num_pages: 32
description: 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.
language: English
title: The Emperor's Egg: Read and Wonder
titlecomplete: The Emperor's Egg: Read and Wonder
genres: Family, Animals, Nature, Geography, Picture Books, Birds, Science, Nonfiction, School, Childrens
ratings_count: 545
series: Nature Storybooks, Read, Listen and Wonder
publisher: Candlewick Press