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My Season With Penguins: An Antarctic Journal
by
Sophie Webb
What is it like to live in a tiny polar haven for two months? To paint penguins outdoors in freezing weather? To be flipper-slapped by a bird whose wings are powerful enough to propel it swiftly through frigid waters? To look into the oddly expressive eyes of a penguin chick?
With charming watercolors and intriguing journal entries, this book inspires our curiosity. Sophie...more
With charming watercolors and intriguing journal entries, this book inspires our curiosity. Sophie...more
Hardcover, 48 pages
Published
September 26th 2000
by Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
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"My Season With Penguins: An Arctic Journal" is a non-fiction book written by Sophie Webb. It is a book intended for children ages 8-14 or primary (P) and intermediate (I) readers. It is a collection of journal entries by Webb who is a biologist as well as an artist. She was invited to Antarctica and spent two months journaling about every part of her trip. Sophie Webb is painstaking with her descriptions. Her love of art and journaling shines. She not only tells the reader all about penguins an...more
Imagine a world where a mere 34 degrees Fahrenheit is considered to be hot and the inhabitants of the region spend the day sprawled on the ground, panting, in an attempt to cool off. So it is on our very own continent of Antarctica, where author, Sophie Webb took a two month expedition to study the residents of the area – the Adelie penguins. My Season with Penguins: An Antarctic Journal is exactly that – an illustrative journal of biologist and artist, Webb’s experiences studying the Adelie. W...more
Oct 28, 2011
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Genre: Nonfiction, Kindle Version
Awards: 2001 Robert Sibert Award
Age Group: Advanced - Intermediate
Summary: In this brief book, Sophie Webb described her two month stint in Antarctica where she went with a team to study Adélie penguins. The book includes many penguin drawings, as the author is known for drawing and studying birds. She witnessed the penguin nesting season, the birth of new penguins, growth and development, and feeding techniques.
Evaluation: I gave this book one star, partly for i...more
Awards: 2001 Robert Sibert Award
Age Group: Advanced - Intermediate
Summary: In this brief book, Sophie Webb described her two month stint in Antarctica where she went with a team to study Adélie penguins. The book includes many penguin drawings, as the author is known for drawing and studying birds. She witnessed the penguin nesting season, the birth of new penguins, growth and development, and feeding techniques.
Evaluation: I gave this book one star, partly for i...more
I did not like this book at all. There were not that many facts about penguins. The author only wrote about her experience in Antarctica, and not that much about penguins. There were a lot of pictures, but they were drawings, and they were not very good. In the other two non-fiction books we've read, the pictures helped me get a better understanding of the book, but the drawings in this book did not help me at all. I learned a little about the penguin's habitat and how the penguins reacted to ce...more
Ok, don't read picture books on an e-reader and expect to get the same experience as a paperbook. This book is *much* richer than the text. It's a little dry if one expects a narrative, but it's very lively and interesting from a scientific pov. I loved the illustrations, and the opportunity to learn what it's like to study penguins in the field.
For example, segregating a sub-colony behind a mesh corral, with only one gate - which is outfitted with a 'weigh bridge' - is a smart way to get lots...more
For example, segregating a sub-colony behind a mesh corral, with only one gate - which is outfitted with a 'weigh bridge' - is a smart way to get lots...more
Nov 25, 2012
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Sophie Webb is not only an amazing artist but an amazing writer. Sophie traveled to Antarctica to learn all about the penguins.This book tells you all about Sophie's journey to Antarctica in great detail, It makes you feel as if you were there with her. The chapter book is intended for older children and is one to keep around. It has received a Sibert award for the great amount of detail both about Antarctica and the penguins. It is also a great read for children who are searching to look for mo...more
Not my Taste
Although this book is full of information, I could not keep interest in it. For someone that is very interested in penguins, it may be a bit more exciting to read. The title had the word "journal" in it, but I was not expecting it to be just that. I admit, that is my fault. The writer of this story made a journal of her day to day experiences while living with the penguins. Though, some of her entries were interesting, too me, many were not.
Although this book is full of information, I could not keep interest in it. For someone that is very interested in penguins, it may be a bit more exciting to read. The title had the word "journal" in it, but I was not expecting it to be just that. I admit, that is my fault. The writer of this story made a journal of her day to day experiences while living with the penguins. Though, some of her entries were interesting, too me, many were not.
This was awesome book. I loved how the author added the dates so that we readers can know when something happens. I also loved how the author putted the book from her point of view. Really good book. I recommend this book for anyone who loves penguins because this book talks a lot about penguins.
Sibert 2001 Honor
I started to read and then I just ended up skimming through the rest of it. I'm sure this would be an excellent resource for children doing a report on penguins, but not interesting enough to keep my attention as someone just reading it because it's a Sibert.
I started to read and then I just ended up skimming through the rest of it. I'm sure this would be an excellent resource for children doing a report on penguins, but not interesting enough to keep my attention as someone just reading it because it's a Sibert.
This book was okay. I learned only a little bit about penguins, but I was surprised that there were drawn pictures and not actual ones. The story was slow and not all that interesting. The drawings were cute though. I would like to go to Antarctica, it seems like a lot of fun.
The star of this book are the many beautiful paintings and sketches of Adelie and other penguins. It is called a journal for a reason: it is written date by date about a scientific study of penguins.
Ever a sucker for animals and science, I found this book very interesting. Despite the fact that it generally comes across as a book for younger children, it does sometimes oddly gloss over things that might be questioned - the penguins are copulating. Ok, what does that mean? Are we leaving it to parents to explain? (Ok, yes, there's a definition in the glossary at the end . . .) I'm all for not editing for content for the younger set, but you have to know there'd be questions about that. Oh, a...more
This a journal kept as they live with penguins for 2 months. Good informational book about penguins.
2001 Sibert Honor book
I'd give this 4 1/2 stars if that was an option.
I'd give this 4 1/2 stars if that was an option.
This was the author's actual experience observing and studying adelie penguins in the antarctic. It has lots of information on the scientific method, but it shows it through the journal entries rather than listing it.
Really, really, good! PENGUINS ROCK!!! WHOOOO!!!!!!!!
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