The Great Penguin Rescue: Saving the African Penguins
African penguins waddle around nesting colonies in lower numbers than ever before. Despite South African government efforts to protect the penguin colonies and their ocean fish supply, young penguins still struggle to survive. Fuzzy chicks waiting for food in open nests may overheat in the sun or become prey. Others simply may not get enough food to survive on their own once their parents leave. But new conservation methods, including rescuing and hand-feeding vulnerable chicks, are giving experts hope. Can volunteers and scientists help save Africa's only penguins before it's too late?
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"[W]ell-chosen photos appear on every page of the book and illustrate the text very effectively. . . . A vivid introduction to African penguins, their remarkable rescue, and their still precarious existence."--starred, Booklist
-- (7/1/2017 12:00:00 AM)"Smoothly written and beautifully presented, another stellar animal conservation tale."--starred, Kirkus Reviews
-- (6/15/2017 12:00:00 AM)"Markle's unanthropomorphized opening scene is a powerful entree into the plight of African penguins. . . . Exceptionally well-organized text leads readers through the reasons for endangerment . . ."--The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
-- (11/21/2017 12:00:00 AM)"Markle delivers another compelling story of wildlife conservation efforts that deserves a place in most collections."--School Library Journal
-- (6/1/2017 12:00:00 AM)
