Penguin Chick (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science, Stage 2) - Hardcover

Tatham, Betty

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 006028594X ISBN 13: 9780060285944

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2001

Synopsis

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?

About this title

About the Author:

Betty Tatham has directed three different YWCAs for more than twenty years, working on programs to help children become better readers, write their own stories, and enjoy learning about nature. She has won many awards for her work to help children and families in need. She is the author of How Animals Shed Their Skin, and she lives with her husband Win in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

Helen K. Davie's lovely watercolors have appeared in many children's books, including What Lives in a Shell? by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfield, and Animals in Winter by Henrietta Bancroft and Richard G. Van Gelder. She lives in Templeton, CA.

From School Library Journal:

Grades 1-3--This title focuses on one emperor penguin family's survival. The parents' care of their young is central, shown by deft yet perfunctory watercolors depicting a harsh, challenging habitat. The danger of the baby's starvation is emphasized; one adult must keep it protected from the elements and the other must fish for food and return in time to feed it before it dies. Trading places, the caregivers share these duties until the chick is old enough for both adult birds to hunt for food together. A summary of a penguin's life up to the laying of an egg is followed by a section that describes the egg laying and nesting patterns of kings, Adelies, rockhoppers, jackasses, and little blues. Brenda Guiberson's The Emperor Lays an Egg (Holt, 2001) and Martin Jenkins's The Emperor's Egg (Candlewick, 1999) will have wider appeal because of their sparkling language and vibrant art. This book's value rests on its accessibility to beginning readers.
Nancy Call, Santa Cruz Public Libraries, Aptos, CA
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About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 006028594X
• ISBN 13: 9780060285944
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 40
• Illustrator: Davie Helen K.