Penguins certainly are a different bird! They spend seventy–five
percent of their lives in water and they can’t even fly! Penguins
are classified as birds because they have feathers. So explore a
penguin’s world by finding out how they can swim so fast, what they
eat, and how people need to help protect their habitats. Includes:
o Smithsonian mission statement o Glossary o Index o Website and
additional reading sources o Series thumbnails on back pan
關於作者:
Seymour Simon has been called "the dean of the [children''s
science book] field" by the New York Times. He has written more
than 250 books for young readers and is the recipient of the
Science Books Films Key Award for Excellence in Science
Books, the Empire State Award for excellence in literature for
young people, and the Educational Paperback Association Jeremiah
Ludington Award. He is also the recipient of the American
Association for the Advancement of Science''sSubaru Lifetime
Achievement Award for his lasting contribution to children''s
science literature. Mr. Simon lives in Great Neck, New York.