Ten Little Penguins - Hardcover

Walker, Jane

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0553097687 ISBN 13: 9780553097689

Publisher: Bantam Books for Young Readers, 1994

Synopsis

Ten little penguins disappear one by one in a pop-up adventure that introduces children to counting and subtraction

About this title

From Publishers Weekly:

Based on the "Ten Little Indians" formula, this workmanlike outing invokes a series of ungainly penguins who one by one fall victim to mishap. Four lines of verse explain each spread; the meter scans properly but the rhymes are merely so-so. The pop-up engineering is also competent but undistinguished: in one scenario, a tugged lever causes a penguin to ascend into the air on a balloon; later, a sliding panel creates the effect of a wave crashing over a surfing bird. In the most complex construction, an angling penguin vanishes into the ocean as a hooked fish splashes into view. A rather forced finale finds all the presumably doomed penguins safe atop a mountain-a situation sure to perplex young logicians. Ages 3-7.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bantam Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0553097687
• ISBN 13: 9780553097689
• Binding: Hardcover