"When you live with penguins,
you will always let others dive in
first.
FACT
Adelie penguins stick together
to have help watching out for
predators."
In an enjoyable and informative book written for young children, Sandra Markle encourages her readers to pretend they are Adelie penguins living in Antarctica. Swimming fast, diving for breakfast, holding a breath for long periods of time, jumping high, allowing others to dive in first, spending summers with 'the colony', giving pebble gifts to friends, squawking, happy dancing, tobogganing on your belly, and sleeping while standing are the suggestions that invite readers to take an active part in learning about these tuxedoed creatures.
Cartoon illustrations mix with archival nature photographs to inspire children to think about what it might be like to live a penguin's life. Each spread offers information placed on the photograph included which faces a cartoon drawing of a child doing what penguins do, and matched with a FACT box sure to surprise readers.
"FACT
Some Adelie colonies
number more than a
million penguins."
The book concludes with a map of Antarctica in summer and winter seasons, as well as extra fun facts about the Adelies. If you are looking to do research reports with your students, they will find what they need in the pages of this book. It is the second in a series by Ms. Markle, following Could You Ever Dive with Dolphins? Watch for Could You Ever Dine with Dinosaurs? It's due in April.
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