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The World of Penguins
Contributor(s): Daigle, Evelyne (Author), Grenier, Daniel (Illustrator), Wright, Geneviève (Translator)
ISBN: 0887769470     ISBN-13: 9780887769474
Publisher: Tundra Books (NY)
OUR PRICE:   $11.66  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: November 2008
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Temporarily out of stock - Will ship within 2 to 5 weeks
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - Birds
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - Marine Life
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Earth Sciences - Water (oceans, Lakes, Etc.)
Dewey: 598.47
Physical Information: 1" H x 8.8" W x 11.7" (0.48 lbs) 48 pages
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 114339
Reading Level: 7.3   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 1.0
 
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Publisher Description:
Journey south of the equator to the cold-water currents of South America, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica, where seventeen different types of penguins reside.

An early explorer wrote, "We came across a multitude of strange birds. They could not fly, but ran quickly enough to get away from us.... Nature appears to have endowed them with great agility: they are wonderful swimmers."

In The World of Penguins, critically acclaimed biologist and wildlife educator Evelyne Daigle, brings readers an in-depth view into the fascinating environment of these exquisite birds. The riveting text coupled with detailed illustrations by well-known, wildlife illustrator Daniel Grenier, will capture readers everywhere as they take "flight" into the land and underwater world of penguins.

Did you know?
-A penguin colony becomes a source of heat in cold weather
-The colony provides protection from predators
-The young in a penguin colony form a nursery, or cr ches, leaving both parents free to fish together