About This Book
A parent would reach for this book when their young child is just starting to ask questions about animals and where they come from. It’s perfect for the preschooler pointing at penguins in a zoo or documentary and wanting to know more. This simple non-fiction book follows an emperor penguin chick from the moment it hatches. Readers see how its parents keep it warm and fed in the cold Antarctic environment, how it huddles with other chicks for warmth, and how it eventually learns to swim and find its own food. The book gently introduces concepts of family care, survival, and growing up, making it an excellent, factual introduction to the natural world for curious young minds.
What Parents Should Know
Sensitive Topics
The book is very gentle. The concept of predators (leopard seals and orcas) is mentioned factually on one page as something a young penguin must watch out for, but there are no depictions of attacks or harm. The approach is entirely secular and educational, focusing on the natural life cycle.
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