penguins

"During the first snowy day of winter, five little penguins bundle up and venture outside to play"-- Provided by publisher.

"Yes, some of the 18 species of penguins live in cold, polar regions, but most penguins live in warm climates. One species even lives near the equator! These birds 'fly' through the water with flippers instead of the air with wings. Most are black and white, but one species is blue and white. Some have red eyes, and some have yellow eyes. Some even have colorful bursts of feathers atop their heads. What do they all have in common and how are they different? Explore and learn about these . . . birds"--Provided by publisher.

A basic exploration of the appearance, behavior, and habitat of penguins, a family of flightless birds. Also included is a story from folklore explaining why emperor penguins are so big.

Describes the parental behavior of Emperor penguins, focusing on how the male keeps the egg warm until it hatches and how the parents care for the chick after it is born.

Tony and his big sister can go to the indoor camping event, Books and Buddies, if they are good--but being polite and helping each other for a whole day is difficult for this brother and sister.

"Pen the Penguin lives with his most favorite keeper in the world: Hayakawa the human. But Pen's no orginary penguin: He's a neat penguin! A proper penguin! A doting penguin! Pen loves to daydream of Hayakawa's smile as he flips pancakes and folds the laundry with his teeny-tiny flippers. If only his beloved Hayakawa would notice! It's too bad Pen's human keeper is a hopelessly lazy university student, but with a little nap and some helpful friends, Pen is ready to tackle the day!"--Back cover.

Describes the parental behavior of Emperor penguins, focusing on how the male keeps the egg warm until it hatches and how the parents care for the chick after it is born.

"'My name is Chase Cooper, and I'm a 6th grade ninja. It's been one disaster after another lately, and things aren't slowing down. During talent show rehearsals someone trashed the stage and set a penguin loose. (Seriously!) Now I'm on the hunt for a pet penguin and the kid who set him free. This week is gonna be wild'"--OCLC.

"Engage your earliest readers with these nonfiction animal introductions! In Penguins, emergent readers learn how penguins live near and swim in icy ocean waters. Carefully crafted text, high-frequency words, repetitive sentence patterns, and strong visual references support emergent readers. Penguins includes tools for caregivers as well as introductory nonfiction features such as labels, a table of contents, words to know, index, and review questions. Penguins is part of Jump!'s My First Animal Books series"--.

"[A story without words in which] at home in his igloo, Freddy's quiet morning gets interrupted when a tennis ball crashes through the window. A tennis ball?! Who would dream of playing tennis in an icy wilderness? Freddy's penguin friends that's who"--Back cover.