The Great Penguin Rescue: Saving the African Penguins

by Sandra Markle

Book Overview

African penguins waddle around nesting colonies in lower numbers than ever before. Despite South African government efforts to protect the penguin colonies and their ocean fish supply, young penguins still struggle to survive. Fuzzy chicks waiting for food in open nests may overheat in the sun or become prey. Others simply may not get enough food to survive on their own once their parents leave. But new conservation methods, including rescuing...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1512413151
• ISBN13: 9781512413151
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Millbrook Press (Tm)
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 10.1" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7