Antarctic Antics: A Book of Penguin Poems

by Judy Sierra (Author) Ariane Dewey (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade

Dive, swim, and glide with this delightful pack of penguins as they slip and slide through their icy world.

Judy Sierra, Jose Aruego, and Ariane Dewey invite you into the world of an Emperor penguin family and their wild, slip-sliding, rhyming fun.

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Publishers Weekly

Narrated by an antic pack of penguins, poems like Antarctic Anthem (Antarctica! Antarctica!/ Where winter days are dark-tica) humorously teach readers about life in an emperor penguin colony. Ages 3-7. (Apr.) 

ALA/Booklist

Delightful . . . Kids will love these high-energy, humorous poems. . . . A great addition to a story time.

School Library Journal

A lighthearted spirit of fun and mischievousness prevails. . . . Whimsical . . . illustrations of cavorting penguins reinforce the playful mood of the verses.

Review quotes




Judy Sierra
JUDY SIERRA is the author of several children's books, including Counting Crocodiles, The House That Drac Built, and 'Twas the Fright Before Christmas. She lives in Eugene, Oregon.
JOSE ARUEGO and ARIANE DEWEY together have illustrated more than sixty children's books, including, Safe, Warm, and Snug and Rosa Raposa. They both live in New York City.
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9780152046026
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
M
Publisher
Clarion Books
Publication date
April 20, 2003
Series
-
BISAC categories
JNF003030 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Birds
JNF042010 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Poetry | Humorous
Library of Congress categories
Penguins
American poetry
Children's poetry, American
Antarctica

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