penguins

An introduction to the various members of the penguin family, with information on their history, appearance, behavior, and geographic distribution. Illustrated with color photographs.

Follows the activities of mother and father emperor penquins as they share the duties involved in laying and nurturing eggs, and caring for the newly hatched penquins.

Penguin Pete befriends Horatio, a mouse dwelling on a shipwreck, and finds that he has a lot to learn about life on board a ship.

Text and photographs describe the lives of penguins, including their feeding, breeding, and defense behavior.

Gus the turkey has loved growing up on a farm, but when the other animals tell him he will soon become Thanksgiving dinner, he decides to go south to find a place of safety.

Ben receives a penguin as a gift, but gets very upset with it when Penguin refuses to talk.

Even though the penguin and the boy are close friends and do many things together, the penguin decides that he wants to fly and he wants to do it on his own.

Photographs and text provide information about penguins, showing where they live, how they look, and how they eat, grow, and care for their young, and discussing threats to the survival of penguins.

Describes the appearance, habits, habitat, daily life, infancy, and enemies of the bird that travels on land and in the water but not in the air.

Examines the characteristics, behavior, and habitat of penguins.