Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?
Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? is a picture book by Bill Martin Jr. with pictures by Eric Carle, first published by Henry Holt in New York in 1991. The second of their bear books, after Brown Bear, it has zoo animals making their sounds. Hamish Hamilton issued it in London in 1992.
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First edition
- H. Holt, 1991
- First published
- Henry Holt, New York, 1991
- First UK edition
- Hamish Hamilton, 1992
The first edition of Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? by Bill Martin Jr. was published in New York by H. Holt in 1991. We track 2 editions.
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- Hamish Hamilton1992 Hardback I own Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?, Hamish Hamilton 1992 Log in to want this
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- Comes after
- Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
- Followed by
- Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?
In print
- Editions recorded
- 32 on Open Library, 18 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 2 languages
From Wikidata and Open Library, both CC0. A prize or a new adaptation often lifts demand for the first printing.
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Who published the first edition of Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear??
The first edition of Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? by Bill Martin Jr. was published in New York by H. Holt in 1991.
How many editions of Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? are there?
We track 2 editions of Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
What should I read after Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear??
In order, it follows Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? and it is followed by Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?, according to Wikidata.
Where these facts come from
- Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- Polar bear, polar bear, what do you hear? (H. Holt, 1991), Open Library (openlibrary.org)
- Polar bear, polar bear, what do you hear? (Hamish Hamilton, 1992), Open Library (openlibrary.org)
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