Floating Island (Adventures of Lickety-split and Splish-splash) - Hardcover

Duquennoy, Jacques; De Cotret, Ghislaine R.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1551924099 ISBN 13: 9781551924090

Publisher: Raincoast Book Dist Ltd, 2001

Synopsis

When Lickety-Split and Splish-Splash get separated from the other penguins after their boat's motor breaks, they decide to make the most of their time at sea and do some swimming and fishing.

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Preschool-Grade 2--Lickety-Split and Splish-Splash are penguins. When their boat's motor is broken, they do not have enough money to fix it, so they decide to view the sunset and try to figure out what to do. However, they fall asleep and don't realize that the piece of the iceberg on which they are resting has broken off and is floating away. The penguins left behind become worried and build a raft to search for them. Meanwhile, Lickety-Split and Splish-Splash wake up in the middle of the Arctic Ocean and discover a sunken treasure under their melting island before being rescued by a puffin named Loopedy-Loop and their friends. Of course, they use the loot to repair their boat and Loopedy-Loop invites them to visit. The delightful pen-and-ink cartoons convey the action but can't save the preposterous story. Penguins live in the southern hemisphere and would not be anywhere near the North Pole. Also, since they are adept swimmers, it is hard to believe that they need any kind of rescuing.

Karen Land, Greenport Public School, NY

Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Raincoast Book Dist Ltd
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1551924099
• ISBN 13: 9781551924090
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 52