True or False
Penguins live at the bottom of the world.
p.2
True.
________is the average weather in a particular place
p.4
climate
The smallest penguin is the_________It is only 12 inches tall.
p.3
little blue, or fairy, penguin.
What type of animal are emperor penguins?
They are flightless birds. Penguins are often mistaken for mammals or amphibians because they spend a good amount of their lives either on land or swimming in the waters to catch fish. But they are just birds that are unable to fly.
the genre of Emperor Penguins is ________
Non Fiction
In June, the region, or area, where penguins live is very warm.
pg.2
False -very cold!
________is a group of people or the same kinds of animals living together
p.6
colony
There are 14 different kinds of penguins. All of them live ______________
p.5
south of the Equator, on the bottom half of Earth
Why are emperor penguin fathers good parents?
p.6
list one reason
answers will vary
Sliding is a synonym for which vocabulary word?
gliding
Emperor penguin fathers eat eat before the egg is hatched.
False. penguin fathers do NOT eat until the egg hatches.
The chick needs __________ protection by his parents until the summer.
p.9
constant
_________, _________, and ___ are all types of penguins.
Please write the names of all 3
p.9
Rockhoppers, chinstraps, and macaronis
During the summer, penguins eat a lot.
Why?
They eat a lot during summer so when winter arrives, they have a thick layer of fat. It keeps them warm in this cold climate.
Fact or opinion?
Penguins are boring, but they make great parents!
Fact
Captions do NOT help to explain the photos.
False.
these are 2 antonyms for which vocabulary word?
cool
coldness
p.4
overheated
Write one fact about emperor penguins
This can be ANY FACT!
answers will vary
on page 6
The father cares for the egg until it hatches. He rolls it onto his feet. Then he covers it tightly with a flap of skin. How long will the sit there?
two months
weather, rain, desert, cold.
These are words that relate which vocabulary word?
hint: page 4
climate
False. The father shelters the egg until it hatches.
_________ is a wild area of land where very few people live
p.5
wilderness
True or False?
The Fun Fact Boxes give extra facts about the topic?
True
Look at the photo on page 7 and read the caption. The picture and the caption help you understand the meaning of which vocabulary word?
Gliding
Who is the author of Emperor Penguins?
Stephanie Cohen