penguin - see how they grow

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LONDON, NEW YORK, MELBOURNE, MUNICH, AND DELHI

Writer Mary Ling Art Editor Helen Senior Photographer Neil Fletcher Additional Photography Katie Williamson (glaciers); Rowan Greenwood (front-jacket background)

REvIsED PAPERBACK EDItION Project Editor Charlie Gardner Designer David Meier Production Controller Vivianne Ridgeway U.s Editor Jennifer QuashaFirst published in the United States in 1993 This revised edition published in 2008

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My mother has laid an egg

She keeps it warm on her feet.

I am growing inside the egg

I am a king penguin.

H a tc hin g int o t he c ol d

I am ready to break out of my egg.

I chip away the tough shell

It takes a long time!

At last, I am free!

H a tc hin g int o t he c ol d

I am one day old It is cold

outside, even though the sun is

shining.

Can I sit on your feet, Dad?

They are very warm.

My fluffy feathers have not grown in yet Brrr!

I am two months old My downy feathers have grown.

Hu d d lin g to gethe r

Hu d d lin g to gethe r I huddle close to the other

chicks to keep warm and safe

Here is my new adult coat

Soon I will be able to swim in the sea.

My friends are losing their feathers, too.

Br an d-new c oat

I am thirteen months old My smooth waterproof feathers keep me warm and dry.

I have a pink streak on

my beak Finally, I am old enough to swim in the sea.

My yellow feathers are turning bright orange.

New c hi ck s

Now I am two-and-a-half years old

I have a chick of my own to care for.

New c hi ck s

I go hunting for fsh My little chick waits with the others, safe on dry land.

Se e h o w I g re w

One day old

Two months old Just hatched

Eight months old One year old

Se e h o w I g re w

Thirteen months old Two-and-a-half years old

S e e h ow t Follow the lives of h ey grow

all these adorable animals

BunnyIsBN 978-0-7566-3264-9 ButterflyIsBN 978-0-7566-3014-0ChickIsBN 978-0-7566-3015-7Duck

IsBN 978-0-7566-3263-2Frog

IsBN 978-0-7566-3016-4KittenIsBN 978-0-7566-3017-1

Lamb

IsBN 978-0-7566-3373-8OwlIsBN 978-0-7566-3372-1PenguinIsBN 978-0-7566-3371-4PigIsBN 978-0-7566-3018-8PonyIsBN 978-0-7566-3374-5PuppyIsBN 978-0-7566-3019-5