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Emperor's Egg


Read and Wonder

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No. of pages 32

Published: 2015

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Great for age 3-18 years

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An award-winning picture book about the Emperor penguin's parenting. The Emperor penguin is the only large animal to remain on the Antarctic mainland throughout its bitterly inhospitable winter. Once the female has laid her egg, she heads back to the sea, leaving the male to incubate it. He then spends two months standing on the freezing cold ice with the egg on his feet! This is his story.

 

This book features in the following series: Nature Storybooks, Read And Wonder .

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2015 by Walker Books Ltd .

Karma Wilson's tale is accompanied by the most enchanting of illustrations by Jane Chapman. Martin Jenkins is an environmental consultant. He has been involved as writer and/or adviser in the production of many technical books on conservation matters, as well as the Walker non-fiction titles Fly Traps! Plants that Bite Back, runner-up for the 1996 TES Junior Information Book Award; and The Emperor's Egg, Winner of the

This book is in the following series:

Read and Wonder

Nature Storybooks
Nature Storybooks is a series of nature stories with a focus on animals. These information books are aimed at children in key stages 1 and 2 (years 1-4) and can be used for guided reading. This series used to have the name 'Read and Wonder'.

Nature

Read, Listen, and Wonder

Read and Wonder Big

This book has been nominated for the following award:

Times Educational Supplement Awards
This book was recognised in the Information Book category by the Times Educational Supplement Awards.

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