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One Cool Friend Buckner Community Read- K-2 School Level

This list contains the Winter 2020 selection, One Cool Friend, along with a teacher guide, similar reads, interesting articles and fun activities.

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  • Elliot visits the aquarium with his father. He sees some penguins and decides to take one home as a pet.
    BookNew York : Dial Books for Young Readers, [2012] — JE BUZZEO
  • It's not easy being a penguin! Read this hilarious book to find out all the problems that come with being a penguin.
    BookNew York : Random House, [2016] — JE JOHN
  • On New Year's Day, a family receives a box from an unknown sender. In it is a penguin. Thereafter, the family receives one penguin in the mail for all the remaining days of the year!
    BookNew York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2017. — JE FROMENTAL
  • The Old Man and the Penguin

    a True Story of True Friendship

    Abery, Julie
    An old man finds a life long friend after he discovers an oil covered and starved penguin off the coast of Rio de Janeiro and nourishes him back to health.
    BookToronto : Kids Can Press, 2020. — JE ABERY
  • A boy discovers a penguin at his front door. Thinking that the penguin is lost, he heads for the South Pole and tries to help the penguin find his home.
    BookNew York : Philomel Books, 2006. — JE
  • This book describes the unique parenting behavior of Emperor penguins.
    eBookCandlewick Press, 2014
  • Read this book to find out all about penguins!
    BookWashington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2009] — JE
  • A boy and his sister are at the pet store when their father tells them they can only get one pet! Some of the choices are unusual! They will remind readers of the pet penguin that Elliot brings home in One Cool Friend!
    BookNew York : Random House, [2015] — JE
  • The penguin from the book One Cool Friend originates from Argentina. This is a good introductory book about Argentina.
    BookNew York : Cavendish Square, 2019. — 982 M429
  • Mr. Popper inherits six penguins from a team of arctic explorers. The animals turn his apartment into a winter wonderland!
    DVDBeverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2011] — 791.43 MR. POPPER'S
  • This packet contains a variety of interdisciplinary activities in geography, language arts, math and science. Children will learn about the penguin life cycle, where penguins live, how tall different types of penguins are and much more!
    Web resource
  • Read this National Geographic article about some interesting facts about 18 species of penguins. The article includes the Magellanic penguin, which is the type of penguin featured in One Cool Friend.
    Web resource