Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? White Dog, Black Sheep, a Goldfish, a Teacher or a Mother, and Students or Children. The 1984 British edition of the book substitutes a monkey for the teacher. Carle explained that variations in text between editions (mostly on the last page) were due to Martin, and that he made new illustrations to go with the changes. Carle and Martin published three spin-off books: "Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?" (1991) uses zoo animals and sounds; "Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?" (2003), endangered species; and "Baby Bear, Baby Bear, What Do You See?" (2007), North American
Brown bear read their preschool age children the book Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? to teach them their colors and how they are associated with different animals. The Russian bear is a common national personification for Russia (as well as the former Soviet Union) despite the country having no appointed national animal. The brown bear is Finland's national animal. The grizzly bear is the state animal of Montana. The California golden bear is the state animal of California. Both animals are sub-species of the brown bear, and the species was extirpated from the latter state. The coat of arms