Introducing READ, LISTEN, & WONDER!
This vibrant book-and-CD series brings the best of our Read and Wonder nature stories to life.
Each paperback title in the series includes a CD that features:
* an engaging read-aloud with sound effects
* a read-along opportunity guided by prompts
* a segment focusing on fascinating facts
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!

Reviews

PreS-Gr 3-Martin Jenkins's delightful award-winning book about Emperor penguins (Candlewick, 1999) is read by a female narrator who embues the expressive and informative text with all the energy it deserves, while Jane Chapman's beautiful acrylic illustrations are scanned iconographically. Youngsters will smile at the adorable baby penguin, and giggle as the fathers belly-slide down a hill. The information is well-researched and expressed perfectly for the intended audience. Jenkins's added facts, which appear throughout the book in a different font, are reserved for a "Did You Know?" section at the end of the video where the author's original data is expounded on to provide a brief, yet complete overview of the life cycle of the Emperor penguin. Original background music, as well as some sound effects, enhance the text. This is non-fiction at its best-accessible, fascinating, and entertaining. Both children and adults will be enthralled. This title merits a place in all collections serving children.-Teresa Bateman, Brigadoon Elementary School, Federal Way, WA Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

"Students who are wild about penguins and classrooms doing units on them will find The Emperor's Egg an action-packed read."