Name: Penguins!
ISBN: 9780823415168

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

Penguin Close-Up

A bright, child-friendly introduction pairs watercolor penguins with the particulars of how they live.

Come here for

Watercolor scenes and clear animal facts
A closer look at emperor penguins raising chicks

Expect

Where penguins live, what they eat, and how they hatch
Penguin population threats and conservation efforts

Book Details

Authors: Gail Gibbons
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Published: January 1, 1998
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Penguins · Polar Regions
Reading lane: Penguins

Affinity

Publisher Categories

Animal Facts
Birds
Polar Regions

About This Book

An illustrated introduction to those wonderful waddling water birds! Living only in the southern hemisphere, there are seventeen different kinds of penguins. With bright watercolor illustrations and kid-friendly language, Gail Gibbons introduces these black and white birds, describing where and how they live, what they eat, and how they hatch their young. An exploration of the egg-laying and chick-raising habits of the emperor penguin is also included, describing how these l...

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An illustrated introduction to those wonderful waddling water birds! Living only in the southern hemisphere, there are seventeen different kinds of penguins. With bright watercolor illustrations and kid-friendly language, Gail Gibbons introduces these black and white birds, describing where and how they live, what they eat, and how they hatch their young. An exploration of the egg-laying and chick-raising habits of the emperor penguin is also included, describing how these large penguins take care of their babies in extremely cold temperatures, working together to look after one large egg at a time. Readers will also learn about threats to penguin populations, and what conservation efforts have been made to help preserve them. A collection of penguin facts is also included.