The magic tree house takes Jack and Annie to Antarctica to search for the fourth secret of happiness for Merlin.

"Simple text and full-color photography introduce beginning readers to emperor penguins. Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through third grade"--

Learn about the life cycle of a penguin as it grows from an egg to an adult.

Follows the activities of mother and father emperor penguins as they share the duties involved in laying and nurturing eggs, and caring for the newly hatched penguins.

Presents facts about Emperor penguins, including where they live, what they look like, and what hunts them.

Follows penguins on their annual trip to their breeding grounds and shows the difficulties presented by having their young in the harshest conditions on the planet.

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,...

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...

What happens after a baby penguin emerges from her egg? Follow her journey and find out! Meet a penguin chick and see how she grows. Developed in tandem with the American Museum of Natural History, and featuring stunning photography in the penguin's Antarctic home, this nonfiction picture book captures the first few months of a baby penguin's life and her transformation into adulthood. With fun and engaging text, Baby Penguin's First Waddles is sure...