Bishop, Nic. Penguin Day: A Family Story. Scholastic Press, 2017. $16.99. ISBN 9780545206365. Unpaged. Ages 4-8. P7 Q8
The author combines beautiful photographs of penguins in their natural habitat, living their lives, along with simple text explaining how penguins live. The result is a beautiful picture book that children will enjoy. The photographs match the text and tell the story oft a family of penguins. The author spent three weeks photographing rockhopper penguins for this book. Severe gales and freezing temperatures often made things difficult for him. End matter includes an author’s note about rockhopper penguins.
Verdict: I highly recommend this book for all libraries for elementary aged children. Not only is the book beautiful, it depicts the life a family of penguins in story book form.
October 2017 review by Tami Harris.
[Editor’s note: Veteran photographer and naturalist Nic Bishop lists 41 children’s books and 5 books for adults on his website (http://nicbishop.com/index.html). The 2011 Robert F. Sibert Medal was awarded to Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World’s Strangest Parrot, written by Sy Montgomery, photographs by Nic Bishop (Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt).]
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