The Little Penguin Book and Audiocassette Tape Set
A. J. Wood, Stephanie Boey, Larry Robinson
Accessory
(Scholastic Book Clubs Softcover Book and Audiocassette Tape, March 15, 2005)
When Little Penguin hatches, he is covered with downy gray feathers, but his father assures him that, "One day you will be an Emperor of the Ice like me." On their long journey across the big ice plain, Little Penguin forgets his father's warnings to stay close and soon gets lost. Not only that, but he also realizes that he is losing his feathers and is afraid he will freeze. All's well in the end, however, when the little animal is reunited with his parents. Wood weaves some information about the life and habits of Emperor penguins into this short tale. Boey's finely detailed pen-and-ink and pastel illustrations are done primarily in grays, blues, and yellows. This charming and gently informative story works nicely as an introduction to Antarctic life.