Both a love letter and a call to action, this narrative and photographic book chronicles the author and his wife in their quest to see every penguin species on the planet. In the process, he muses about adventure, conservation, and what it is about penguins that captures our hearts.
Award-winning author and photographerCharles Bergmanteaches English at Pacific Lutheran University. He's the author of four books, includingWild Echoes- Encounters with the Most Endangered Animals in North America. He's written extensively on wildlife and animals, including a 2009 cover story inSmithsonianmagazine on wildlife trafficking in Latin America. He has a weak spot for the southern hemisphere, has completed two Fulbright fellowships in Latin America, and has led six classes on study tours of Antarctica.
Washington State Book Award Finalist
Silver Nautilus Book Award Winner
“Through powerful stories and beautiful photographs, Every Penguin
in the World is a celebration of these delightful birds and a call
for their conservation. This is a book of joy, love, and hope for
penguins and the world.”
—Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, Founder of
the Jane Goodall Institute & UN Messenger of
Peace
“It's SO good! [...] Chuck Bergman’s writing, photography, and
vulnerability is so kick-ass!”
—Brené Brown, podcast host and bestselling author of Dare to
Lead
“[A] visually impressive volume...Readers will enjoy Bergman’s
enthusiastic recollections of his jaunts around the world and be
astonished by his vivid photos.”
—Publishers Weekly
“With his new book Every Penguin in the World, Professor Charles
Bergman has lovingly collated his 17-year obsession with these
endlessly fascinating flightless birds.”
—Outdoor Photographer
“Having written books about nature and numerous wildlife-magazine
articles, Bergman is practiced in the skills required for providing
armchair naturalists with information and images that will spark
their interest...the photographs are extraordinary and
unforgettable.”
—Booklist
“Part travelog, part conservation, part philosophical musing, the
book supplies ample, frequently adorable photos of every species,
along with tales of wet, often cold, and occasionally uncomfortable
adventures.”
—Library Journal
“Intensely personal, [Bergman's] quest is full of adventure,
challenges, serious medical issues, danger, and descriptions of
some of the most remote areas anywhere.”
—American Birding Association
“What a wonderful book. Bergman is an apt ambassador to the
southern ocean’s most charismatic inhabitants, and his quest
celebrates the spirit of rugged wilderness."
—Noah Strycker, author of Birding Without Borders
“Rarely have I read a bird book of such devoted science, spirit,
and what Bergman calls ‘awakened wonder.’ Every Penguin in the
Worldinspires the inner longing of our species for another with its
majestic and tender photos and the intimate, often soaring prose of
a seeker after that ‘penguin glow.’ Like Bergman, we are ‘reborn
again and again in being with animals we love.’”
—Brenda Peterson, author of Wolf Nation
“Charles’ passion for the natural world’s most endearing
inhabitants shines out from every page, both in his words and his
images. The natural world needs passionate advocates like Charles,
and images that capture your attention and make you want to make a
difference. Charles has done just that.”
—Sue Flood, wildlife photographer and author of Emperor: The
Perfect Penguin
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