Penguins

by Claire Robinson

Discusses the lives of penguins, particularly Emperor penguins, describing where they live, what they eat, their mating habits and parental behavior, and more.

24 pages, Library Binding

First published November 1, 1997

About the author

With a multi-ethnic background, Claire cites her French-speaking grandmother as a major influence on her love for food, a joy passed on through many generations. Born in Jacksonville, Fla. Claire and her family spent time in St. Augustine, Fla.; Houston; and New Orleans but ultimately settled in Memphis, Tenn.

Claire graduated from The University of Memphis in 1999 with a B.A. in Communications. While in college, Claire worked at Maggie’s Pharm where she learned to appreciate the amazing flavors, scents and uses for exotic herbs and spices – a love she applies to her cooking today. Claire gained behind-the-scenes media experience at Memphis’ CBS affiliate, WREG-TV, and at WMC-FM radio. At Tiger Sports Properties, a sports marketing agency, Claire handled marketing for The University of Memphis’ athletic department.

Despite enjoying her jobs, Claire realized she would never love another career the way she loved cooking. She decided to pursue her dream by moving to New York City and attending The French Culinary Institute; she graduated in November 2005. Claire then spent time as a private chef as well as a culinary producer on various television series including Food Network’s Easy Entertaining with Michael Chiarello and PBS’ Everyday Baking for Everyday Food. Currently, she's host of the Food Network's "5 Ingredient Fix" cooking program.

Aside from cooking, Claire enjoys a variety of unique sports including skydiving, boxing, and slalom waterskiing. She currently lives in New York City with her dog Newman.

Reviews

[Joseph · Rating 4 out of 5]

This particular copy of Penguin (Life Story) was previously owned by a woman named, Karen and is actually published by a group called Troll Associates.

There are some good photographs and colorful illustrations for a children's book.

According to Robinson, there are 18 different species of penguins and both male and female penguins take turns caring to their eggs. When penguin chicks hatch, they actually have a special egg tooth on the end of its beak to make cracks in the shell!

My favorite line was:

"Soon a female waddles up and greets him. She is probably the same female who mated with him last year. She hasn't seen him for months, but amazingly can recognize his call above all the noise." (18)

Penguins have excellent hearing and sometimes even fight over stones when building nests.

Interesting words:

rookery- a place where penguins breed, nest, or raise their young (16, 18, 24)
crèche- a nursery group of penguins that provides warmth and protection (24)

[Rose]

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