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The Old Man and the Penguin: A True Story of True Friendship

The Old Man and the Penguin: A True Story of True Friendship

Abery, Julie
Pratt, Pierre

Hardcover

AnimalsGeneral Juvenile NonfictionScience & Nature

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ISBN10: 1525302086
ISBN13: 9781525302084
Publisher: Kids Can Press
Published: Oct 6 2020
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.90
Height: 0.50 Width: 8.40 Depth: 11.20
Language: English

Told in rhyming verse, this is the touching true story of an oil-soaked penguin, the man who rescues him and an unlikely friendship.

João hears a sorry screech as he walks along the shore near his home. It's from a penguin, whose feathers are soaked in oil.

Too tired to swim, too weak to stand,
he's barely moving on the sand.
João must save this little guy.
Without his help, he'll surely die.

João takes the penguin home. He cleans him, feeds him and nurses him slowly back to health -- and the pair develop a special bond. When the penguin is fully recovered, João knows it's time to return him to the wild where he belongs. But the penguin has other ideas ...

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