Emperor Penguin Young Zoologist, Dr. Michelle LaRue
Emperor Penguin Young Zoologist, Dr. Michelle LaRue
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Emperor Penguin (Young Zoologist)
A First Field Guide to the Flightless Bird from Antarctica

Author: Dr. Michelle LaRue, Neon Squid

Narrator: Katharine Chin

Unabridged: 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/03/2023

Synopsis

This audiobook features music and special effects. Listen along and enjoy the fun that is Emperor Penguin (Young Zoologist).

"Up close and personal with the world’s largest penguin...Informative and winning." —Kirkus

Take to the Antarctic ice to study emperor penguins in this beautiful nonfiction field guide for kids.

You might know that emperor penguins are the largest penguin species, but there’s so much more to learn about this flightless bird. Turn the pages to discover what makes them undertake epic journeys every year, and how scientists have spotted their poop from space! Filled with simple science and plenty of animal facts, this book also explains what makes emperor penguins such great ocean swimmers, and how their cute chicks manage to stay warm in freezing Antarctic conditions. It also looks at the conservation challenges these iconic animals face due to climate change and melting sea ice.

Written by penguin professor Dr. Michelle LaRue, Emperor Penguin (Young Zoologist) is part of an exciting new series of animal books from Neon Squid aiming to inspire the next generation of biologists and conservationists.

Also available: Humpback Whale, Giant Panda, African Elephant

A Macmillan Audio production from Neon Squid.

About Dr. Michelle LaRue

Dr. Michelle LaRue, author of Young Zoologist: Emperor Penguin, is a penguin professor and science communicator who teaches Antarctic Marine Science at Te Whare Wananga o Waitaha (University of Canterbury) in New Zealand. As well as penguins, Dr. LaRue studies seals and cougars, as well as the substantial conservation challenges they face.

About Pham Quang Phuc

Pham Quang Phuc is an illustrator from Vietnam. Quang Phuc has won lots of prizes in his career, including the Asian Children's Book Illustrator: Best in Fiction Award for Everywhere Monster, created with Trang Hoang.

About Neon Squid

Neon Squid creates beautiful nonfiction books for inquisitive kids (and kids at heart). We believe the most amazing stories are real ones, so our books are for children who want to decipher ancient scrolls, orbit distant stars, and dive into the deepest oceans. Our books are a labor of love—written by experts, illustrated by the best artists around, and produced using the finest materials, including sustainably sourced paper. We hope that by reading them kids are encouraged to further explore the world around them.

About Katharine Chin

Katharine Chin is a Taiwanese American actor and producer based in New York. She trained as an actor at UC San Diego, Steppenwolf West, and received her MFA in acting at The New School. Katharine has recorded over 75 audiobooks for publishers like Macmillan, Penguin Random House, Harper Collins, and more. She is a three-time Audie Awards finalist and has received three AudioFile Earphones Awards.As an actor, Katharine has performed on stages and screens in California and New York. As a producer, Katharine develops films, audio fiction, and theatre; she is co-artistic director of The Nobodies Collective, a new works development group in New York City. Across all her work, Katharine is drawn to stories that are delightful, subtly subversive, and in dogged pursuit of our shared humanity. She draws inspiration for her narration from nature, reading (science, current affairs, literary, comedy, are favorite genres), and by carving out time for being human (taking the kids to school, walking around town to do small errands but also to people watch and potentially bump into friends).Katharine’s narration style bends and stretches across genres, but the undercurrent is always grounded, deeply felt, and emotionally truthful.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Heather on December 20, 2023

Very educational for my penguin obsessed first grader :)......more

Quotes

"Up close and personal with the world’s largest penguin... Informative and winning." -- Kirkus

"Bite-sized factoids about penguin feathers, feet, and food will stick in a child’s mind long after reading... Simple, charming, and to the point, this is a perfect primer for preschool to second grade naturalists." -- School Library Journal

Praise for the Young Zoologist series:
"What makes this series stand out is that the illustrations, bite-sized facts, and clear labels make it easy for the youngest of readers to navigate the text and absorb the information there." -- Booklist

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