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In the Antarctic, every March since the beginning of time, the quest begins to find the perfect mate and start a family. This courtship will begin with a long journey - a journey that will take them hundreds of miles across the continent by foot, one by one in a single file. They will endure freezing temperatures, in brittle, icy winds and through deep, treacherous waters. They will risk starvation and attack by dangerous predators, under the harshest...
4) Happy Feet
Pub. Date
[2007]
Description
Emperor Penguins from Antarctica each express their true love with a special heartsong of their own that expresses their very being. However, the misfit Mumble cannot sing. Instead he has an extraordinary talent to tap dance with almost magical energy and expression. Nevertheless, the leadership of the colony fearfully blames the young penguin's unorthodox ways for the lean fishing that threatens them all. Defiant in the face of unjust rejection,...
Author
Series
Tacky the penguin books volume 4
Pub. Date
[2000]
Description
While awaiting a visit from the Emperor, a group of penguins fail to recognize their friend Tacky in the Emperor's clothes.
9) The penguin
Author
Description
Describes the appearance, behavior, life cycle, and enemies of the Emperor penguin.
14) Happy feet two
Pub. Date
[2012], p2011
Description
When Mumble's son Erik wants to be a singer instead of a dancer like his father, they have a falling out until a problem that threatens the entire penguin colony brings them together.
16) Penguins
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
Explains how Emperor penguins manage to live, eat, and raise their young in an extremely cold environment.--
Pub. Date
2014
Description
In the tradition of March of the Penguins and Chimpanzee, this triumphant coming-of-age tale that is sure to delight viewers of all ages. After three years at sea, Rex, a King Penguin, heads home to South Georgia Island, which lies just north of the frozen vastness of Antarctica. Unsure of what the world has to offer, Rex decides to get married and start a family.