Antarctic Antics: A Book of Penguin Poems - Hardcover

Judy Sierra, author of the well-loved picture books Counting Crocodiles and The House That Drac Built, delights young readers again, this time paying poetic tribute to the distinguished-yet-waddling emperor penguin of icy Antarctica. Comical, cartoonish paintings by accomplished illustrators (and penguin lovers) Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey combined with Sierra's lively poems will have your favorite kids giggling and, perhaps, wanting a pet baby penguin of their own!

Youngsters will dive, swim, and glide through playful poems such as "My Father's Feet," which begins: "To keep myself up on the ice,/I find my father's feet are nice./I snuggle in his belly fluff,/And that's how I stay warm enough." "Penguin's Swim" starts, "Ten little penguins all in a line--/One jumps in and now there are nine./Nine little penguins, how they hesitate--/One tumbles in and now there are eight." Sierra's poems are based on the lives and habits of emperor penguins, so your kids will learn about life in the Antarctic from a penguin's perspective. This book is as irresistible as the fish-slurping, huddling, fidgeting, waddling, ker-plopping penguins themselves! (Ideal for reading aloud, but perfect for early readers ages 4 to 8.)

Judy Sierra holds a Ph.D. in folklore from UCLA. She is the author of many esteemed children's books, including Nursery Tales Around the World, winner of the Aesop Prize from the American Folklore Society, and Good Night, Dinosaurs. She is also the reteller/compiler of several books of folklore for teachers and storytellers. Ms. Sierra lives in Northern California.

Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey have illustrated more than seventy popular children's books together. <br>Their widely acclaimed Antarctic Antics: A Book of Penguin Poems, written by Judy Sierra, was featured <br>on National Public Radio, won a gold medal from the National Parenting Publications Awards, and was a <br>Publishers Weekly, Ingram, Borders, and Amazon.com bestseller. They are the illustrators of the Robert Kraus <br>classics Leo the Late Bloomer and Herman the Helper, which received a Boston Globe-Horn Book- Honor.<br>Mr. Aruego and Ms. Dewey both live in New York City.<br>

Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey have illustrated more than seventy popular children's books together. <br>Their widely acclaimed Antarctic Antics: A Book of Penguin Poems, written by Judy Sierra, was featured <br>on National Public Radio, won a gold medal from the National Parenting Publications Awards, and was a <br>Publishers Weekly, Ingram, Borders, and Amazon.com bestseller. They are the illustrators of the Robert Kraus <br>classics Leo the Late Bloomer and Herman the Helper, which received a Boston Globe-Horn Book- Honor.<br>Mr. Aruego and Ms. Dewey both live in New York City.