The Emperor Lays an Egg

by Guiberson, Brenda Z.
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ISBN: 9780805076363
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Overview

All the other wild creatures have left the Antarctic. The wind is too cold and the sun does not shine during the long, dark months of winter. But the father emperor stays behind with thousands of other fathers. Each of them takes care of an egg . . .

Follow as a penguin grows from egg to adulthood
in the coldest place on earth

In the middle of winter, in the coldest place on earth, the mother emperor penguin lays her egg. The father rolls the egg onto his feet and keeps it warm. He doesn't eat or even move for two whole months. Finally the egg hatches.

Stunning collages of hand-painted paper and clear, evocative text capture the beauty and drama of the icy Antarctic world and one of its most fascinating and endearing inhabitants.

  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Author: Guiberson, Brenda Z.
  • ISBN: 9780805076363
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 9.96 x 0.12
  • Number Of Pages: 32
  • Publication Year: 2004

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