Color illustrations and rhyming text describe the life of penguins.

The Penguins title familiarizes young readers with the penguins they can find at their local zoo. It includes colorful double-page photos with easy-to-read sentences about features, food, chicks and more to make learning a fun experience. Penguin facts and a quick quiz provide additional learning comprehension activities for young readers. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Sandcastle is an imprint of Abdo...

Discusses the nesting habits, diet, family and social lives of penguins, and the current threats to their habitats.

"A look at penguins and puffins through a humorous lens, for children"-- Provided by publisher.

"A narrative and photographic book about the author's pursuit of penguins-to see each variety of the species in its natural habitat. This book tracks the author's forays around the southern hemisphere, from the Galapagos to South Africa to the Antarctic in his quest to see all the penguins in the world. The sections of the book are organized around themes of adventure, human-animal connection, and conservation-in which stories of each penguin species...

While his mother is off fishing for food, baby Rockhopper penguin wanders off and almost becomes a meal for a hungry skua--but luckily papa penguin drives off the predator.-- Source other than Library of Congress.

"Did you know that penguins can hold their breath for over half an hour? Or that they can swim four times faster than an Olympic swimmer? Dive into this illustrated guide to our feathered friends, full of facts on penguins and the many places they live!" --Provided by publisher

Tacky the exuberant penguin accidentally goes sailboarding and winds up on a tropical island, where he meets an elephant who demands proof of Tacky's identity.