From Booklist
Forty years ago, Martin and a newcomer named Eric Carle launched
a cottage industry with their now-beloved classic, Brown Bear,
Brown Bear, What Do You See? 1967. After narrowing the original
book''s broad purview in two sequels, Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What
Do You Hear? 1991, about zoo animals, and Panda Bear, Panda Bear,
What Do You See? 2003, about endangered animals, this third
sequel continues the thematic approach with an all-American
assemblage and attention paid to the continent''s many regions a
mountain goat, a rattlesnake, and a blue heron are among the
creatures depicted. Martin''s rhythmic text cleaves to the familiar
pattern and leads readers from one double-page animal portrait to
another, all crisply set against white backgrounds. Adults may
appreciate the educational prospects of the North American angle,
but the appeal here for the youngest children—as with the book''s
predecessors—will be in examining the complex, collaged textures
within Carle''s simple forms and in gleefully anticipating the
appearance of each critter in the sequence. Mattson, Jennifer
關於作者:
BILL MARTIN JR was an elementary-school principal, teacher,
writer, and poet, and held a doctoral degree in early childhood
education.
ERIC CARLE’s many innovative books have earned him a place in the
canon of classic children’s literature. Their four books together
remain popular with teachers and parents and display an enduring
ability to speak directly to children.