Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? by Bill Martin Jr. • Illustrated by Eric Carle

Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? by Bill Martin Jr. • Illustrated by Eric Carle (1991) – Classic Repetitive Sound & Animal Picture Book

Following the enormous success of Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, this beloved companion book invites children into a lively listening adventure at the zoo. A great big polar bear hears a lion roaring, who hears a hippopotamus snorting, who hears a flamingo fluting, who hears a zebra braying, who hears a boa constrictor hissing, who hears an elephant trumpeting, who hears a leopard snarling, who hears a peacock yelping, who hears a walrus bellowing, and finally a zookeeper who hears children making all the animal sounds!

With the same catchy, rhythmic question-and-answer pattern and bold repetition, this book encourages active participation as children roar, snort, hiss, trumpet, and make every animal sound along with the story. It masterfully teaches animal names, distinctive sounds, listening skills, and sequencing while building confidence and language development.

Eric Carle’s iconic hand-painted collage illustrations explode with vibrant colors, textured patterns, and expressive animal portraits set against clean white backgrounds. The oversized animals leap off the page with energy and personality, making this book visually irresistible.

A classroom and bedtime favorite for over 30 years, Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? is perfect for read-alouds, group storytime, movement activities, or as an early “I can read” book. Available in sturdy board book format (ideal for toddlers), hardcover, and other editions.

Key Features:

• Repetitive call-and-response structure that invites roaring, hissing, trumpeting, and joining in
• Teaches animal names and their unique sounds
• Develops listening skills, sequencing, and early literacy
• Bold, joyful Eric Carle collage illustrations
• Encourages active participation and sound imitation
• Recommended for ages 2–6 (board book perfect for toddlers)

A noisy, joyful classic that turns reading into a fun, full-body listening and sound-making adventure!

《北極熊、北極熊，你聽見什麼？》 – Bill Martin Jr. 文・艾瑞‧卡爾（Eric Carle）圖（1991）經典重複聲音繪本

繼《棕熊、棕熊，你在看什麼？》大獲成功之後，這本深受喜愛的姊妹作帶領孩子進入動物園的聆聽冒險。一隻巨大的北極熊聽見獅子在吼叫，獅子聽見河馬在噴鼻息，河馬聽見紅鶴在吹笛，紅鶴聽見斑馬在嘶叫，斑馬聽見大蟒蛇在嘶嘶作響，大象在呼號，花豹在低吼，孔雀在尖叫，海象在吼叫，最後是動物園管理員聽見孩子們發出所有動物的聲音！

採用同樣朗朗上口的問答格式與大膽重複，孩子們可以跟著故事一起吼叫、噴鼻息、嘶嘶叫、呼號，大聲模仿每種動物聲音，充分參與互動。這本書巧妙幫助孩子學習動物名稱、獨特叫聲、傾聽能力與順序概念，同時培養自信與語言發展。

艾瑞‧卡爾標誌性的手繪拼貼插圖色彩鮮豔爆發、質感豐富，每隻動物都充滿個性與活力，在乾淨白底上躍然紙上。

這本書已成為教室與睡前故事的30年常青經典，非常適合親子共讀、團體故事時間、動作遊戲，或作為孩子早期「我會讀」的書。提供堅固厚紙板版（最適合幼兒）、精裝版等多種格式。

主要特點：

• 重複問答結構，邀請孩子一起吼叫、嘶叫、呼號，熱鬧參與
• 學習動物名稱與牠們獨特的叫聲
• 培養傾聽能力、順序概念與早期讀寫技能
• 艾瑞‧卡爾大膽快樂的拼貼插圖
• 鼓勵主動模仿聲音與全身參與
• 適合2–6歲（厚紙板版最適合幼兒）

一本熱鬧又充滿歡樂的經典，把閱讀變成充滿聲音與動作的快樂冒險！