This is a colorful picture book detailing all the things penguins can do. Told in simple rhyme which will delight young readers, the illustrations are accurate depictions of a wide variety of penguins. The back of the book gives a list of interesting facts about penguins as well as showing the names of ten different species. Appropriate for young students, this book gives insight into what penguins do, from swimming and eating to tobogganing down an snowy slope. It also helps children by explaining that they can do many of the same things that the penguins do, so it would be a good teaching tool to help young children see how they are similar to animals in their day to day lives. Summary: If you were a penguin . . .You could swim really fast and toboggan on ice.Sing a happy duet, once or twice.You could live on land but dive under the sea. There's a lot penguins can do, just like you and me!Wendell and Florence Minor create a charming tribute to all the playful fun and activity that comes with being a penguin—which young readers can delight in too!Genre: Fictional Picture BookReading Level:Early Book, this book is early because it only has one sentence on each page and the font is very large. The illustrations go along very well with the words and in many ways they tell what the text is saying. Topic: Penguins, what penguins doCurriculum Uses: This book would be a great independent read or could be used as a read-aloud if you were discussing Antarctica or penguins. Social Issues: This book discusses how penguins communicate with one another and the ways in which penguins are similar to humans. Literary Elements: This book uses rhyming and uses many verbs because it discusses what it is that penguins do. Illustrations & Text: The text in this book are amazing. They are very colorful and are amazing at showing the aspects of a penguins life. The illustrations go along with the text very well. The illustrations could tell the story on their own, without the text.
What do You think about If You Were A Penguin (2008)?
Great for kids who like animals. Short, rhyming story with lots of big pictures.
—hollynotj
Realistic illustrations and short text depict penguins doing what they do best.
—Gen
