Penguin books (fiction)
Penguin Problems (Animal Problems)
Have you ever considered running away to Antarctica? Of course, you have! Because it's a land free of worries and responsibilities! All of your problems will surely be blown away by the icy winds of that lawless paradise! . . . Won't they?
Think again, my friend. This penguin has come to tell you that his life down there is no more a picnic than yours is here. For starters, it is FREEZING. Also, penguins have a ton of natural predators. Plus, can you imagine trying to find your mom in a big ol' crowd of identical penguins? No, thank you.
Yes, it seems there is no escaping the drudgery of your daily grind, whatever it might be. Or perhaps we've just learned that grumps are everywhere. . . .
Think again, my friend. This penguin has come to tell you that his life down there is no more a picnic than yours is here. For starters, it is FREEZING. Also, penguins have a ton of natural predators. Plus, can you imagine trying to find your mom in a big ol' crowd of identical penguins? No, thank you.
Yes, it seems there is no escaping the drudgery of your daily grind, whatever it might be. Or perhaps we've just learned that grumps are everywhere. . . .
Have you ever had a grumpy day and not known why? Penguin is having a grumpy day like that. No matter what he does, he just can't shake it! Sometimes the only thing left to do is wash the grumpy day away and start over. The simple text and lively illustrations are the perfect cure for even the grumpiest of days.
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Antarctic Antics: A Book of Penguin Poems
Little Penguin’s hiccups
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Poor Little Penguin has a major case of the--HIC!--hiccups.
It all started last week, on chilli night. Since then he's tried everything to get rid of them, but nothing--HIC!--works.
Can you help Little Penguin--HIC!--cure his hiccups?
If You Were a Penguin
To keep myself up off the ice, I find my father's feet are nice.
I snuggle in his belly fluff,
And that's how I stay warm enough.
In wild and wacky rhymes, Emperor penguins describe their world--how they hatch, dive, swim, and survive. Antarctic Antics was made in a musical animated short with music by the Mavericks.
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Poor Little Penguin has a major case of the . . . HIC! . . . hiccups. It all started last week on a chilly night. Since then he's tried everything to get rid of them, but nothing—HIC!—works. So when his friend Franklin suggests that a good scare might do the trick, Little Penguin is willing to give it a try . . . all he needs is a little help from YOU!
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Be Brave Little Penguin Board Book
Little Penguin Pip-Pip would love to join in with all his friends swimming in the sea, but there's just one problem . . . he's scared of water. Can Pip-Pip overcome his fears and finally take the plunge? This irresistible story shows that sometimes all it takes is a little bit of encouragement - and a whole lot of heart - to finally make that leap!
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Little Penguin Gets the Hiccups
A sweetly hilarious tale of icebergs, chilli, and playful surprises that puts its reader at the very centre of the story--now in board book format! Perfect for fans of Dragons Love Tacos, Not a Box, and The Monster at the End of This Book.Poor Little Penguin has a major case of the--HIC!--hiccups.
It all started last week, on chilli night. Since then he's tried everything to get rid of them, but nothing--HIC!--works.
Can you help Little Penguin--HIC!--cure his hiccups?
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If You Were a Penguin
In this simple, rhyming picture book, the youngest readers will learn about penguins. This is the perfect read-aloud for teachers and parents to share with young children as they imagine what life as a penguin is like!
The short text by Florence Minor pairs perfectly with the gorgeous, detailed illustrations by acclaimed illustrator Wendell Minor. Fun facts about penguins are featured at the back of the book.
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Hello, World! Arctic Animals
Who Lives Here? Polar Animals
Lost and Found
Blue Penguin
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Toddlers can learn all about the lives of Arctic animals in the popular Hello, World! board book series, with easy-to-understand facts about how these incredible animals eat, sleep, camouflage, and stay warm in such a cold environment.
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The polar regions are home to amazing animals whose bodies are built for living in the extreme cold. Emperor penguins, snowy owls and beluga whales all have special ways of staying warm, finding food and raising their young in a polar habitat of thick ice and snow.
The Who Lives Here? series looks at animals in their natural habitats - rain forests, polar regions, deserts and wetlands - and explains how the body and habits of each animal are suited to the place it lives. Charming, realistic illustrations, playful language and intriguing facts make these books a perfect read for young children.
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Lost and Found
There once was a boy and one day a penguin arrives on his doorstep. The boy decides the penguin must be lost and tries to return him. But no one seems to be missing a penguin. So the boy decides to take the penguin home himself, and they set out in his row boat on a journey to the South Pole.
But when they get there, the boy discovers that maybe home wasn’t what the penguin was looking for after all.
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Penguins and their chicks
Easy-to-follow text and photos introduce readers to penguins and their chicks. Plus each title includes a bonus augmented reality video to help readers learn more.
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The Emperor's Egg: 1
The Emperor penguin is the only large animal to remain on the Antarctic mainland throughout its bitterly inhospitable winter. Once the female has laid her egg, she heads back to the sea, leaving the male to incubate it. He then spends two months standing on the freezing cold ice with the egg on his feet! This is his story.
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Tacky the penguin
Tacky's perfect friends find him annoying until his odd behaviour saves the day. "Droll facial expressions, which still retain their animal quality, add more humour to a perceptive text about being different." -- Booklist
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Blue Penguin
A heart-warming fable about friendship and belonging from the award-winning illustrator Petr Horacek. "I feel just like a penguin," says Blue Penguin. "But you're not like us," said the other penguins and they left him all alone. Poor Blue Penguin. Will he be able to convince the other penguins he is one of them after all? A moving and beautifully illustrated story from Petr Horacek, an illustrator described by the Washington Post as "the thinking tot's Eric Carle".
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Cuddly Dudley
Dudley is so lovely and cuddly that his brothers and sisters just can’t leave him alone – even when he wants some time to himself. So Dudley sets off alone across the tundra until he discovers that maybe being with friends – and being incredibly cuddly – isn’t so bad after all...
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