Penguins
Harrison School
Grade 3 - Miss Sgambellone

Harrison LRC
Elementary Grades Pathfinders

Lakewood City Schools

Lakewood Public Library

KidZone Penguins A good place to start. A lot of information plus pictures and activities.

World Almanac for Kids: Penguin A good encyclopedia-type article.

Penguins - Antarctic Connection Has pages for the 4 Antarctic/Antarctic peninsula species (Adelie, Emperor, Chinstrap, Gentoo) and also the other species.

Penguin Planet See excellent photos and even a couple of video clips.

Pete & Barb's Penguin Page Click "Enter" to find information on each species plus a whole lot more.

ThinkQuest: Penguins in Jeopardy Penguins in general, the endangered species, and the dangers penguins face. Look for the quizzes and games.

Animal Bytes - Penguins This page from SeaWorld presents a good summary. More in-depth information can be found on the Penguins page.

New Zealand Penguins This great site has an excellent FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) and information on the Blue, White-flippered, Yellow-eyed, Fiordland crested, Snares crested, Erect-crested and Rockhopper.

Antarctic Penguins Information on the Adelie and Emperor as well as general information. Good photos.

Monterey Bay Aquarium Penguin Exhibit General information on penguins and the African black-footed penguins that make their home in this California aquarium.

African Penguin - Mystic Aquarium

Van the Penguin Man Facts about African blackfooted penguins and other species from a man who leads penguin-watching tours.

Animal Bio - Rockhopper Penguin From Shedd Aquarium.

Emperor Penguin

Emperor Penguin Printout - EnchantedLearning.com Good page to print and color.

Creature Feature: Emperor Penguins From National Geographic.

King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonica

King Penguin PBS Kratts' Creatures.

Australian Wildlife - Little Penguin Eudyptula minor

See pictures of baby little blue penguins in the New England Aquarium.

Endangered in the Wild: Oceans - Humboldt Penguin Includes general information about penguins.

Falklands Penguins Rockhopper, Gentoo, King, Magellanic and Macaroni.

Anarctic Trip PhotosAdelie Penguins Great photos of Adelie penguins and others, including macaroni, magellanic, king

Macaroni Penguin How they got their name.

Animal Diversity Web Family Spheniscidae (penguins) The pictures in this penguin gallery will lead you to some serious information about each species.

Penguins Around the World Facts and fun. Try the activities and the quizzes.

WhaleTimes Fishin' for Facts In the penguin section on this page, you can click to pages with brief profiles of Adélie, fairy or little blue, emperor, rockhopper, erect-crested, royal, Snares Island and Galapagos.

Penguin Island at San Francisco Zoo This colony of Magellanic penguins made the news a couple of years ago for imitating their natural migration behavior by swimming in a circle around their pool. See the penguin update.

Yahooligans! Animals: Adelie Penguin - Emperor Penguin - Rockhopper Penguin

Have some fun with 3-2-1 Penguins

Books:

J598.47 BEAN
Bean, Joy. Penguins.

J598.441 KALMAN
Kalman, Bobbie Penguins.

598.47 LYNCH
Lynch, Wayne. Penguins of the world.

J598.47 GIBSON
Gibson, Deborah Chase. Penguins and their homes.

J598.47 JANGO-COHEN
Jango-Cohen, Judith. Penguins.

J598.47 MARKLE
Markle, Sandra. Growing up wild: penguins.

J598.47 MOLTER
Molter, Carey. Penguins.

J598.47 POTTER
Potter, Keith R. Seven weeks on an iceberg: starring Doodlezoo naturebuffs, King and Queen Penguin.

J598.47 RAATMA
Raatma, Lucia. Penguins.

J598.47 STONEHOUSE
Stonehouse, Bernard. Penguins: a visual introduction to penguins.

J598.47 TATHAM
Tatham, Betty. Penguin chick.

J598.47 WEXO
Wexo, John Bonnett. Penguins.

J598.47 WINNER
Winner, Cherie. Penguins.