Download or read book Swimming to Antarctica written by Lynne Cox and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At 14, Lynne Cox swam 26 miles from Catalina Island to the California mainland; at 15 and 16, she broke the men's and women's world records for swimming the English Channel - a 33-mile crossing; at 18, she swam the 20-mile Cook Strait between North and South Islands of New Zealand; she was the first to swim the Strait of Magellan, the most treacherous 3-mile stretch of water in the world; she was first to swim the Bering Strait from Alaska to Siberia, thereby opening the U.S.-Soviet border for the first time in 48 years; and the first to swim the Cape of Good Hope (a shark emerged from the kelp, its jaws wide open, and was shot as it headed straight for her). And finally she is the first person to have swum a mile in 0 degree water in Antarctica.Lynne Cox writes about swimming the way Saint-Exupery wrote about flying, and one sees how swimming, like flying, can stretch the wings of the spirit. A thrilling, modest, vivid and lyrical, account of an inspiring life.
Download or read book Swimming With Penguins written by Miriam Coleman and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2009-08-15 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains how penguins use their flippers and fins and tells how they live in their underwater world.
Download or read book Little Penguin Learns to Swim written by Eilidh Rose and published by Top That! Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can little penguin overcome his fears and learn to swim? His friends will help him out.
Download or read book Swimming With Penguins written by Miriam Coleman and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2009-08-15 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's cold at the South Pole, but penguins don't seem to mind. They live and hunt in the icy Antarctic and other places in the Southern Hemisphere. These birds have unique adaptations, such as having flippers for wings, which allow them to thrive in their harsh environment. The fascinating penguin will keep your readers engaged and entertained.
Download or read book Pierre the Penguin written by Jean Marzollo and published by Sleeping Bear Press. This book was released on 2010-06-29 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Pierre, an African penguin living at the California Academy of Sciences, begins to lose his feathers, the zoo staff is at a loss as to what to do. The lack of feathers causes Pierre to lose warmth, making him afraid to swim in the zoo pool. And the other penguins start to shy away, giving Pierre the "cold" shoulder. Unfortunately, heaters and medications fail to correct the situation. But one rainy day, inspiration strikes a biologist named Pam. While walking her dog in the rain, Pam notes that her pet wears a raincoat. Could a "raincoat," or wet suit, help Pierre? A tiny neoprene wet suit is designed especially for Pierre. But will it work? Told in rhyme by noted I SPY author Jean Marzollo, this true story of veterinary ingenuity charmingly comes to life. Jean Marzollo has written more than 100 children's books, including the award-winning I SPY series. With a graduate degree from Harvard, she has taught school, written books about teaching and parenting, and was the editor of Scholastic's Let's Find Out kindergarten magazine for 20 years. Jean lives in upstate New York. Nationally known for her many award-winning children's books that feature exotic flora and fauna, Laura Regan's artwork has been used to raise funds for many wildlife organizations. She is the illustrator of A is for Anaconda: A Rainforest Alphabet. Laura lives in the Bay Area in California.
Download or read book Little Penguin Learns to Swim written by Eilidh Rose and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Penguins Swim But Don t Get Wet written by Melvin Berger and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction to polar animals.
Download or read book If You Were a Penguin written by Florence Minor and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2008-12-23 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you were a penguin . . . You could swim really fast and toboggan on ice. Sing a happy duet, once or twice. You could live on land but dive under the sea. There's a lot penguins can do, just like you and me! Wendell and Florence Minor create a charming tribute to all the playful fun and activity that comes with being a penguin—which young readers can delight in too!
Download or read book Jason the Penguin written by Deb McEwan and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-31 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now that Jason's Dad has learnt to understand him, he wants to teach him about life as a penguin, starting with the sea. Jason knows he should be able to swim, but the sea looks so big and scary.Will Jason be able to overcome his fear with the help of a vegetarian sea lion and some friendly crabs? Or will the naughty seagulls and teasing penguins stop him from even trying?See if Jason triumphs in this beautifully illustrated, amusing rhyming story.Jason the Penguin books are a ten to fifteen minute read aimed at three to eight year olds. They willideally encourage young imaginations to makeup their own stories.
Download or read book Penguins at the Zoo written by Finn Ward and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP. This book was released on 2015-07-15 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Penguins are fun animals that love to swim and play. Early readers will love taking a look at penguins’ lives inside the zoo, where the fish are plentiful at mealtime and predators can’t take a bite out of them when they go for a dive. With zookeepers taking care of these amazing waterproof birds, they live long lives entertaining countless zoo patrons with their quick swimming and playful ways inside their zoo habitats. Accessible text paired with supporting photographs offer a glimpse of readers’ favorite zoo friends!
Download or read book Be Brave Little Penguin written by Giles Andreae and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2017-12-26 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A little penguin overcomes his BIGGEST fear in this universal rhyming story from the international bestselling creators of Giraffes Can't Dance! Little Penguin Pip-Pip would love to join in with all his friends swimming in the sea, but there's just one problem . . . he's scared of water. Can Pip-Pip overcome his fears and finally take the plunge? This irresistible story shows that sometimes all it takes is a little bit of encouragement -- and a whole lot of heart -- to finally make that leap and be BRAVE!Be Brave, Little Penguin is the eagerly awaited new picture book from the creators of the bestselling Giraffes Can't Dance. Written in true Giles Andreae style, this feel-good rhyming story portrays a positive message of confidence and self-esteem. Illustrations filled with humor and warmth by Guy Parker-Rees will help make this touching tale a family favorite.
Download or read book Swimming in the Sink written by Lynne Cox and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2017-06-13 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this stunning memoir of life after loss, the open-water swimming legend and bestselling author tells of facing the one challenge that no amount of training could prepare her for. A celebrated athlete who set swimming records around the world, Lynne Cox achieved astonishing feats of strength and endurance. She was the first to swim the frigid waters of the Bering Strait, the Strait of Magellan, and the coast of Antarctica, and she was the fastest to swim the English Channel. But it is a different kind of struggle that pushes her to the brink. In a short period of time, Lynne loses her father, and then her mother, and then Cody, her beloved Labrador retriever. Soon after, Lynne herself is diagnosed with a life-threatening heart condition that leaves her unable to swim and barely able to walk. But against all odds, and with the support of her friends and family, Lynne begins the slow pull toward recovery, reaching always for the open waters that give her the freedom and mastery that mean everything to her. What follows is a beautifully poignant meditation on loss and an exhilarating celebration of life as, to Lynne’s surprise, she begins to find, within the unfamiliar space of vulnerability, the greatest treasures—like falling in love.
Download or read book Penguins written by Carey Molter and published by ABDO Publishing Company. This book was released on 2010-09-01 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Features basic facts about animals commonly found in zoos.
Download or read book Swimming in Penguins written by Clifford A. Hui and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Circle of Life written by Vijita Mukherjee and published by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The penguin is one curious bird. It has strange wings, called flippers, but it cannot fly. And though penguins are awesome underwater swimmers, their chicks cannot swim. In fact, they don't even enter water till they grow up. Then, how do these chicks grow into diving champs who spend long hours in freezing seas? This book not only explains the amazing life cycle of a penguin, it also contains many interesting facts about this wonderful creature.
Download or read book Go Jojo Go written by Tessa Bickford and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2012-07-01 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jojo the gentoo penguin was born on an island in the Southern Ocean, halfway between Australia and Antarctica. From her nest she can see the beach, and she just can't wait to go to sea. 'Am I ready yet?' she asks. 'Not yet, little Jojo. You have to learn to swim.' When her down becomes a shiny penguin coat, and she can swim across the biggest rock pool, she is ready at last! Flippa-flap, snippa-snap, go Jojo go! Tessa Bickford spent two summers on Macquarie Island, where great numbers of penguins, seals and seabirds come ashore for breeding.
Download or read book The Penguins written by Peter Dann and published by Hyperion Books. This book was released on 1995 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collection of papers arising from the second International Penguin Conference held at Phillip Island in 1992. Covers aspects of breeding biology, feeding, ecology, energetics, behaviour and management. Discusses topics such as the evolutionary ecology of the king penguin, energy expenditure by Adelie penguins, social stimulation and reproductive schedules of penguins and penguin responses to humans in Antarctica. Includes references and an index.
