Penguins 科学博物馆：企鹅 ISBN 9780064462211
作者： Simon
出版社：HarperCollins 2009年12月
简介：
Penguins certainly are a different bird! They spend seventy–fivepercent of their lives in water and they can’t even fly! Penguinsare classified as birds because they have feathers. So explore apenguin’s world by finding out how they can swim so fast, what theyeat, and how people need to help protect their habitats. Includes:o Smithsonian mission statement o Glossary o Index o Website andadditional reading sources o Series thumbnails on back pan
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RAVE REVIEWS FOR PENGUINS: “Simon’s photographs areeye-catching. A serviceable introduction that will have familiarityfor the author’s many fans.” -School Library Journal “Directreferences to the pictures on the facing page make this contenteasy for the youngest reader or listener to follow...The author ofmore than 200 books for young readers, Simon packs a great deal ofinformation into his relatively simple, smooth writing.” -Kirkus“In a voice perfectly attuned to the conceptual level ofelementary-age readers, Simon works his usual magic on the factsabout penguin behaviors, reproduction, and feeding, spending timeon the topics that naturally fascinate children…The full-page colorphotographs competently capture that penguin appeal and areskillfully discussed in the narrative on the facing pages.” -HornBook Magazine “In his customary fluent style, Simon describes whatpenguins are and are not, presenting clear de*ions that willstay with young readers.” -ALA Booklist GLOBAL WARMING, A NEW TITLEBY SEYMOUR SIMON, ALSO PUBLISHES IN WINTER 2010!! NEW INTERACTIVEWEBSITE: You can visit Seymour Simon at his website at:www.seymourscience.com EVERYONE LOVES PENGUINS!: MARCH OF THEPENGUINS (2005), FARCE OF THE PENGUINS (2006), HAPPY FEET (2006),SURF’S UP (2007), and MADAGASCAR: ESCAPE TO AFRICA (2008) were allhugely popular. EXTRAORDINARY PHOTOGRAPHY: illustrated withfull-color, up-close photographs, readers couldn’t get closer topenguins unless they travelled to Antartica themselves. SeymourSimon’s text informs young readers in accessible method that is thehallmark of his best-selling science books. The book has beenvetted by experts at the Smithsonian Institution to ensure itcontains the latest and most important information about penguins.AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR: Seymour Simon has won the EducationalPaperback Association’s Jeremiah Ludington Award as well as fourlifetime achievement awards, and he is a favorite among educators,parents and children. AUTHOR CREDIBILITY: Seymour Simon is renownedfor making his subjects accessible and fun to readers. His 23 yearsas a junior high school teacher and his busy schedule of schoolvisits keep him in tune with kids and their interests. SMITHSONIANPROGRAM: Our books will tie into the Smithsonian’s top threemuseums: The National Air and Space Museum, the National Museum ofAmerican History, and the National Museum of Natural History. #1BRAND FOR QUALITY: The Smithsonian Institution beat 1,151 majorbrands for the top spot for quality in the 2003 EquiTrend BrandStudy. SMITHSONIAN MISSION STATEMENT: For more than 160 years, theSmithsonian has remained true to its mission, “the increase anddiffusion of knowledge.” Today, the Smithsonian is not only theworld’s largest provider of museum experiences supported byauthoritative scholarship in science, history, and the arts, butalso an international leader in scientific research andexploration. The Smithsonian offers the world a picture of America,and America a picture of the world. UNPARALLELED REACH: 24 millionpeople visit the Smithsonian Institution museums every year, 70million people visit the Smithsonian website, 4 million peoplevisit Smithsonian traveling exhibitions, and the SmithsonianMagazine reaches over 7.4 million readers every month. BROADSMITHSONIAN UMBRELLA: The Smithsonian Institution is comprised of:o 19 museums o 12 research facilities o 76,000 contributing memberso 140 affiliate organizations o 143.5 million objects, works ofart, and other specimens which serve as the basis for exhibitions,educational programs, and research. o 2,700 animals that live inthe Smithsonian’s National Zoological Park which represent 435species, nearly a quarter of which are endangered. AMAZINGWEBSITES: You can visit the Smithsonian Institution on the
