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Oso polar, oso polar, ¿qué es ese ruido? (Brown Bear and Friends) (Spanish Edition)

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We have five Eric Carle books (some English some Spanish) and this is my 18-mo-old's favorite. I think he likes the repetition and rhythm. He brings it to me all the time. The illustrations are simple, colorful and inviting.

From book:
"Oso polar, oso polar, que es ese ruido?
Es un leon que ruge en mi oido.
Leon, leon, que es ese ruido?
Es un hipopotamo que resopla en mi oido.
Hipopotamo, hipopotamo, que es ese ruido?..."

The simple rhymes of this classic book lend themselves well to translation (unlike, say, Goodnight Moon, whose rhymes are central to its greatness and unequalled in translation).

The animal sounds lose very little of their poetry in the translated version and the only complaint I have is the repetition of gruñir to represent both the growling of the polar bear and the snarling of the leopard (though I can't imagine what verb could have been substituted).

This book was well translated. The story still rhymes in the Spanish version and the use of repetition is good for young children as they start to learn to read. The classic Eric Carle illustrations are vibrant and colorful. We read this book often as we work on teaching our children reading and Spanish.

I usually have to read this book several times to my daughter when we bring it out. She loves the last pages!

A must have for all classrooms and libraries, even in Spanish. Kid's love these books by Eric Carle.

I bought this book for my nanny to read to the baby and he can't get enough of it.