Watching penguins in Antarctica
By: Louise and Richard Spilsbury
Contributors: Spilsbury, Richard, 1963-
Series: Wild world; Wild world
Publisher: Heinemann Library; Young Explorers
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9780431190655; 9780431190754
Subjects: Penguins; Juvenile literature; Ecology; Coastal ecology
Description: An introduction to the penguin in Antarctica, showing where they live and how they move, feed and grow up. Features stunning photos, location maps and a tracker's guide, and the age-appropriate text gradually introduces basic scientific concepts.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 31) and index.
Table of contents: title: Meet the penguins; title: Antarctica: a cold world; title: There's a penguin!; title: Getting together; title: Penguin eggs; title: On the move; title: Feeding time; title: A long, cold wait; title: Penguin chicks; title: Growing up; title: Ready to swim; title: Summer days; title: Tracker's guide.