Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see?

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see? Written and illustrated by Bill Martin and Eric Carle, is a staple classic in elementary classrooms. This story with its' creative and wonderful "tearing" illustrations, depict a world of color and introduce a concept of prediction to beginning readers. The repetion of "what do you see?" invites the reader to engage in predicting the next animal and color that will be found on the next page, concluding with a crafty teacher, looking at her students, thus bringing the story out of its' book form and into the physical classroom. This story also creates for a wonder art lesson in which students can create their own animals who can look at one another. This is a book ripe for wonderful childhood memories that can be connected to a positive reading experience.