Using the Penguincams (super-realistic animatronic cameras disguised as penguins, chicks and eggs) gives the inside track on all the drama and challenges these 'tuxedoed' birds face throughout the year, with no shortage of laughs along the way. From the freezing Antarctic, the domain of the regal emperor penguin to the blushing Humboldt of South America's sizzling deserts, to the tiny Rockhopper of the Falkland Islands, the Penguincam allows a closer...

The sky may be dark over icy waters, but Mommy Penguin is off to catch some fish for dinner. As Daddy and Little Penguin watch in suspense, Mommy swims, jumps, and climbs up a slippery slope, barely avoiding a plunge back into the sea. Well done! There's just one more hurdle to overcome, past some grumpy, just-awakened seals, before she returns to her anxiously waiting family.

Pete the penguin has a good time playing on land with his fellow birds and learning how to swim in the sea.

A tale told through sparse text and energetic illustrations follows the mayhem that ensues when a lonely penguin discovers a top hat from which emerges a growing number of baby penguins who quickly become more mischievous and troublesome than their tired new mama anticipates.

Goodly, Lovely, Angel, Neatly, Perfect, and Tacky are having a wonderful Christmas, complete with an unusual tree, when Tacky's odd behavior saves them from a group of hunters.

"Penguin was off to find sunshine and adventure. Instead, he found Pirate."--Back cover.

Penguins are, perhaps, the most loved of birds. We've been fascinated by them for just about as long as we've known they existed. When penguins are on land, their actions appear to us so humorous and expressive that we can be excused for thinking we understand them perfectly, identifying with what looks like moods and foibles similar to our own.

"What kind of penguins have bright pink feet? Which penguins build nests with rocks? Find out the answers to these questions and more in this charming book about penguins! Perfect for reading together, this book features simple, predictable text for beginner readers accompanied by more difficult text and vocabulary for grownups to read aloud." --