Welcome to a story about the world's most devoted dad--the Emperor Penguin. This dilly of a dad spends the entire winter outdoors in Antarctica without anything to eat, keeping the egg warm until it's ready to hatch. Full color.

About the Author

Martin Jenkins is an environmental consultant. He has been involved as writer and/or adviser in the production of many technical books on conservation matters, as well as the Walker non-fiction titles Wings, Stings and Wriggly Things in the Bright Sparks series, Fly Traps! Plants that Bite Back, runner-up for the 1996 TES Junior Information Book Award, Chameleons Are Cool and Informania: Vampires.