Pistes d'exploration

What do you already know about penguins? What do you wonder? Add your ideas to a KWL chart as you read.

Complete a Venn diagram to show how penguins are similar to and different from other birds.

Explore the suggested resources at the back of the book to answer any remaining questions about penguins. Share what you’ve learned.

Use facts from the book as inspiration for a comic strip about penguins.

What do you already know about penguins? What questions do you have about them? Add your ideas to a KWL chart as you read.

Use a graphic organizer to compare fiction and non-fiction books about penguins. What is it possible for a penguin to do? What doesn’t make sense?

Explore the suggested resources at the back of the book to answer any remaining questions about penguins. Share what you’ve learned.

With a partner, write a short poem (haiku, cinquain or diamante) about penguins, using your newly acquired knowledge.

How High Is the Sky?, The Pirate and the Penguin

Mots-clés

Non-fiction , animal behaviour , Antarctica , birds , habitats , illustrations (photographs) , penguins

Commentaire descriptif

Part of the Seedlings series of non-fiction books introducing exotic but familiar animals to early readers and read-aloud audiences, this one showcases the bodies, behaviours, habitats and family relationships of penguins. The friendly voice and simple text combine to relate the basic facts—information that children can later build on—about these water-loving birds known for their impressive diving ability. A colourful, attractive table of contents highlights the main details of each section with a short phrase for easy reference. Full-bleed double spreads feature dynamic photographs of penguins in action—swimming underwater, eating, growing and playing. The text employs a larger font in black or white to facilitate reading and inserts the occasional word in colour to represent new or unfamiliar vocabulary (e.g. Antarctica, rookery, webbed, etc.) The book includes a labeled photograph identifying a penguin’s physical traits (beak, feathers, flippers, etc.), a simple glossary, additional books and websites to consult (with a link to penguin activity sheets and crafts) and an eye-catching index. The book could tie in well with a social studies unit on birds or the polar regions.