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Penguins!
Penguin lovers and young nonfiction fans will enjoy following one penguin couple through their efforts to raise a family of chicks in this engaging Step into Reading Science Reader.
Did you know that penguins have feathers but don't fly? Or that their eggs are guarded by the daddy penguin? Or that they dive in the ocean for their food? Discover these facts and more, along with brilliant photographs of chinstrap penguins in Antarctica, in this captivating nonfiction leveled reader. These unusual birds will waddle into children's hearts while they decode the simple text. Great for confident or reluctant readers.
Step 2 Readers use basic vocabulary and short sentences to tell simple stories. For children who recognize familiar words and can sound out new words with help.
-The Step into Reading series makes integrating reading into the curriculum so much easier. The nonfiction titles are perfect for teaching reading and language arts skills, while covering science and social studies content simultaneously!- --Lisa Laake, second-grade Language Arts teacher
Did you know that penguins have feathers but don't fly? Or that their eggs are guarded by the daddy penguin? Or that they dive in the ocean for their food? Discover these facts and more, along with brilliant photographs of chinstrap penguins in Antarctica, in this captivating nonfiction leveled reader. These unusual birds will waddle into children's hearts while they decode the simple text. Great for confident or reluctant readers.
Step 2 Readers use basic vocabulary and short sentences to tell simple stories. For children who recognize familiar words and can sound out new words with help.
-The Step into Reading series makes integrating reading into the curriculum so much easier. The nonfiction titles are perfect for teaching reading and language arts skills, while covering science and social studies content simultaneously!- --Lisa Laake, second-grade Language Arts teacher
32 pages, Paperback
Published October 10, 2017
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About the author
David Salomon
25 books2 followersDavid Salomon is a lifelong photographer, part-time writer, and full-time real estate developer from Dallas, Texas.
David has always loved animals and has a knack for taking pictures. After being struck by "penguin-mania" while visiting Chilean Patagonia, David spent the next two summers sailing the southern oceans to photograph all seventeen penguin species in the wild. He also launched a massive search to personally verify old and new information about these graceful birds. His photos were combined with the most up-to-date research to create Penguin-Pedia, the most comprehensive penguin book available today.
Visit Penguin-Pedia.com and Facebook.com/PenguinPedia for more information!
In 2014 Salomon published Igor Samsonov: Painter and Passionate Visionary, a book which showcases the work of Russian painter Igor Samsonov.
Random House published David's first children's book "Penguins!" on October 10, 2017 as part of their Step into Reading series for children. "Penguins!" follows a penguin couple through their efforts to raise a chick and uses David's original photographs of Chinstrap penguins in the wild. It is a Step 2 Reader, which uses basic vocabulary and short sentences to tell simple stories, intended for children who recognize familiar words and can sound out new words with help.
David has always loved animals and has a knack for taking pictures. After being struck by "penguin-mania" while visiting Chilean Patagonia, David spent the next two summers sailing the southern oceans to photograph all seventeen penguin species in the wild. He also launched a massive search to personally verify old and new information about these graceful birds. His photos were combined with the most up-to-date research to create Penguin-Pedia, the most comprehensive penguin book available today.
Visit Penguin-Pedia.com and Facebook.com/PenguinPedia for more information!
In 2014 Salomon published Igor Samsonov: Painter and Passionate Visionary, a book which showcases the work of Russian painter Igor Samsonov.
Random House published David's first children's book "Penguins!" on October 10, 2017 as part of their Step into Reading series for children. "Penguins!" follows a penguin couple through their efforts to raise a chick and uses David's original photographs of Chinstrap penguins in the wild. It is a Step 2 Reader, which uses basic vocabulary and short sentences to tell simple stories, intended for children who recognize familiar words and can sound out new words with help.
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May 9, 2021
#66 in my 365 Kids Books challenge. For a fuller explanation see my review for 101 Amazing Facts about Australia You can see all the books on their own shelf.
Really nice pictures, rather a surprising quantity of poop. Which would be a draw for some kids, I'm sure. I like the Chinstraps only: it seems like they don't get as much attention as others of penguinkind.
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Really nice pictures, rather a surprising quantity of poop. Which would be a draw for some kids, I'm sure. I like the Chinstraps only: it seems like they don't get as much attention as others of penguinkind.
Library copy
September 26, 2020
It is interesting, but not at all surprising, that penguins would make an obvious subject to write a book about when it comes to encouraging early readers to step into science reading. After all, penguins re nearly universally beloved among children (and people in general) because of their odd and adorable ways. This book and the numerous others I have read and reviewed about penguins demonstrates that there is a rather large market for books about penguins dedicated to children. It is perhaps more striking that there are not more longer and more serious books dealing with Antarctica bird-watching and more serious and complete and nuanced discussion about penguins as one gets for larger, domestic animals. It would appear as if penguins are animals that are seen as being mainly of interest to young readers and therefore not something that is going to be of appeal to adults. And for whatever reason the dichotomy between having few books about penguins for adults but a lot of books about penguins for children mean that books like this remain in print and read even when their information is no longer accurate, as is frequently the case with older books about penguins.
The contents of this book, as might be expected, are pretty simple. This book is labeled as level 2, for preschoolers to first graders who would need to read the short sentences with help. It provides a simple narrative of a few months in the life of penguins. We start the scene in Antarctica, where a female penguin has returned from months of feeding in the ocean to her colony of chinstrap penguins where she and her mate will try to have children and she will raise penguin chicks to aduilthood while scaring away predators. What is perhaps telling about this book is that it references seventeen types of penguins, whereas more recent books on the subject claim that there are eighteen extant species of penguin. One wonders, with penguins being such a popular bird, how it was that a species was discovered for penguins so recently, and what the most recent penguin species recognized was. that is not a topic for this boo, though, which rather simply and straightforwardly presents a story about a mother penguin and her efforts at motherhood, a subject which is assumed to be of interest to a great many readers, at least.
The contents of this book, as might be expected, are pretty simple. This book is labeled as level 2, for preschoolers to first graders who would need to read the short sentences with help. It provides a simple narrative of a few months in the life of penguins. We start the scene in Antarctica, where a female penguin has returned from months of feeding in the ocean to her colony of chinstrap penguins where she and her mate will try to have children and she will raise penguin chicks to aduilthood while scaring away predators. What is perhaps telling about this book is that it references seventeen types of penguins, whereas more recent books on the subject claim that there are eighteen extant species of penguin. One wonders, with penguins being such a popular bird, how it was that a species was discovered for penguins so recently, and what the most recent penguin species recognized was. that is not a topic for this boo, though, which rather simply and straightforwardly presents a story about a mother penguin and her efforts at motherhood, a subject which is assumed to be of interest to a great many readers, at least.
November 27, 2019
Summary: Penguins are magnificent creatures and this book shows their beauty. Follow along a new mother penguin and her journey as she hatches her babies. Along with following the mother, the book is also full of facts which will make everyone fall in love with these adorable penguins!
Review: This informational text about penguins is a great resource for children to learn more about the animal! This book contains many facts and explains everything in short sentences that new readers can easily read. The photographs throughout the book show exactly what penguins in the wild look like. This book is full of amazing information and children will love reading it.
Other Book Connections: This book can be used with a unit about animals and students finding research about animals. There are many other informational texts that are child friendly such as “Swing Sloth! Explore the Rainforest” by Susan Neuman, “Bears” by Elizabeth Carney, and “Sea Turtles” by Laura Marsh. These books all contain factual information, but in a child friendly way.
Quote: “There are seventeen different kinds of penguins. Some live far away in hot weather. Mother and her mate are chinstrap penguins” This quote gives a fact about the different types of penguins there are throughout the world. This book can be used in a unit where students are researching animals.
Review: This informational text about penguins is a great resource for children to learn more about the animal! This book contains many facts and explains everything in short sentences that new readers can easily read. The photographs throughout the book show exactly what penguins in the wild look like. This book is full of amazing information and children will love reading it.
Other Book Connections: This book can be used with a unit about animals and students finding research about animals. There are many other informational texts that are child friendly such as “Swing Sloth! Explore the Rainforest” by Susan Neuman, “Bears” by Elizabeth Carney, and “Sea Turtles” by Laura Marsh. These books all contain factual information, but in a child friendly way.
Quote: “There are seventeen different kinds of penguins. Some live far away in hot weather. Mother and her mate are chinstrap penguins” This quote gives a fact about the different types of penguins there are throughout the world. This book can be used in a unit where students are researching animals.
March 13, 2018
Salomon, David Penguins! EARLY READER Random House, 2017. $4.99 Content: G.
Chinstrap penguins go to Antarctica to lay their eggs. They mate for life and share in the responsibility of watching over the eggs, feeding their young and returning back every year to the same spot to hatch other eggs. This book shows how they care for their young, what they eat and other interesting facts.
This is a simple nonfiction book about penguins. There are between 2-3 sentences per page, simple vocabulary and lots of pictures making it a good read aloud. The pictures are kind of grainy but this is a good introduction to penguins for beginning readers.
EL (K-3) – OPTIONAL. Reviewer, C. Peterson.
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Chinstrap penguins go to Antarctica to lay their eggs. They mate for life and share in the responsibility of watching over the eggs, feeding their young and returning back every year to the same spot to hatch other eggs. This book shows how they care for their young, what they eat and other interesting facts.
This is a simple nonfiction book about penguins. There are between 2-3 sentences per page, simple vocabulary and lots of pictures making it a good read aloud. The pictures are kind of grainy but this is a good introduction to penguins for beginning readers.
EL (K-3) – OPTIONAL. Reviewer, C. Peterson.
https://kissthebook.blogspot.com/2018...
July 5, 2018
Basic facts about penguins are given by telling the story of two chinstrap penguins as they return to the colony to raise their chicks. Color photographs illustrate the action in the text providing contextual clues to help decode text for new readers. The paperback format is attractive and the presentation is appealing to new readers. I would recommend this book for purchase by any school or public library needing high interest non-fiction for new readers.
This book was provided by the publisher for professional review by SWON Libraries.
This book was provided by the publisher for professional review by SWON Libraries.
November 1, 2017
Completely biased review, since penguins are my favourite animal, and chinstraps are my favourite kind of penguin! So I was thrilled that the WHOLE BOOK is about chinstraps, because usually emperors get all the love.
The book is very informative - goes over the life cycle of a penguin, from egg to chick to adolescent ready to get their own food. And the pictures are fantastic, even if you're not as into penguins as I am.
The book is very informative - goes over the life cycle of a penguin, from egg to chick to adolescent ready to get their own food. And the pictures are fantastic, even if you're not as into penguins as I am.
September 9, 2019
This is a great book for young readers who want to learn more about penguins! An easy read that takes the reader along with a group of penguins and shows what they may face in the enviornment in which they live. Not only could this be introduced to a child who is interested in penguins but it would be great for a teacher to read aloud to the class if doing a lesson with the theme of penguins!
January 14, 2020
Penguins!!!!!!! Good source of information for my 6 year old learning about her favorite animal!
January 23, 2022
I give this book a five because I like non-fiction books, and I like penguins too. Penguins are one of my favorite animals. I learned a fact of penguins they eat krill and fish.
December 23, 2018
It was ok.
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