Penguin Chicks

By Ruth Owen and Dina Nayeri

Through the bitter Antarctic winter, a father emperor penguin nurtures and broods a large egg while his partner is out at sea, feeding. When the chick hatches, mom returns from the ocean to meet her new baby for the first time and bring it a nourishing meal of regurgitated fish. So begins the life of one of the most fascinating birds on Earth In Penguin Chicks, readers will learn the details of how these baby birds grow up in a penguin nursery among thousands of other chicks. Each little penguin grows bigger and bigger until the day when its parents no longer arrive with a meal. Then the chick must trek to the freezing ocean to look for fish and begin its adult life. The colorful interior spreads and gorgeous photos of penguin chicks are sure to delight emergent readers. Penguin Chicks is part of Bearport's Water Babies series.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1617726028
• ISBN13: 9781617726026
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: Bearport Publishing
• Length: 24 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 7.0"
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 3