Follows Puck, a flamingo chick, as he grows up from a tiny baby chick to a full-grown flamingo.

Follows Puck, a flamingo chick, as he grows up from a tiny baby chick to a full-grown flamingo.

In this engaging series, readers are given the chance to watch as four baby animals--from endangered or threatened species--grow up. Simple, short sentences and captivating photographs portray the life of each animal as it develops and learns to live independently of either its human caretakers or its natural parents. With each enchanting, close-up photograph, readers are drawn into the lives of the animals as they learn, play, and grow!

Obie is a penguin chick. He is growing up in a zoo on Tuxedo Island. Obie’s father feeds him digested fish. He shuffles his heavy webbed feet and waddles. When he’s older, he grows new feathers that keep him dry as he learns how to swim.

Describes the development of Obie, a penguin living in a nature sanctuary, from the day he hatches to age five weeks.

Grades 1-2.

Follows Kipper, the kangaroo joey, who explores his world as he eats, sleeps, and goes on his first trip alone.