Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Book Level
1.1
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
102
Points per Word
0.004902
Page Count
24
Points per Page
0.020833
Description
Learn about the first days and weeks of a penguin's life, what penguins eat, and how they grow.
Quick Summary
Follow fuzzy penguin babies as they crack out of their shells, wobble on ice, and grow into sleek swimmers in this adorable peek into Antarctic family life. Kids will love spotting the fluffy chicks huddling for warmth, learning to fish, and transforming from tiny balls of gray fluff into official-looking penguins right before their eyes. If your kid likes adorable animal baby books like "Little Kids First Big Book of Animals," they'll be waddling back to this one again and again. With its simple text and sweet photos, this is a perfect pick for kindergarten and first-grade readers just starting to explore nonfiction.