The unexpected delivery of a large crate containing an Antarctic penguin changes the life and fortunes of Mr. Popper, a house painter obsessed by dreams of the Polar regions.

Examines the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, nutritional needs, and life cycle of penguins and lists websites where readers can find more information.

In The World of the Penguin, world-renowned nature photographer Jonathan Chester conbines a magnificent portfolio of penguin photographs with a highly readable and authoritative text.

Questions are used throughout this book to explain important facts about penguins, their habits, family life, & homes. With full-color, breathtaking photos and easy-to-read texts, each book in this series describes the life cycle of a plant or animal

Discusses the physical characteristics, habitat, and behavior of penguins, unique warm-blooded birds.

Tacky the penguin adds his own unique touch to his team's routine at the Penguin Cheering Contest, with surprising results.

"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...

Even though the penguin and the boy are close friends and do many things together, the penguin decides that he wants to fly and he wants to do it on his own.

When a boy finally gets exactly what he wants from Santa, he learns that owning a real penguin may not have been a good idea after all.

Penguins at the zoo have an exciting afternoon when one finds a camera left behind by a visitor.