| Penguins! Contributor(s): Gibbons, Gail (Author) |
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ISBN: 0823415163 ISBN-13: 9780823415168 Publisher: Holiday House OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1998 Annotation: Their habitat, physical characteristics, and behavior. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - Birds - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - Polar Regions |
| Dewey: 598.47 |
| LCCN: 98005194 |
| Lexile Measure: 740 |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 9.5" W x 9.8" (0.30 lbs) 30 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Arctic/Antarctic |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 46686 Reading Level: 4.2 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An illustrated introduction to those wonderful waddling water birds Living only in the southern hemisphere, there are seventeen different kinds of penguins. With bright watercolor illustrations and kid-friendly language, Gail Gibbons introduces these black and white birds, describing where and how they live, what they eat, and how they hatch their young. An exploration of the egg-laying and chick-raising habits of the emperor penguin is also included, describing how these large penguins take care of their babies in extremely cold temperatures, working together to look after one large egg at a time. Readers will also learn about threats to penguin populations, and what conservation efforts have been made to help preserve them. A collection of penguin facts is also included. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gibbons, Gail: - Gail Gibbons has published close to fifty distinguished nonfiction titles with Holiday House. According to "The Washington Post," "Gail Gibbons has taught more preschoolers and early readers about the world than any other children's writer-illustrator." She lives in Vermont. Her website is www.gailgibbons.com |