The Emperor's Egg: Read and Wonder
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Language: English
Published by Candlewick, 2002
Series: Book 37 of 54 - Read and Wonder
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- Title
- The Emperor's Egg: Read and Wonder
- Author
- Jenkins, Martin
- Publisher
- Candlewick
- Publication year
- 2002
- Condition
- good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0763618713
- ISBN 13
- 9780763618711
- Illustrator
- Chapman, Jane
- Series
- Book 37 of 54: Read and Wonder
Fabulous facts about nature's most devoted dad, in an utterly charming picture book.
Can you imagine spending the winter outdoors in Antarctica without anything to eat? That’s just what the male Emperor penguin does. While his mate is off swimming and catching loads of fish, he stands around in the freezing cold with an egg on his feet for two whole months, keeping it warm and waiting for it to hatch. Welcome to the story of the world’s most devoted dad!
Back matter includes an index.
Can you imagine spending the winter outdoors in Antarctica without anything to eat? That’s just what the male Emperor penguin does. While his mate is off swimming and catching loads of fish, he stands around in the freezing cold with an egg on his feet for two whole months, keeping it warm and waiting for it to hatch. Welcome to the story of the world’s most devoted dad!
Back matter includes an index.
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About the Author
Martin Jenkins is a conservation biologist and the award-winning writer of many nonfiction books for children, among them the Find Out About . . . series, illustrated by Jane McGuinness; The Emperor’s Egg, illustrated by Jane Chapman; and A Walk Through the Rain Forest, illustrated by Vicky White. Martin Jenkins lives in Cambridge, England.
Jane Chapman is the illustrator of The Emperor’s Egg by Martin Jenkins, a National Science Teachers Association Outstanding Science Trade Book for Children. Her other books for children include One Duck Stuck by Phyllis Root and One Tiny Turtle by Nicola Davies. She lives in England.
Jane Chapman is the illustrator of The Emperor’s Egg by Martin Jenkins, a National Science Teachers Association Outstanding Science Trade Book for Children. Her other books for children include One Duck Stuck by Phyllis Root and One Tiny Turtle by Nicola Davies. She lives in England.
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