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HarperCollins, 2001-18-12

Penguin Chick

Penguin Chick

Let's-Read-And-Find-Out Science 2, Let's-Read-And-Find-Out Science: Stage 2 (Paperback), and Let's-Read-And-Find-Out Science

Betty Tatham, Author

Helen K Davie, Illustrator

Paperback

9780064452069

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An emperor penguin father keeps his mate's egg warm on his feet--for two months! This is just one of the amazing things that emperor penguins do to help their chicks survive the frigid Antarctic winter. Delicate watercolors capture the stark beauty of the Antarctic landscape and the elegance of these extraordinary birds. Full-color illustrations.
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Harsh climate, tender care. This gentle nonfiction captures resilience in the natural world and evokes admiration for the loyalty and endurance of penguin parents.

Keywords and Themes: Activity Books • Animals • Beginner • Birds • Concepts • Dedication • Family • General • General (see also headings under Social Topics) • Growth • Juvenile Nonfiction • Mathematics • Nature • Penguins • Places • Polar Regions • Readers • Resilience • Responsibility • Science & Nature • Survival • Teamwork • Wonder • Zoology • Zoos

Readability • 3.1

Age Range • 4-8

Pages • 40

Subjects • Parental behavior in animals • Penguins • Emperor penguin • Infancy

Categories • Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Birds • Juvenile Nonfiction | Readers | Beginner • Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Zoology • Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Penguins • Juvenile Nonfiction | Places | Polar Regions • Juvenile Nonfiction | Activity Books | General • Juvenile Nonfiction | Mathematics | General • Juvenile Nonfiction | Concepts | General • Juvenile Nonfiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Topics) • Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Zoos

Read and find out about penguins in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book.

An emperor penguin lays an egg on the Antarctic ice. In the bitter cold, miles away from the only source of food, how can the chick survive? A father penguin keeps his mate's egg warm by balancing it on his feet for two entire months. Learn how penguin parents take care of their babies in one of Earth's coldest, most desolate environments.

This is a clear and appealing science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom. It's a Level 2 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores more challenging concepts for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are:

    hands-on and visualacclaimed and trustedgreat for classrooms

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Books in this series support the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards. Let's-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series.

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