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Dr Diana Prince
This book is designed to introduce young readers to the remarkable world of penguins. This unique bird inhabits the harshest climate on earth. Yet, in the Antarctic cold, special physical…
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JoAnn Early Macken
In Penguins, beginning readers learn how penguins steer when swimming and how they stay warm.
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Valerie Bodden
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.
B J Best
Explains the migration and life cycle of penguins.
Katie Franks
There is a lot to learn about the playful penguin. Adaptations and behaviors are explained in simple language alongside color photographs.
Gail Terp
Diagrams, graphs, and other infographics give readers visual literacy practice while also digging into the penguins’ appearances, daily lives, and homes. This hi/lo series is perfect for cause/effect studies and…
Amy Culliford
Early readers will love learning all about penguins! This book includes engaging and colorful photographs that connect to simple sentences and exciting sight words, helping young readers learn about penguins…
Rachael Hanel
Brimming with photos and scientific facts, Penguins treats middle-grade researchers and wild animal lovers to a comprehensive zoological profile of these bubbly Antarctic birds. Includes sidebars, a range map, a…
A Arelt, Our World
Delve into the mesmerizing world of penguins with "Penguin: Picture Perfect Photo Book." This stunning visual masterpiece invites you to embark on an unforgettable journey through the heart of penguin…
Mari Schuh
Penguins glide, slide, and dive. Find out what else these birds can do!
Cherie Winner
Though they cannot fly in the air, penguins fly underwater, reaching depths of 1,500 feet and staying underwater for as long as 18 minutes. This easy-to-read book allows readers to…
Jane Arlington,Sharon Langdon
Theyre adorable, silly, and well-dressed. Who doesnt love penguins? These birds know when to have fun, but they are also very protective of their families and will go to great…
Natalie Deniston
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…
Maria Koran
Did you know that some penguins slide across snow and ice on their bellies? This helps them go faster. Discover these and other interesting facts in Penguins. Penguins is part…
Marysa Storm
With simple text, clear images, and labeled graphics, teaches beginning readers about penguins and their awesome animal lives –
Shelby Braidich
Learn about some of the characteristics of the penguin.
In this attractive volume, students will learn how penguins thrive by living as a family. Stunning photography and graphics and accessible text explain how individuals depend on their family for…
Anna Claybourne
Animals on the Edge takes a dramatic look at endangered animals around the world. From investigating daily routines to hard-hitting facts about the causes of species extinction in the wild…
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Stephen Martin
Over twenty species of penguins can be found in the Galapagos Islands and New Zealand as well as in Antarctica, and range from the Little Bee Penguin at about 1…
Karen Durrie
Did you know that penguins use their bills to spread oil from a gland near their tails? When they preen their feathers, they spread oil on them, which helps keep…
Short legs waddle ... Flightless wings flap ... Meet the penguin! Brimming with vivid photos and scientific facts, Penguins treats middle-grade researchers and wild animal lovers to a comprehensive profile…
Victoria Blakemore
An interesting and informative look into the life and behavior of penguins for young readers.This book covers the physical characteristics, habitat, family life, behavior, and conservation of penguins.
Stefan Christmann
"Christmann was moved to tears by some of the moments he captured, and the love he felt for the penguins is conveyed in his touching photographs and poetic writing." -…
Kate Riggs,Katie Riggs
A Kindergarten-level introduction to penguins, covering their growth process, behaviors, the coasts they call home, and such defining physical features as their flippers –Provided by publisher.
Polly Dunbar
Fresh, spare illustrations bring whimsy to this quirky new tale from a rising talent in which a silent Penguin turns marvelously eloquent and a bossy little boy receives his comeuppance…
Rebecca Sabelko
Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to the life cycle of a penguin. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade –
Christina Leaf
Introduces beginning readers to penguins through simple, predictable text and related photos –
Colleen Sexton
Waddle up! Learn about penguins through narrative nonfiction, Fun Facts, infographics, a glossary, and more!
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Martha E H Rustad
There’s a new baby joining the colony. It’s a penguin chick! Learn all about baby penguins, including what they eat, what they weigh, how they’re raised, and how big they…
Madeline Tyler
Learn about the amazing Life Cycles of the animals and plants that live in our world. With easy-to-read text and informative diagrams this series is a perfect introduction for young…
Gail Gibbons
Their habitat, physical characteristics, and behavior.
Brutus Ostling,Susanne Akesson (Lund University)
Originally published in Swedish as Pingvinliv.
Learn all about the wonderful waddling water bird in this Penguins board book from acclaimed science writer for kids Gail Gibbons.
David Salomon
Penguin lovers and young nonfiction fans will enjoy following one penguin couple through their efforts to raise a family of chicks in this engaging Step 2 Science Reader. Full color.
Nick Thorburn
An intensely original and relentlessly suprising exploration of the language of comics, playfully told through the movements of penguins.An intensely original and relentlessly suprising exploration of the language of comics…
Helen Orme
How do penguins keep warm in winter? How do they move? Where do they live? How do penguins feed their young? It’s all in this book! Penguins is a book-banded…
Anne Schreiber
Introduces kids to the many species of penguins, with emphasis on oddness. This book lets kids know that the Emperor Penguin is the same size as they are, and Dads…
Mari C Schuh
In this book, early fluent readers will learn how penguins live and survive on ice and in the ocean. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers…
Wayne Lynch
Wildlife photographer and science writer Wayne Lynch describes the various members of the penguin family and where they live, and discusses their movements, diet, life cycle, and enemies.
A penguin turns out to be the perfect present in this beautiful 10th anniversary edition of an award-winning classic.
Seymour Simon
Join award-winning science writer Seymour Simon in this picture book introduction to a fascinating bird: the penguin!
Katlyn Aubitz
The Penguins are from Earth, but they have always
wanted to travel in outer space, to
explore new worlds and
meet new friends.
In this book, Penguins in Space,
the…
Katlyn Aubitz is an author with Down syndrome. Two of her favorite things are friends and penguins, so she combined them to write this fun and colorful book.
We are…
Meish Goldish
Learn about the world’s biggest penguin.