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Penguin Journey

Angela Burke Kunkel, illustrated by Catherine Odell

Short rhyming couplets follow two emperor penguins as they travel inland with their colony to a rookery. After an egg is laid, the father tends it during the Antarctic winter while the mother returns to open water for food. She comes back with nourishment after the chick hatches, and the new family remains together through the difficult weather. Watercolor, ink, and digital-media illustrations depict the penguins’ severe environment.

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Themes
Animals · Family · Nature · Wildlife
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Harry N. Abrams
Published
October 26, 2021
Pages
40
ISBN-13
9781419745898
Language
English
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