penguins

Penguin the pirate and his friends sail off into adventure.

"Once there was a boy who would often play hide-and-seek with his friends the star and the penguin. The star was always easy to find, but one day it went missing. So, the boy radioed the Martian for help, and soon found himself on an exciting spaceship rescue mission to the North Pole! But there, he discovered that he wasn't the only one who had always dreamed of having a star as a friend"--OCLC.

"All day long the penguin colony plays and plays, and when the sun goes down and the night grows cold and dark, they squeeze and squish together ('penguin huddle!') to stay warm and snug. But one morning, after a freezing gale, the penguins find themselves stuck, frozen together like a giant penguin ice pop. When no one in the Antarctic can unstick them ('penguin muddle!'), Pipsqueak, the smallest penguin of all, leads his fellows out of their snowy home to a city across the sea in search of help"--Provided by publisher.

Despite their differences, two unlikely friends flock together like birds of a feather.

One day, Penguin goes looking for love and finds, instead, a mitten, but as he tries to locate the mitten's owner, he knits his way through a blizzard to an unexpected meeting.

Lorelei is shocked to learn that her favorite animal, seals, actually eat penguins, so she sets out to do some in-person research--and discovers that in nature things are complicated.

Despite their differences, two unlikely friends flock together like birds of a feather.

Simple text and photographs feature a story about a penguin who finds a present and looks for its owner.

"Look at the funny little penguin!" and "What a silly-looking penguin!" Hearing this all day long is enough to make any little bird angry, especially when he's NOT A PENGUIN! This is the story of a puffin who is upset that he's constantly mistaken for a penguin. He finally reaches his breaking point and goes on a rant about the many differences between the two. A little girl stops him in mid-speech because she does know the differences, and he listens as she explains to her father why puffins are her favorite. When you are feeling alone and misunderstood, sometimes it only takes the understanding of one small person to turn things around. A charming picture book with 18 fun colorful spreads showing children what frustration and feeling alone looks like from the outside, how to get over anger, and how to reach out to others when they are frustrated.

"Dive in and learn all about Ad?lie penguins . . . From what they eat, to where they live, to how they interact with one another, this . . . book places kids right into the action as they learn all about these . . . creatures"--Provided by publisher.