a series of events |. The genre of the story is Cartoon/comic, the setting is Contemporary. The theme of the story is Once you learn something, you should review it.

    What is the setting of Brown Bear Brown Bear?

    Brown Bear, Brown Bear is a unique book. The setting is actually in a classroom. What clues are there in the story that tell you this is happening in a classroom? Do you think the kids are imagining the funny colored animals (like the blue horse) vs.

    Is Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See still banned?

    Bill Martin Jr. This book was banned due to the author's name. Brown Bear, Brown Bear was banned when The Texas State Board of Education accidentally mixed up its author Bill Martin Jr. with Bill Martin author of Ethical Marxism: The Categorical Imperative of Liberation.