The Emperor's Egg

TITLE: The Emperor's Egg

AUTHOR: Martin Jenkins

ILLUSTRATOR: Jane Chapman

PUBLISHER:  Candlewick     

PUBLICATION DATE: 1999

GENRE: Picture Book                      

READING LEVEL: Ages 4-8 

BRIEF OVERVIEW: The cycle and struggles that an emperor penguins egg has to go through until it's finally born.

INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Students will depict the life cycle of a baby penguin.

REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: (Jennifer Davis, Valdosta State University ECSE)

LABELS:Non-Fiction, Animals

Three Cheers for Tacky

AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Helen Lester/ Lynn Munsinger

PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company PUBLICATION DATE: 1994

GENRE: Fiction                                            READING LEVEL: K-2

BRIEF OVERVIEW: Tacky is an out-of-place penguin in the Penguin Cheering Contest. He struggles hard at first, but ends up stealing the show and making his team proud.

INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Students write their own “tacky” story about an out-of-place character, which is an animal. The story should have an ending where their character comes out “on top.” They must illustrate one scene from their story.

REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Meghan Grimes, Valdosta State University