Barrington Bear Visits the Emperor - The Emperor Penguin That Is

By Keith Szafranski

Book one in the Travels With Barrington Bear Series. Barrington Bear, a small, stuffed teddy bear, travels to Antarctica to visit, photograph and learn about the Emperor Penguin. Full of fun and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0980166209
• ISBN13: 9780980166200
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: Small Bear Publishing
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Stories for Children Magazine 5 Star Review

Children (and adults, too) seem to love bears, and Barrington Bear is an adorable one. In Book One of "The Travels with Barrington Bear" series, Barrington, who never goes anywhere without his camera, travels from his home in the woods near Livingston, MT, to the continent of Antarctica so that he might visit with the Emperor penguins who live there. Barrington crosses the ice and finds the Emperor penguin colony. He sees both adults and chicks, hears their calls, and watches their activities, including eating. Did you know that sometimes a parent penguin actually feeds its chick some fish that it brings up from its own stomach? I absolutely loved these books! They are truly deserving of the name "picture books." The photographs of Antarctica and the penguins are just dazzling. Of course, author Keith Szafranski is a professional photographer. It is always great when a book that is fun to read also conveys such interesting information. This book combines geography (Antarctica) with science (penguins) and art (photography). It is good to see a series that will certainly encourage children to take their cameras along with them for pictures of everything they see. In the back, there are a glossary of terms used, facts about Emperor penguins, and a map showing how Barrington travelled from Montana to Antarctica. Kudos for a wonderful book.

Excellent

This book is great!!! My 3 kids ages 8,6, & 3 love this book & the pictures, it feels like we are there with the animals & Barrington!!!

My Kids Love it

A very well done photo book for kids. My kids seem to never get tired of having me read it to them. I have given a few of them away as gifts as well.

A delightful book

This book makes children feel like they are going on a trip to Antarctica. The pictures are clear and vibrant. The story follows the pictures nicely giving a great visual aid to learning. The facts and glossary in the back also help a child learn more and re-enforce what they have read throughout the book.

Love this book!

This book is full of amazing photographs of penguins and Antarctica. The author has written a delightful story that also educates children about the emperor penguin. Any child would love to have this book in their collection! I can't wait until the next one comes out!