Penguin Pad - Nonfiction

Busy Penguins

Sat, 18 Feb 2006 03:55:41 -0600

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Binding: Board book

This board book, straightforward in concept, begins with the lines "Busy, busy penguins. What are they doing?"

Penguin (Watch Me Grow)

Fri, 17 Feb 2006 23:48:04 -0600

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Learn about the wonderful world of Emperor penguins, from the courtship rituals through the birth of the chicks.

Plenty of Penguins

Fri, 17 Feb 2006 05:17:20 -0600

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Binding: Paperback

These Birds Can't Fly (Rookie Read-About Science)

Tue, 31 Jan 2006 08:16:30 -0600

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Briefly describes ostriches, emus, cassowaries, and kiwis--flightless birds known as ratites--as well as another bird that cannot fly, the penguin.

Plenty of Penguins

Tue, 31 Jan 2006 08:08:02 -0600

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With an invitation like that, who could resist learning all about penguins? Loaded with basic, informative facts, and told in accessible, rhyming language, this easy-to-read title is the perfect introduction to these adorable creatures. Spectacular and realistic illustrations bring the fascinating world of penguins to life, depicting a variety of penguins, their living and eating habits, and even the excitement of newly-hatched baby penguins greeting the world!

Amazon.com: Penguins!: Books

Tue, 31 Jan 2006 08:05:10 -0600

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With her trademark directness and simplicity, Gibbons introduces those irresistibly appealing birds, the penguins. As her pen-and-ink and watercolor paintings reveal, these nonflyers share a basic body shape, but lined up alongside each other across the pages, they are seen to possess distinctive feathering that distinguishes the 17 species from each other. A color-coded map of the Southern Hemisphere pinpoints where each type of penguin resides, and depictions of the birds at sea and aboard ice floes accompany facts about their food, predators, and lifestyle. Perhaps one of the most intriguing aspects of the emperor penguins is their brooding habit: the male guards the female's single egg in his brood pouch.

Amazon.com: March of the Penguins : Companion to the Major Motion Picture: Books

Tue, 31 Jan 2006 08:04:01 -0600

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Moviegoers can relive the excitement of watching the emperor penguins' life cycle with this companion book to the second most popular documentary in American film history and the highest-grossing natural history film of all time. Actually, this fine book works as a stand-alone volume, thanks to its charming photographs and revealing text. As fans of the movie know, the emperor penguins have been trekking hundreds of miles from the sea to their breeding grounds in Antarctica every year for millennia. They do this against 150-mile-an-hour winds and in minus 70 degree temperatures, dodging predatory birds and other dangers, in an attempt to create a safe environment for their babies. Filmmaker Jacquet capably relays the wonder of this natural ritual, revealing, for instance, that each penguin has a distinct vocal pattern, and when one sings, nearby penguins remain quiet so that each penguin can be heard. A chapter on the making of the film, though too short, nicely illustrates the challenges of following 7,000 penguins across the frozen expanse of Antarctica. Jacquet admits that in such temperatures, "each gesture costs us, and we can appreciate how much the penguins have to endure." 150 photos. (Nov.)

The Emperor's Egg : Read and Wonder

Tue, 31 Jan 2006 07:58:57 -0600

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Can you imagine spending a freezing cold Antarctic winter outside, with no food for miles around--maybe even a hundred miles? This is what the male emperor penguin does. After his mate has laid her egg, she takes off for the ocean where she swims about, getting plump on squid and fish, while Papa stands around keeping the egg warm for two entire months! Martin Jenkins's remarkable picture book about an extraordinary bird is sure to be an immediate favorite with children of all ages. In a compelling example of truth being stranger than fiction, he tells the story of the unusual habits of this largest of the penguin family (there are 17 kinds!).