emperor penguins

Collects "Penguins and Antarctica" and "Eve of the Emperor Penguin" in which Jack and his younger sister Annie continue to help Merlin the magician search for the secret of happiness by traveling in their magic treehouse to Antarctica, a wasteland where the penguins may know what to do.

Erik feels he does not fit in with the other penguins in Emperor Land and decides to travel to Adelie Land.

Simple text and photographs describe the lives and life cycles of emperor penguins.

"Gives readers an up-close look at the great lengths emperor penguins go to in order to raise their young. Includes a concise overview of the species, a table of contents, questions to spark critical thinking, a selected bibliography, sources to guide further research, a phonetic glossary, and index."--Provided by publisher.

"Simple text and full-color photography introduce beginning readers to emperor penguins. Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through third grade"--.

Re-creates the voice of Apsley "Cherry" Cherry-Garrard to provide an account of his adventures as the youngest member of Robert Scott's expedition to Antarctica in the early twentieth century, during which he and Edward Wilson try to learn the evolutionary history of emperor penguins.

"Learn about the emperor penguins, what they eat, where they live and how they raise their young in the coldest place on the planet."--Back Cover.

Peter Mathiessen chronicles two voyages to the polar ice cap, discussing how the ice cap holds almost ninety percent of the world's fresh water and describing the wildlife and fish which live off the ice cap.

Young readers learn about an emperor penguin and its daily life by reading its dairy.

A penguin searches under the ice of Antarctica for food for herself and her growing chick, while avoiding being eaten by seals. Includes a fact page about penguins and a tear-out poster.