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Antarctic Antics: A Book of Penguin Poems

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I realize at the age of 14, I should probably be looking for books at a higher reading level. But I'm crazy about Penguins, so the book Antarctic Antics caught my eye. Though the actual poetry is a bit juvenile sounding, it's acually very educational and intertaining. Plus the pictures are ADORABLE! This is an excellent book, and my kid sister agrees!

An adult friend recommended this book to me (also an adult), figuring that I'd enjoy anything containing a poem titled "Regurgitate." She was right, and I found the rest of the book well-written and well-crafted, full of similar humor and the kind of realism-in-viewpoint that is sometimes (too often) lacking in books that feature animals. The illustrations are also excellent. I'm told that children do enjoy this book, but it's also captivated many of my adult friends ... including one woman to whom I presented a copy for her 55th birthday. Quality shines through any good work, and that's definitely true of "Antarctic Antics."

First of all, I love this book because I love penguins. However, as a piece of children's literature, it's so much more. This is an excellent example of how literature (poetry) and science can go hand and hand. There are some poems in this book that seem written just for fun, (e.g. "Be My Penguin"). However, most of the poems in this book are written about and around actual behaviors that penguins exhibit: from regurgiating their food to feed the young ("Regurgitate") to the motherly instincts of father penguins ("A Hatchling's Song" and "My Father's Feet") to poetic riddles about penguin predators (sea lion, killer whale). The book is charming, easy to read, and full of delightful penguin illustrations. A great gift for any child interesting in science or literature or anyone who (like me) just loves penguins.

The book was very entertaining for my five year old granddaughter, making her laugh as well as learn about penguins.

The art work was as well done as the writing. I recommend it to anyone who is sly enough to teach through laughter and rhyme.

Antarctic Antics is a wonderful book to read to children if they love to hear about animals. This book is all about penguins and their daily activities. The author, Judy Sierra did an excellent job in writing cute poems about the artic animal. The illustrations were done by Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey. The pictures relate well with the pomes as they are written within the illustrations. The illustrations are full pages and add excellent color to the page as the poem is enjoyed. The poems in this book create a sense of smell, taste, sight, and touch. The poems are about what goes on in a penguins life adn the child can relate to their senses as the poems are read to them. One poem called Regurgitate is about a baby penguin. He wants his dad to regurgitate his food; this poem is liked by children. This has the qualities of taste, sight, smell, and touch. There are many more great poems to read to children that they will enjoy. This book has an excellent collection of poems that children will enjoy. The poems mee the requirements fo children poetry. The book has a way ar teaching the students about penguins and their ways of life. The illustrations done by Aruego and Dewey add a signifiacant amount to the poems as they are read.

Our daytime babysitter loves penguins, so we gave her this book. She has shared it with all the kids and they all love it! It's a great look into the penguin world for children. They love the poems and they love the pictures.

I was checking the price of this book because I am giving it to my nephews, after enjoying it with my 6 year old. The poems are warm without being maudlin. They are also, in some parts, appropriately yucky for little kids. The artwork is wonderful. The poems also teach about how penguins live.

I am ordering because of the review on NPR. It was wonderful--I love good "read aloud" books that teach children that language itself is a toy. In fact, the perfect toy because it never grows old, or broken, or out of date. And, it never gets lost. A delightful adventure in life from another perspective.

My two year old daughter loves this book. She doesn't sit still and listen to any other kind of poetry, but she loves the sounds of the penguins and saying Ant-ARC-Tic-a! I was surprised that a toddler would like this book, but it's been a huge hit. There are some bigger words like regurgitate that I'm sure she doesn't understand yet, but she likes the sounds and rhythms of the language in this book, and that's great!

This book has great pictures and nice, fun informative poems. The first time I bought this book was for my daughter when she was about 5 years old. I bought it in paperback and after reading and re-reading it, it fell apart...so I purchased it again for my daughter. She was a little bit older that time. Of course this had to be hardback. She had it until I lent it to a friend and we didn't get it back! I then purchased it again in hardback at my daughter's coaxing. I thought, now that my daughter is older, it would be safe to give to another friend for her young son. She was quite upset when she found out I had given it away, yet again! Well as you can see, I have purchased it for my daughter. The book has been a lot of fun for my family and my friends. We all have enjoyed it, however; I have never enjoyed it so much as I did the other day. When the 4th rendition arrived and I was able to call my, near 17 year old, daughter out of her "cave" to give it to her. She snatched the book from my hands, clutched the book to her breast, smiled real big, and said "Thanks Mom." How very unteenager of her. Made my day!