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School Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 2011 | Preschool to Grade 4
PreS-Gr 2—Simple text and pleasant illustrations in pencil, watercolor, and digital media recount the months in the life of an emperor penguin from spring hatching to his midsummer dive into the sea. As in the many books for young readers about this popular animal, this one emphasizes the father's role in keeping the egg and then the chick warm under the belly flap just above his feet. The chick is fed the milky mix from his father's gullet, and th...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2011
This book relates a young penguin's first year, from hatching atop his father's feet to learning to swim and escaping a leopa...Log In or Sign Up to Read More




