Penguins!: Strange and Wonderful

by Laurence Pringle

Book Overview

A new edition to the acclaimed Strange and Wonderful series. The seventeen species of penguins come in all sizes and are fascinating in many other ways. The little blue penguin, the smallest, stands... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1590780906
• ISBN13: 9781590780909
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Boyds Mills Press
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 10.2" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 2 to 5 years

Customer Reviews

Two enthusiastic thumbs up from The Penguin Lady!

I cannot say enough good things about this book! After working as a senior penguin aquarist at the New England Aquarium in Boston for many years, I started my own educational company ([...]) providing on-site programs about penguin biology, behavior and conservation for kids and adults of all ages. When giving grade-school programs, I send out a 'Penguin Packet' beforehand, containing carefully selected books, to help prepare the students for my visit. I recently stumbled upon Mr. Pringle's book in the library. This is truly the best researched, best written and most beautifully illustrated book about penguins I have ever come across and, believe me, I've read LOTS of books about penguins. (I was even the expert content reviewer for three children's books about penguins.) I am proud to now have this exceptional book as part of my educational packet. I was so excited about this book that I even wrote to the author telling him how fantastic I thought it was. And Meryl Henderson's penguin illustrations are truly the most beautiful, accurate and engaging that I've ever seen. I will be recommending this book to everyone I know. If you want THE superlative penguin book for children, I strongly encourage you to buy this one!