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Penguins
Author:
Pichon, Liz
Illustrator:
Pichon, Liz
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Class:
Easy
Age: 2-5
Language: English
Descriptors: Picture Book
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LC: PZ7.P552
Grade: P-K
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ISBN-13: 9780545022156
LCCN: 2007040419
Imprint: Orchard Books
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Pub Date: 10/01/2008
Availability: Out of Stock Indefinitely
List: $12.99
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Hardcover
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Physical Description:
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1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
H 9.8",
W 9.8"
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LC Series:
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Brodart Sources:
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Brodart's TOP Juvenile Titles
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Bibliographies:
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Best Books for Children Preschool Through Grade 6, 9th ed.
Children's Core Collection, 22nd ed.
Horn Book Guide Titles, Rated 1 - 4
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Awards:
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Starred Reviews:
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TIPS Subjects:
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Humorous Fiction
Birds
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BISAC Subjects: |
JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / General
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Humor / General
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LC Subjects:
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Cameras, Fiction
Humorous stories
Penguins, Fiction
Zoos, Fiction
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SEARS Subjects: |
Cameras, Fiction
Humorous fiction
Penguins, Fiction
Zoos, Fiction
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Reading Programs: |
Accelerated Reader Level:
2.1
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Points: 0.5
Lexile Level:
480
Reading Counts Level:
1.6
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Points: 1.0
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| Annotations |
| Brodart's TOP Juvenile Titles | 11/01/2008 |
| Penguins do the same thing every day. They swim, eat fish, sleep standing up, look at people, and look at more people. It's an ordinary day at the zoo until a little girl drops a camera into the penguin pen, with hilarious results. col. ill. 24pp Reviews: BL 09/01/2008; KK 09/01/2008 Ages: 2-5 ISBN 10-Digit: 0545022150; ISBN 13-Digit: 9780545022156. BRODART CO., c2008. |
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| Journal Reviews |
| Booklist | 09/01/2008 |
| PreS-K For young children who love penguins or those who like to take pictures, Pichon's new book offers a pleasingly silly story. Pichon depicts her penguins as happy zoo creatures who enjoy looking at the people who come to look at them. One day, a little penguin notices a camera that has been left behind. Delighted, he asks the other penguins to line up, face him, and say 'FISH!' After they recover from 'bug eyes,' the birds ham it up for the camera and discover that they all like to be photographed. Then a nice zookeeper finds the camera and returns it to its young human owner. The last spread reveals the developed pictures, which feature a variety of zoo animals, and then, in a foldout flap, the penguins in all their poses. The playful format, which includes a sketchbook page of penguin's daily activities, matches the cheerful tone in the words and artwork, and the penguins' collective good cheer will resonate with young kids. Abby Nolan. 24pg. AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, c2008. |
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| Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books | 02/01/2009 |
| R 4-6 yrs. A flock of penguins already having a fine penguiny time in their zoo enclosure are intrigued when a young zoogoer drops a camera into their area. Though not everyone immediately grasps the possibilities (''Are you sure you can't eat it?' asks a hungry penguin'), a little penguin shepherds the rest together and starts snapping away ('Everyone look at me and say FISH!'). The photo session finishes when the camera stops working; it makes its way to the lost and found and thence to its owner, who is surprised indeed by the pictures that finish up the roll. While the story loses a little energy with a conclusion that simply reminds viewers of the earlier photo session (and do kids really have film cameras any more?), there's a fair amount of charm in the telling of the tale; the simple present- tense narration shines with perky yet understated humor (as in the list of 'Everyday Penguin Activities,' featuring such stellar pastimes as 'Look at people' and 'Look at more people'), and the animal-interaction notion will appeal to young nature lovers. The art sets up a repeated rhythm of contrast between the black and white, peanut-shaped penguins and the strong horizontals of enclosure and pond edge, and the birds have an exaggerated over-simplicity that makes them even more endearing. Pichon cleverly uses color sparingly in the penguin-centric scenes, with the birds' sunny yellow bills and feet standing out against the monochromatic scheme even when there are quiet background tones of blue and lavender, and youngsters will enjoy the surprise of the special features (a die-cut window approximating a viewfinder and a foldout series of the penguins' pictures). This is a droll and endearing tale that will have kids hopefully dangling their own Nikons over the penguin enclosure. DS. 22pg. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIV. OF ILLINOIS, c2009. |
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| Horn Book Guide | 05/01/2009 |
| (3) After some zoo penguins discover a camera, they snap photos until it runs out of film--surprising its young owner when she retrieves it from the lost and found. The story is full of wit and visual gags, including a pullout showing what the mystified little girl sees after she develops her film: five consecutive shots of penguins hamming it up. NB. 24pg. THE HORN BOOK, c2009. |
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| Kirkus Reviews | 09/01/2008 |
| This lackluster effort features a jolly group of zoo penguins enjoying their favorite activity--entertaining and being entertained by humans-- when they get a surprise: A little girl drops her camera into their habitat. Once all the visitors have left the zoo for the day, a little penguin takes up the object and figures out how to operate it. Soon all of the penguins are taking turns mugging for the camera and shooting pictures. Eventually, the camera is returned to the little girl, and she gets a surprise of her own when she develops the pictures and finds that most of them are shots of the goofy penguins hamming it up. While the vivid colors and grinning penguins, one of which is chomping or preparing to chomp on a bright green fish in every panel, may hold the attention of preschoolers, the predictable story and plodding prose will not. Even the novelty features--a viewfinder page and a set of photographs--cannot save this one. (Picture book. 3-6). 24pg. VNU EMEDIA, c2008. |
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| School Library Journal | 11/01/2008 |
| PreS-Gr 2. Penguins at the zoo lead predictable lives--swimming, eating fish, playing penguin games, looking at people--until the day they discover a camera on a rock. After they have dented it and pushed all the buttons, one little bird realizes what it is and tells the others to smile at it, which they do. Then all of the little penguins take pictures of each other until the camera stops working. The zookeeper finds it the next morning and returns it to the little girl who lost it. Luckily she loves penguins and does not mind that they 'pecked it a bit.' When the photos are developed, five foldout pictures show the penguin fun. The cartoon style of these pastel illustrations is as light and playful as the text. The sweet faces show a lot of expression, while the aqua and purple backgrounds highlight their antics. Children will enjoy the penguins' photos, and they will delight in the story whether they read it themselves or listen to it.--Mary Jean Smith, Southside Elementary School, Lebanon, TN. Unpg. SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL, c2008. |
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| ~Library Media Connection (Retired Journal) | 01/01/2009 |
| Gr. K-3. What would happen if a visitor to the zoo dropped her camera in the penguins? enclosure? This delightful picture book shows us the penguins? reaction, and tells a simple story about a typical day of the penguins and even lists their usual activities. But the day the camera is dropped, the penguins explore this curious addition to their space. They jump on it, make it flash, look in it, and generally try to use it as they have seen it used. When the zookeeper finds the camera, he takes it to Lost and Found where it is claimed by a little girl. When she develops her film, imagine her surprise when there are lots of very close-up pictures of penguins. This might be a good book to use with young children before showing them how to use a camera. Or use with older children to talk about perspective and use it with everyone for a great look at penguins. Recommended. Beverly Combs, Library Media Specialist, Parsons PreKindergarten School, Garland, Texas 24pg. LINWORTH PUBLISHING, c2009. |
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