'An ode to one of the world's best-loved birds' Harper's Bazaar 'The perfect book for the
penguin person in your life' Daunt Books 'A joy' Horatio Clare The Spectator
'Electrifyingly charismatic' Dan Snow author of On This Day in History 'The world's
best-loved bird from the world's best-known publisher - what's not to like?' Stephen Moss
author of The Bird Biography series 'Simply wonderful. If you like feeling joy you'll love
this book' Tristan Gooley author of How to Read a Tree 'Beautifully written and
illustrated' Matt Merritt Editor of Bird Watching * A charming and beautifully illustrated
book about the world's most beloved bird written by Peter Fretwell a leading scientist at The
British Antarctic Survey and illustrated by Lisa Fretwell. There's something about penguins
that makes them irresistible. Maybe it's their comical waddle their black-and-white 'tuxedo'
plumage or their apparent cheerfulness in the face of extreme weather conditions. Whatever the
reason their cult following around the globe is indisputable. Penguins can tell us so much
about the world we live in - and what the future of both our species might look like. In The
Penguin Book of Penguins leading British Antarctic scientist Peter Fretwell introduces us to
eighteen charismatic species of penguin and the fascinating lives they lead: their evolution
behaviours and habitats and their history with humans. From the fact that emperor penguins
dive twice as deep as any other bird to the story of a king penguin called Sir Nils Olav III
who was made a Major General by the Norwegian Army we discover through fascinating first-hand
encounters (and even penguin jokes and emojis!) why penguins matter so greatly to all of us.
