I Wonder Why Penguins Can't Fly: And Other Questions About Polar Lands (I Wonder Why Kingfisher, 185) - Softcover

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Synopsis

A highly popular and long-running series that explores the questions that young readers ask about the world around them in an unrivalled child-friendly style. The conversational format
is perfect for delivering solid information in a natural, amusing and imaginative way.

I Wonder Why Penguins Can't Fly by Pat Jacobs takes a look at the coldest places on Earth – the Poles. Readers will learn about animals that live at the Poles, such as polar bears, penguins and seals; and also discover how plants survive at the Poles, why the polar ice caps are in danger of melting, and how scientists gather important information about the climate and more in the harshest environment.

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About the Author

Pat Jacobs has written more than fifty non-fiction, reference and activity books for children on subjects ranging from dinosaurs to the future of space exploration including I Wonder Why Penguins Can't Fly. She has lived in Paris and Germany, and has translated several children's books from German into English. Pat has two grown-up children and lives with her husband in rural Suffolk.

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9780753465189: I Wonder Why Penguins Can't Fly (I Wonder Why Kingfisher, 159)

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ISBN 10:  0753465183 ISBN 13:  9780753465189
Publisher: Kingfisher, 2011
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