Spydus Search Results - Subject: Penguins (Keywords)

Do penguins like the cold? / Huw Lewis Jones, expedition leader ; Sam Caldwell, wildlife artist.

A charmingly illustrated book that takes readers on a field trip to Antarctica and beyond to discover the secret life of penguins.
Author: Lewis-Jones, Huw
Published: London : Thames & Hudson, 2023.
47 pages : illustrations (colour), maps (colour) ; 31 cm

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10 reasons to love a penguin / written by Catherine Barr ; illustrated by Hanako Clulow.

Penguins are the cutest birds! Did you know that they go on incredible journeys? Or that they toboggan on their stomachs? Discover ten reasons why penguins are amazing and five ways you can show they love them in this colourful book.
Author: Barr, Catherine
Published: London : Lincoln Children's Books, 2018.
22 unnumbered pages : illustrations (colour) ; 26 cm

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Penguins in peril!

'Penguins of Madagascar' is a spin-off of the 'Madagascar' films. The series follows the adventures of four penguins: Skipper, Rico, Kowalksi, and Private, who perform various paramilitary-like missions to protect their home in the Central Park Zoo. The penguins often have to deal with problems caused, or made worse, by King Julien XIII (a ring-tailed lemur), Maurice (an eye-eye), and Mort (a mouse lemur).
Published: [London] : Titan Comics, [2016]
Published: ©2016
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly illustrations (colour) ; 23 cm.
Dreamworks Penguins of Madagascar ; 3.

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Penguin rescue / Clare Hibbert.

This volume follows the ups and downs of the lives of penguins as they are cared for at a specialist rescue centre and focuses on both individual animals and the incredible people who look after them.
Author: Hibbert, Clare, 1970-
Published: London : Franklin Watts, 2015.
32 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 29 cm.
Animal rescue

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Could a penguin ride a bike? ... and other questions / Aleksei Bitskoff & Camilla de la Bédoyère.

This title provides a great introduction into the life of a penguin. By imagining animals in everyday scenarios, readers can learn about their size, diet and other features.
Author: De la Bédoyère, Camilla
Published: London : QED Publishing, [2015]
24 unnumbered pages : chiefly illustrations (colour), map (colour) ; 26 cm

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Penguin / Steve Parker.

From the hot savannah plains of Africa to the freezing cold South Pole, from soaring in the sky to living near a pond, each diary is an amazing insight into an animal's life. This series' unique approach is that the diaries are not written by a human, but by the animals themselves, charting their lives from birth to maturity with all the adventures that happen in between.
Author: Parker, Steve, 1952-
Published: London : QED Publishing, 2014.
32 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 27 cm.
Animal diaries

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Penguin in the post / Lisa Regan ; illustrated by Kelly Caswell.

What would happen if a penguin came to stay? How would you look after it? Where would it sleep? And what would it eat and how would you play with it? The books in the 'Wild Things!' series gives young readers a first introduction to exotic animals and their habitats.
Author: Regan, Lisa, 1971-
Published: London : Bloomsbury, 2013.
23 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 23 cm.
Wild things!

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Penguin / Steve Parker.

From the hot savannah plains of Africa to the freezing cold South Pole, from soaring in the sky to living near a pond, each diary is an amazing insight into an animal's life. This series' unique approach is that the diaries are not written by a human, but by the animals themselves, charting their lives from birth to maturity with all the adventures that happen in between.
Author: Parker, Steve, 1952-
Published: London : QED, 2013.
32 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 28 cm.
Animal diaries

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Pooches of power / Sarah Stephens.

When sardines go missing from the Gotham City Marina, Ace the bat-hound investigates. This clever canine quickly discovers a couple of clues, but something still smells fishy. To help solve the case, Ace calls on the most powerful pooch around - Krypto the super-dog!
Author: Hines-Stephens, Sarah
Published: London : Raintree, 2012.
56 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm.
DC super-pets

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Playful penguins! / written by Sally Grindley ; illustrated by Alex Paterson.

Noah is in freezing Antarctica looking for penguins. But he slips on the ice every time he moves! Can the penguins show him how it's done?
Author: Grindley, Sally
Published: London : Orchard, 2012.
25 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm.
Ark adventures
Orchard colour crunchies

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Penguins / by Penelope Arlon and Tory Gordon-Harris.

Small in size but big in personality, penguins are loved by kids everywhere. In this book kids can meet every one of the 17 different kinds of penguin and discover how they eat, sleep, talk, walk, and swim. Big and beautiful Antarctic images are combined with the latest information from penguin experts.
Author: Arlon, Penelope
Published: New York : Scholastic, 2012.
80 p. : col. ill., col. map, col. ports. ; 26 cm.
Scholastic discover more

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Penguin problems [text(large print)] / Kathryn Lamb.

Lucy and her friend Evie look out of the window one day and see a small, fluffy snowman - in the middle of summer! On closer inspection, they realise it's a baby penguin. This seems to confirm the eco-minded girls' worst fears about global warming.
Author: Lamb, Kathryn
Published: Bath : Galaxy, 2011.
1 v. (large print) ; 22 cm.
Eco-worriers

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A search-and-find book

Are you ready to dive into a Club Penguin scavenger hunt! This book contains all your favourite characters, like Aunt Arctic and Rockhopper, plus puffles, pins and much more. Use the checklists to make sure you don't miss a single thing!
Published: London : Sunbird, 2011.
24 p. : ill. ; 32 cm.
Club Penguin

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Egg to penguin / Camilla de la Bédoyère.

How does an acorn grow into a tree? What does a baby sea horse eat? Discover the amazing stages of different life cycles and learn all about your favourite species with this series.
Author: De la Bédoyère, Camilla
Published: London : QED, 2011.
24 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
Life cycles

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Brave little penguin / Tracey Corderoy, Gavin Scott.

When Plip the penguin loses his favourite toy, it seems like the end of the world! As the sky grows dark, Plip runs off to find it, all on his own. What will become of poor little Plip, out in the snowy storm?
Author: Corderoy, Tracey
Published: London : Little Tiger, 2011.
[25] p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 29 cm.

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The potty penguin / Lucy Courtenay ; illustrated by Phil Alderson.

Pepper the penguin is desperate to fly, but her family and friends just laugh at her - everyone knows penguins can't fly! Pepper is determined to prove them wrong and sets out to work, but try as she might she always seems to end up head-first in a snow drift. Can anyone help Pepper achieve her dream?
Author: Courtenay, Lucy
Published: London : Stripes, 2010.
92 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Animal antics

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What's in the egg, Little Pip? / Karma Wilson ; illustrated by Jane Chapman.

Little Pip liked it when her family was just three. But now the egg seems to be all her parents can think about and Pip can't understand why. Her parents are very excited about the egg and tell her this new change will make their family 'just right'. But Little Pip isn't so sure.
Author: Wilson, Karma
Published: London : Simon and Schuster, 2010.
[33] p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 26 cm.

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Up and down / Oliver Jeffers.

The boy and the penguin still enjoy spending all their time together. That is, until the penguin starts to dream of flying, ignoring the boys advice that it is impossible. Running away, the penguin visits place after place, searching for a chance to get his feet off the ground. But will flying be everything he had hoped?
Author: Jeffers, Oliver
Published: London : HarperCollins Children's, 2010.
[36] p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 28 cm.

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Penguin / Stephen Martin.

Stephen Martin regales us here with the cultural and natural history of the penguin, revealing many fascinating and little-known facts about this beloved bird.
Author: Martin, Stephen, 1951-
Published: London : Reaktion, 2009.
198 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps (some col.), ports. ; 19 cm.
Animal

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Henry's holiday / Gillian Shields ; illustrated by Rosie Reeve.

Poor little Henry! All the other baby penguins are having fun sliding on the ice & tumbling in the snow, but Henry doesn't like the cold & dreams of sandy shores & warm seas. When a boat sails close to the ice, Henry jumps on board & heads off in search of sunshine. It doesn't take him long to realise that there is no place like home.
Author: Shields, Gillian
Published: London : Macmillan Children's, 2009.
[25] p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 26 cm.

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Daisy and the trouble with zoos / by Kes Gray.

It's Daisy's birthday and she's having a special birthday treat! Mum has invited her best friends, Gabby and Dylan, on a trip to the zoo and, best of all, Mum has arranged for Daisy to go into the actual penguin cage with the actual zoo keeper and feed actual penguins!
Author: Gray, Kes
Published: London : Red Fox, 2008.
206 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.

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Penguin / Polly Dunbar.

Can a penguin be the perfect present? Ben is delighted when he opens his present and finds a penguin inside. But Penguin says nothing. It isn't until a passing lion intervenes that Penguin finally speaks - and when he does, Ben discovers something that was really worth the wait.
Author: Dunbar, Polly
Published: London : Walker, 2008.
[33] p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 26 cm.
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Emily and Alfie / Meredith Hooper ; illustrated by Emma Quay.

2 penguins go exploring in the dangerous ice cave and think they are lost forever until their mothers find them.
Author: Hooper, Meredith
Import - First.
Published: Lothian Pub Co, 2007.
32 p. : 267 x215 mm. 156 gm.

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Perky little penguins / Tony Mitton, Guy Parker-Rees.

Come & meet the penguins! They're inviting you to join them for some snow-filled-fun - how could you resist. Follow the delightful penguins as they slide & jump & waddle around their world, & show you just how much fun they can have amongst the ice & snow.
Author: Mitton, Tony
Published: London : Orchard, 2007.
[28] p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 30 cm.

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Penguins of the world / text and photographs by Wayne Lynch.

Wayne Lynch has spent 18 years travelling to Antarctica, Chile, the Galápagos Islands, Argentina, and New Zealand to study and photograph the 17 species of penguin in their natural habitats. Here he documents the extraordinary life cycle of these tough, resourceful and beautiful birds in some of the harshest environments imaginable.
Author: Lynch, Wayne
[New ed.].
Published: London : A. & C. Black, 2007.
175 p. : col. ill., maps (some col.) ; 29 cm.

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Lost and found / Oliver Jeffers.

A story about the meaning of loneliness and the importance of friendship. When a penguin arrives on a boy's doorstep, he decides it must be lost and he tries to return him home to the South Pole.
Author: Jeffers, Oliver
Published: London : HarperCollins Children's, 2005.
[30] p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 28 cm.

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The emperor's egg / Martin Jenkins ; illustrated by Jane Chapman.

The Emperor penguin is the only large animal to remain on the Antarctic mainland throughout its bitterly inhospitable winter. Once the female has laid her egg, she heads back to the sea, leaving the male to incubate it. This is his story.
Author: Jenkins, Martin, 1959-
Published: London : Walker, 2001.
[28p.] : chiefly col. ill. ; 25 cm.
Read and wonder

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Penguin : habitats, life cycles, food chains, threats / Keith Reid.

This title looks at penguins through their life cycle, natural habitat, food chain and the threats that they face every day.
Author: Reid, Keith
Published: London : Hodder Wayland, 2001.
48p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Natural world

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The penguin who wanted to be different / Maria O'Neill, Jill Newton.

One day Dorothy Penguin looks down from the top of Glacier Hill and realises that all the penguins in her village look exactly the same. When she gets back home, Dorothy thinks of all the ways in which she can make herself a little bit different.
Author: O'Neill, Maria
Published: London : Little Hippo, 2000.
[30]p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 23 cm.

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The puzzled penguin / by Keith Faulkner ; illustrated by Jonathan Lambert.

The little penguin is puzzled. He doesn't really believe he's a penguin. To find out more, he speaks to the bristly walrus, the furry polar bear and even the enormous killer whale! Why is he so puzzled?
Author: Faulkner, Keith
Published: London : Madcap, 1999.
[13]p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 26 cm.

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