Polar bear，what do you hear？

这本书内容色彩鲜艳，易于引起读者的阅读兴趣。采用重章复唱和顶针修辞式，复现各种主要的动物，如北极熊、狮子、河马、火烈鸟、斑马、蛇、大象、豹子、孔雀、海师的叫声。

它循环式格局形成一个情节的链条：一种动物引导出另一种动物，最后引出动物管理员，引出孩子们，孩子们再重现以上各类动物。这种回环结构特别适合编故事。每页的英文都句式短小而朗朗上口，像儿歌一样，方便孩子诵读和自然背记，熟悉“what do you hear”和“I hear something doing in my ear”的句型，形成良好的语感。

Polar Bear, Polar Bear, what do you hear?I hear a lion roaring in my ear. 

Lion, Lion, what do you hear? I hear a hippopotamus snorting in my ear. 

Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus, what do you hear? I hear a flamingo fluting in my ear. 

Flamingo, Flamingo, what do you hear? I hear a zebra braying in my ear. 

Zebra, Zebra, what do you hear? I hear a boa constrictor hissing in my ear. 

Boa Constrictor, Boa Constrictor, what do you hear? I hear an elephant trumpeting in my ear. 

Elephant, Elephant, what do you hear? I hear a leopard snarling in my ear. 

Leopard, Leopard, what do you hear? I hear a peacock yelping in my ear. 

Peacock, Peacock, what do you hear? I hear a walrus bellowing in my ear. 

Walrus, Walrus, what do you hear? I hear a zookeeper whistling in my ear. 

Zookeeper, Zookeeper, what do you hear?

I hear children…growling like a bear,

roaring like a lion,

snorting like a hippopotamus,

fluting like a flamingo,

braying like a zebra,

hissing like a boa constrictor,

trumpeting like an elephant,

snarling like a leopard,

yelping like a peacock,

bellowing like a walrus…

That’s what I hear.

Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? 由重复的问题 "What Do You Hear?" 带出 10 种动物的 10 种声音动词。该诗的内容大致如下：

Polar Bear (北极熊), Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?

I hear a lion roaring in my ear.

I hear a hippopotamus (犀牛) snorting (哼鼻) in my ear.

I hear a flamingo (火鹤) fluting (吹笛) in my ear.

I hear a zebra (斑马) bragging (吹嘘) in my ear.

I hear a snake hissing (嘶嘶) in my ear.

I hear an elephant trumpeting (吼叫) in my ear.

I hear a leopard (豹) snarling (咆哮) in my ear.

I hear a peacock (孔雀) yelping (尖叫) in my ear.

I hear a walrus (海象) bellowing (吼声) in my ear.

... hear a zookeeper whistling (吹口哨) in my ear....  

其他的英文拟声词还包括鸟儿拍翅飞行的声音 

flap (例句 That bird is flying. I can see its wings flapping.)、

abracadabra (魔术师所念的咒语)、ah-woo (狼叫声)、bang (关门/爆炸声)、

bang-bang (枪声)、boo (西洋鬼出来时所发出的声音；喝倒采)、

caw (乌鸦叫声)、chirp (小企鹅及鸟的叫声)、choo-choo (火车声)、

crash (破碎声)、ding-dong (钟声)、fission & fusion (又分又合)、

growl (肚子饿时发出的声音或狗儿咆哮的声音)、ha-ha (哈哈大笑)、

hocus-pocus (咒语，如天灵灵地灵灵)、hohoho (圣诞老人的笑声)、

honk-honk (叭叭，指汽车喇叭声)、hustle and bustle (忙碌拥挤的)、

phew (呸！表示憎厌、不耐烦、惊讶等的声音)、pish (不悦声音)、

pitter-patter (雨声霹雳啪啦)、pooh pooh (藐视；轻视)、

mamamiya (或 mamma mia 哎呀)、rat-a-tat-tat (敲门声)、

splash (跳进水里激起的水溅声)、S.S.S.Sneeze (原 sneeze，打喷嚏)、

 ahchoo (打喷嚏、哈啾)、tick-tock (钟滴答声)、tweet (鸟的啾啾声)、

yo he ho (或 yo-heave-ho 水手起锚的呼叫声)、ZZZZZZZ (呼噜呼噜打鼾声)。

以上种种是否你已感受到语言是如此有趣与生动呢？