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Candlewick Press (MA), 2002-26-08

Emperor's Egg: Read and Wonder

Emperor's Egg: Read and Wonder

Read and Wonder and Read and Wonder (Paperback)

Martin Jenkins, Author

Jane Chapman, Illustrator

Paperback

9780763618711

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Welcome to a story about the world's most devoted dad--the Emperor Penguin. This dilly of a dad spends the entire winter outdoors in Antarctica without anything to eat, keeping the egg warm until it's ready to hatch. Full color.
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This gentle, humorous text honors the humble heroism of a father penguin. Scientific facts meet storytelling with elegance, inviting awe and admiration for nature’s unexpected patterns of care, patience, and survival.

Keywords and Themes: Animals • Birds • Dedication • Gentleness • Juvenile Nonfiction • Learning • Mood • Nature • Patience • Places • Polar Regions • Responsibility • Science & Nature • Storytelling • Survival • Wonder • Zoology

Readability • 4.0

Age Range • 5-8

Pages • 32

Subjects • Behavior • Parental behavior in animals • Habits and behavior • Penguins • Emperor penguin

Categories • Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Birds • Juvenile Nonfiction | Places | Polar Regions • Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Zoology

Fabulous facts about nature's most devoted dad, in an utterly charming picture book.

Can you imagine spending the winter outdoors in Antarctica without anything to eat? That's just what the male Emperor penguin does. While his mate is off swimming and catching loads of fish, he stands around in the freezing cold with an egg on his feet for two whole months, keeping it warm and waiting for it to hatch. Welcome to the story of the world's most devoted dad!
Back matter includes an index.

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