Alan Marks
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
A mother emperor penguin is charged with a special duty: to bring food to her newborn chick. But the closest food is in the open sea, miles from the penguin breeding ground. While the father penguin incubates the egg as it develops into a chick, the mother must trek far across the pack ice, dodging predators and battling bitter cold to bring back the food her baby desperately needs.
2) Family pack
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
A young wolf, taken from her pack in Canada to Yellowstone National Park, struggles alone to master the skills of hunting and survival until she finds a lone male and begins a new pack with him.
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Clinging to the ceilings of a large, noisy cave, a newborn Mexican free-tailed bat is in constant danger from predators. His mother, roosting nearby, guards and protects her baby. But she too faces dangers. What might happen to a baby bat whose mother doesn't return from her daily hunting trip? -- A tender story of sorrow and hope for one little lost bat.
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
When the eggs of the hip-pocket frog hatch, the father sits "while the tadpoles wiggle up his hind legs and into the hidden pockets on his hips." But that is only the beginning of a fascinating adventure--the father must evade predators while searching for the perfect place for his froglets to emerge.
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