Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Bill Martin Jr.


Brown Bear, Brown Bear is a simple childrens book for preschool and kindergartners. The story begins with the brown bear and the author asking brown bear brown bear what do you see and then finding out what animal was next and color it was going to be. Some of the animals were a red bird, yellow duck, purple cat, blue horse, green frog, ect. At the end there is a mother who sees a group of children that explain that they see all of the animals and the mother looking at them. I think the means the mother is reading them the story.

I remember reading this book when I was very little. It is a simple and great book for kids who are just learning how to read. It is also a great way to learn about different animals and different colors. As a teacher you can also make an extension out of it and have kids add their own illustrations and words explaining the types of things they see. This could be very fun for kindergartners and first graders.

The illustrations were by Eric Carle whom I love. They are very colorful, yet simple pictures which are a staple of Eric's work. I think young kids will find this book to be fun and will want to read it over and over again with their parent or teacher. A great addition to any classroom library.

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