A Goofy Guide to Penguins: TOON Level 1

Jean-Luc Coudray, Philippe Coudray (Illustrator)

$13.60

Publication Date: May 10th, 2016

Publisher:

TOON Books

ISBN:

9781935179962

Pages:

Description

How can you tell penguins apart? By the color of their mittens, of course! But do penguins really play hide-and-seek, carry pink umbrellas, and shower on the backs of whales? In this wild guide, twin brothers Jean-Luc Coudray and Philippe Coudraybeloved for the bestselling Benjamin Bear seriesbring us all the less-than-true truths and not-so-factual facts about the South Pole's silliest birds.

About the Author

Jean-Luc Coudray (who wrote this book) and Philippe Coudray (who did the drawings) are twin brothers, both cartoonists in their native country of France. They identify with penguins in wanting people to tell them apart. Philippe’s Benjamin Bear TOON books have received effusive praise and have twice been nominated for Eisner awards. Both brothers enjoy nature but while Jean-Luc enjoys hiking in central France, the French forests aren’t big enough for Philippe: he goes to the North American wilderness every year in search of Bigfoot.

Praise for A Goofy Guide to Penguins: TOON Level 1

Little Maverick Graphic Novel Reading List 2017
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★ "[A] spirited approach to early abstract thought and reading comprehension."
--Booklist STARRED REVIEW

"Absurdist humor carries across species."
--Kirkus Reviews

"The images are neat, and the goofy ideas will spur imagination about what the reader might do in such an extreme environment, full of glaciers and snowfields."
--Comics Worth Reading

"A delightful nonfiction graphic novel for beginning readers."
--Imagination Soup