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Title: Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See?
Author: Bill Martin Jr.
Illustrator: Eric Carle
Genre: predictable book
Theme(s): animals, picture book, alliteration, repetition
Opening line/sentence: “Baby bear, baby bear, what do you see?��
Brief book summary: A baby bear goes around seeing all different types of animals. As the book goes on, we see the perspectives of the different animals.
Professional Recommendation/Review #1:
Name of reviewer: Pat Trattles
Name of Source: CLCD
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Short blurb:
The award winning author/illustrator team of Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle does it again in this, the final installment of the classic bear books. Using the same repetitious refrain pattern originally introduced over forty years ago in Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, and echoed in succeeding books, Martin introduces readers to a variety of North American mammals as Baby Bear sets out on his quest to find his mother. Whereas in the original all the animals were looking at me, in this version Martin uses a variety of action words to describe the unique characteristics of each animal. Baby Bear sees a red fox slipping by, who sees a flying squirrel gliding by, who sees a mountain goat climbing near, etc. Carle s drawings are dramatic, yet simple and capture each animal in motion using bright colors against a bold white background. The repetitious nature of the text makes this a great book for children learning to read. Like the other bear books which proceeded it, it is sure to be enjoyed by parents, teachers, and children of all ages

Professional Recommendation/Review #2:
Name of reviewer: Unknown
Name of Source: Kirkus Reviews
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Short blurb:
In its fourth—and billed as final—iteration, this primary level Q-and-A introduces ten North American mammals, from red fox and blue heron to rattlesnake, mule deer and finally (unspecified, but possibly Kodiak) Mama Bear. As always, Carle’s spread-filling painted-paper constructs capture a true sense of the animals�� looks, depicting each in a natural pose, gazing invitingly up at young viewers. As with its predecessors, the introduction of new material within a familiar, interactive structure makes a winning formula for keying new and pre-readers into colors, sequences and nature. Martin died in 2004—here’s a fitting close to what will likely remain his most lasting work for children.

Response to Two Professional Reviews:
Both reviews of the book were positive and referenced the other books in the popular series. It seems as though the author found a good formula for an intriguing book series. The illustrator did a fantastic job drawing the animals in a colorful and cheery fashion. I like how each page was a surprise and we got to find out what “baby bear�� saw as he did.

Evaluation of Literary Elements:
This book was very simple and the repetitive nature of it could be helpful to new readers.

Consideration of Instructional Application:
I think one of the biggest draws of this book is the animals. I think that it would be fun to have my students draw or paint different animals. Also, since the book is repetitive like many songs, I could easily turn the book into a song.