Penguin

Classification: Bird
Groups can be encouraged to choose animals of different classes (reptiles, amphibians, mammals, etc.).
E-books and some videos are available free-of-charge for teachers via a one-time subscription at theΒ Epic! website.
Consider using websites like SafeShare.TV and ViewPure to remove ads from websites.
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Videos
All About Penguins
Curated list of videos about penguins.
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Portal Texts
If You Were a Penguin
by Wendell Minor
The Emperorβs Egg
by Martin Jenkins
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Research Books
Penguin Chick
by Betty Tatham and Helen K. Davie
Penguin Facts for Kids (Facts About Animals)
by Joseph Eleyinte
Penguins
by Seymour Simon
Penguins!
by Gail Gibbons
Penguins (Explore My World)
by Jill Esbaum
Penguins! (National Geographic Readers)
by Anne Schreiber
Penguins (Our Amazing World)
by Kay de Silva
Penguins! (Step into Reading)
by David Salomon
Penguins: 101 Fun Facts and Amazing Pictures
by Janet Evans
Penguins and Antarctica (Magic Treehouse)
by Mary Pope Osborne
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E-books on GetEpic.com
Discover Penguins
by Helen Foster James
From Egg to Penguin
by Jennifer Boothroyd
Penguin
by Wendy Perkins
Penguin Chicks (Water Babies)
by Ruth Owen
Penguins
by Gail Terp
Penguins (Explore My World)
by Jill Esbaum
The Life Cycle of a Penguin
by Colleen Sexton
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Virtual Field Trips
Live from Behind the Scenes
Your class can schedule a 50-minute program with members of the animal care team at the Shedd Aquarium. Each session is unique because it is happening in real time as Sheddβs experts do their daily workβwith your students alongside them. Each program includes in-class activities such as identifying animals from X-rays and designing shark identification tags, and Q&A with a member of the animal care team. [Program pricing is $125 each.]
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Skype a Scientist
Scientist: Melissah Rowe
Schedule a skype session with Melissah Rowe, who studies birds in the wild!
Skype A Scientist matches over 2000+ scientists with classrooms around the world! Scientists skype into your classroom for 30β60-minute Q&A sessions that can cover the scientistβs expertise or what itβs like to be a scientist. Multiple topics are available.