Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?

Title: Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See? 

Author: Bill Martin Jr.

Illustrator: Eric Carle

Published By: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) (2006)

This is a book meant mainly for younger readers. It goes through many endangered animals and asks what they see. Each one sees another animal that is on the endangered species list. At the end the last animal sees a dreaming child who sees each of the animals previously mentioned in the book. This book is one long rhyme starting with asking a panda what he sees and eventually finishing by asking a dreaming child what he sees to which he replies that he sees all the animals mentioned before hand. This book is quite good for children learning to read because it uses repetition so a child can guess what comes next.

Personal Reaction:

This is an amazing book for very young readers. It really shows children at a young age what endangered animals are. It's not the easiest thing to bring up with younger children, but this can open up that window. The illustrations by Eric Carle are amazing as expected.

Classroom Applications:

1. Do a lesson on endangered animals.

2. Make a classroom book with each of the children's faces to mimic the book.