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¡Pingüinauta!
El pequeño orville quiere vivir grandes aventuras, igual que sus amigos, así que idea un plan para convertirse en el primer pingüinauta e ir a la luna. Sin embargo, una vez allí, se da cuenta de lo solo que está y lo poco divertido que es vivir aventuras sin sus amigos… marcie colleen es escritora de libros infantiles galardonada con distintos premios, tales como el Bank Street College of education best Children’s book. Vive en San Diego, California, con su marido. Emma yarlett es una galardonada autora e ilustrado de libros infantiles. Sus libros han vendido más de medio millón de copias alrededor del mundo y han ganado numerosos premios.
32 pages, Paperback
First published June 6, 2019
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Marcie Colleen
33 books50 followersMarcie Colleen is the author of numerous books for children, among them Love, Triangle; Penguinaut!; The Bear's Garden; and the Super Happy Party Bears chapter book series. Forever a New Yorker, she now lives in San Diego, California.
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March 14, 2019
This is an engaging story with gentle humor and simple but fun language: “perfectly penguin-sized” anyone? The author has managed to bring out several different emotions within the adventure theme, making this a versatile read aloud for an educational setting. Some of the elements that are great for discussion include perseverance, independence, creativity, goal-setting, feelings of anxiety and excitement and being kind to others.
I love the illustrations, especially the one where Orville draws the plans for his rocket. All the characters in the story have characteristic expressions and there are so many fun details for kids to notice as they “read” the pictures.
I love the illustrations, especially the one where Orville draws the plans for his rocket. All the characters in the story have characteristic expressions and there are so many fun details for kids to notice as they “read” the pictures.
December 26, 2018
Believe it or not, this is not the only book about a penguin going to space that we own.
March 21, 2019
Silly, fun, good friends, lots of action. Fantastic for a storytime.
November 14, 2018
A penguin is determined to fly into space and land on the moon...
June 5, 2018
Adorable. Kids are going to love this book!
June 7, 2018
I had the change to see this book at NerdCampKS and I just LOVE IT! The illustrations and the story are fantastic! This is a must have in elementary classrooms!
November 27, 2018
Such a fun picture book for young fans of outer space, the moon, astronauts & zoo animals! :) Kids loved it.
October 13, 2023
Heerlijk boekje 🥰
November 1, 2024
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April 11, 2019
one book colorado choice for 2019. interesting story about a penguin who has big dreams and goes off on his big adventure to the moon only to discover that he is alone and he misses his friends. loved how he imagined he saw them as he looked into the constellations.
April 8, 2019
Orville was a small penguin who longed for big adventures. So, he decided to build a spaceship! His friends were a little worried about him going it alone but they were still supportive of his interplanetary travels. Children ages 2 - 6 will enjoy Orville's spunk and determination in Penguinaut by Marcie Colleen.
August 30, 2018
Penguinaut! By Marcie Colleen, illustrated by Emma Yarlett. PICTURE BOOK. Orchard Books (Scholastic), 2018. $17. 9780545848848
BUYING ADVISORY: Pre-K, EL (K-3) - ADVISABLE
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Orville the penguin has lots of friends at the zoo, but he is always jealous of their BIG adventures. When he announces that he plans to fly to the moon, they all keep reminding him how small he is. Can such a little penguin really make it all the way to the moon?
Of course a penguin flying to the moon in a cardboard spaceship is silly. But the idea being told you can’t do something because you are too little will resonate with readers. Yarlett’s illustrations add just the right amount of whimsy.
Cindy, Middle School Librarian
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BUYING ADVISORY: Pre-K, EL (K-3) - ADVISABLE
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Orville the penguin has lots of friends at the zoo, but he is always jealous of their BIG adventures. When he announces that he plans to fly to the moon, they all keep reminding him how small he is. Can such a little penguin really make it all the way to the moon?
Of course a penguin flying to the moon in a cardboard spaceship is silly. But the idea being told you can’t do something because you are too little will resonate with readers. Yarlett’s illustrations add just the right amount of whimsy.
Cindy, Middle School Librarian
https://kissthebook.blogspot.com/2018...
October 7, 2018
{My thoughts} – Who doesn’t like to go on an adventure into outer space. This is a nice little book about a Penguin that builds a Rocket ship so that he can blast off into outer space. Once he’s there he messes around some and then he makes the trip back.
The story tells about his nice adventure and about how what he did while he was on the moon. He seemed to have had a lot of fun and enjoyed himself. The illustrations and the words go together nicely within the pages of this book.
I think that any child that enjoys space and adventures will enjoy this book. It was an enjoyable read and I think that it has the potential to become any child’s new favorite bedtime story.
The story tells about his nice adventure and about how what he did while he was on the moon. He seemed to have had a lot of fun and enjoyed himself. The illustrations and the words go together nicely within the pages of this book.
I think that any child that enjoys space and adventures will enjoy this book. It was an enjoyable read and I think that it has the potential to become any child’s new favorite bedtime story.
March 8, 2019
I love how the penguin tries so hard to get to the moon, but in a moment of doubt needs an encouraging word from his friends. Is this the lost concept in failure leads to success? That maybe we need to keep trying even when things are hard, but also that we need to lean on our friends?
Will be recommending this one to a number of circles.
Will be recommending this one to a number of circles.
October 6, 2019
Een leuk, erggggg fantasierijk boek over een pinguïn die net als zijn grote dierenvrienden (hij heeft er echt een berg en ook allerlei soorten) ook avonturen wil beleven. Hij besluit naar de maan te gaan... in een kartonnen raket. Ja, vanaf dat moment vond ik het toch wat minder. Ik gok gewoon maar dat het allemaal verbeelding is/of een goede droom. :P En ja, ik ben volwassen, maar geloof maar, dit zou ik ook als kind hebben. Ik kan mijn kindzelf al horen zeggen: Ja, maar het is karton, daar kun je niet mee naar de maan!
Leuke illustraties.
Leuke illustraties.
February 8, 2019
Any child (or adult) who’s ever been told she’s “too small” to do something or who’s envied the big adventures her friends are having will identify with Orville. And Marcie Colleen’s wordplay is masterful. I love that Orville “flippered out” and gave a “trembling flipper salute”!
Emma Yarlett’s mixed-media illustrations depict Orville’s world with whimsy and charm.
Who can resist big-hearted Penguinaut?
Emma Yarlett’s mixed-media illustrations depict Orville’s world with whimsy and charm.
Who can resist big-hearted Penguinaut?
October 31, 2018
This book is super cute!!! I have a little patron that is OBSESSED with Penguins and Summer Reading '19 is SPACE, so this book is perfect for my library. The illustrations are great and the story is cute, while still using space vocab that could be a new intro for your kiddo or a review. Librarians this is a must have for your space collection for next summer!!
November 16, 2018
This adorable, heartwarming book is a great reminder of the friends that we all have right under our noses. It also shows readers that the grass on the other side (or on another planet!) isn’t always as green as what’s already under our feet.
There’s great variety in the layout of the fun illustrations. The drawings are done in a cheery palette with lots of blue and yellow/orange.
There’s great variety in the layout of the fun illustrations. The drawings are done in a cheery palette with lots of blue and yellow/orange.
February 12, 2019
Cute. Cute story about reaching your dreams and not being afraid to do hard things.
It could make a fun Family Storytime or read aloud for school age kids. Great vocabulary/word choice. Fun story to read.
Sweet story of friendship.
A bit of a STEM aspect as well with comparisons.
It could make a fun Family Storytime or read aloud for school age kids. Great vocabulary/word choice. Fun story to read.
Sweet story of friendship.
A bit of a STEM aspect as well with comparisons.
November 15, 2018
None of the zoo animals thought he could do it but penguin made it to the moon all by himself. Once he made it did penguin realize doing things with others is better than by yourself. Would made a great first storytime story for space or friendship theme.
January 8, 2019
Orville the penguin wanted his own big adventure, so he made plans and build a spaceship. He traveled to the moon! Fun story about traveling on an adventure and a sweet story about friends.
Reviewed from a library copy.
Reviewed from a library copy.
February 25, 2019
The main story hits on themes of independence, big dreams, and quite literally reaching for the stars. Penguin is supported in his endeavors by the rest of his zoo friends. Eventually, though, penguin realizes that he's lonely.
March 4, 2019
The other animals in the zoo had exciting BIG adventures, but Orville, a small penguin, had small adventures and big dreams. He decided he was going to blast off to the moon - an adventure bigger than anyone's - and he was doing it himself. Fun story and illustrations.
November 23, 2018
A penguin wants to have big adventures like their friend and decide to try to go to the moon.
November 23, 2018
A penguin makes it into outer space and learns going out there is better with friends.
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June 28, 2021Cute story demonstrating life’s better with friends.
January 28, 2019
Penguin wants to have big adventures like his friends. Will it be satisfying, though, if he's alone when he has them? Read to find out. :)
January 8, 2019
Orville is a penguin who longs to travel to the moon. After all, he's watched the other animals in the zoo who are his friends have all sorts of adventures. They try to persuade him from his plans, but he persists. Eventually, he lands on the moon, has a blast, but then he starts to miss those friends, and decides to head back to Earth. There are some great word choices in the text as well as some word play and playful use of fonts and letters that add to the book's appeal, but the story itself didn't particularly appeal to me since I knew how things would turn out. Little ones will probably be charmed by the story, though, and enjoy the illustrations, created with watercolor, collage, pencil, crayon, pen and paints. Many of them do an excellent job of providing perspective on size and showing that even the smallest ones among us have dreams and ambitions.
July 31, 2019
Orville the penguin lives at a zoo and has lots of animal friends. All of his friends have fun adventures. One goes hang-gliding; another goes deep-sea-diving.... (and, apparently, the zookeepers are just ok with this?) Orville, however, hasn't had an adventure. Poor guy.
One day he decides what his adventure will be: he's going to space! He'll be the first ever penguinaut! And he's going to do it all by himself !
I'm a good reviewer, so you'll have to read the book to find out if he makes it to the moon. ;)
I liked that it was funny, and showed that you (and/or your penguin) can accomplish anything you set your mind too.
I was 'meh' on the humor (it went over the head of my preschooler) and the ambiguity of the moral of the story (I feel like that also went over the head of my preschooler).
One day he decides what his adventure will be: he's going to space! He'll be the first ever penguinaut! And he's going to do it all by himself !
I'm a good reviewer, so you'll have to read the book to find out if he makes it to the moon. ;)
I liked that it was funny, and showed that you (and/or your penguin) can accomplish anything you set your mind too.
I was 'meh' on the humor (it went over the head of my preschooler) and the ambiguity of the moral of the story (I feel like that also went over the head of my preschooler).
July 16, 2022
Orville lives at a zoo where his friends all have spectacular adventures. He wants to do big things too. He decides he's going to the moon! But can one little penguin make it to the moon?
I like the lesson in this that just because you can do things by yourself doesn't mean you always should, and that doing things with others has value. The illustrations in this are very cute and attractive with touches of humor. It's a pretty quick read, so it should entertain even younger kids with short attention spans. Recommended to penguin lovers, animal lovers, and kids who need reminders that friends are good, even for independent types.
I like the lesson in this that just because you can do things by yourself doesn't mean you always should, and that doing things with others has value. The illustrations in this are very cute and attractive with touches of humor. It's a pretty quick read, so it should entertain even younger kids with short attention spans. Recommended to penguin lovers, animal lovers, and kids who need reminders that friends are good, even for independent types.
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