Penguin Rescue
New York : PowerKids Press, 2015.
Format: Book
Description: 32 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
African penguins, also known as black-footed penguins, are a species of seabird that many dedicated people are working to protect. Readers are introduced to one of the leading penguin-protecting organizations in South Africa: the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds. As they learn about the work this organization does to rescue and care for penguins, they learn fascinating facts about penguins through engaging text and fact boxes. Full-color photographs of penguins and the workers who care for them allow readers to see for themselves how much work goes into protecting penguins.
Series: Hibbert, Clare, 1970- Save the animals.
Contents:
Saving seabirds -- African penguins -- Chick rescue -- On arrival -- Daily routine -- Dinner time -- From egg to chick -- Rearing chicks -- Chick checks -- Return to the wild -- Other birds -- Black death -- Spreading the word.
Subjects:
African penguin -- Infancy -- South Africa -- Juvenile literature.
African penguin -- Conservation -- South Africa -- Juvenile literature.
Sea birds -- Conservation -- South Africa -- Juvenile literature.
Animal rescue -- South Africa -- Juvenile literature.
African penguin -- Infancy -- South Africa -- Juvenile literature.
African penguin -- Conservation -- South Africa -- Juvenile literature.
Sea birds -- Conservation -- South Africa -- Juvenile literature.
Animal rescue -- South Africa -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN:
9781477759196 (library binding)
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
C ANIMALS Bird Penguin Hib | Ballentine Indoors | Children's NonFiction | Out (Due: 6/27/2024) |
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.