365 Penguins Explained

365 Penguins
Title Orig:365 Pingouins
Translator:Maggie Lehrman
Author:Jean-Luc Fromental
Illustrator:Joelle Jolivet
Cover Artist:Joelle Jolivet
Country:France
Language:English
Genre:Children's literature, picture-book
Published:2006 (Naïve Livres) (French); 2006 (Abrams Books for Young Readers) (English)
Media Type:Print (hardback)
Pages:44 (unpaginated)
Isbn:978-08-1094460-2
Oclc:70176775

365 Penguins is a 2006 children's book by Jean-Luc Fromental and illustrated by Joelle Jolivet which tells the story of a family who receives a penguin each day for a year. It was a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Award winner.

Plot

On the morning of New Year's Day a family receives an anonymous package containing a penguin and a note which says "I'm number 1. Feed me when I'm hungry."(pages 4,5) The family then receives a penguin a day for 365 days. The book discusses the problems the family experiences, including feeding and housing penguins, and in Summer, heat (which the penguins don't like), noise and the smell. After a time, the family appears to accept their lot, "You live penguin. You think penguin. You dream penguin. You become penguin."(pages 34,35) By the time of New Year's Eve there are 365 penguins in the house and the family is forced to celebrate outside. After midnight Uncle Victor, an ecologist, arrives and explains that the penguins' South Pole habitat is shrinking due to melting ice caps so he decided to introduce them to the North Pole. But as endangered species can't be exported he sent the family a penguin a day, alternating between a male and a female. Uncle Victor then takes all the penguins except Chilly, a cute penguin with blue feet, who the family agrees to look after. The story ends when the next day a very large package arrives containing a polar bear and a note similar to the first penguin note.

Publication history

Reception

365 Penguins has generally received positive reviews. Kirkus Reviews called it "A comic episode equally suited to sharing with one child or a lunchroom full of children."[1] while Publishers Weekly found "Comical math problems and an ecological message form a memorable counterpoint in Fromental's story"[2] Inis magazine described it as "A feast for the mind, as well as for the eyes."[3]

The New York Times saw "The retro pictures in black, white, orange and blue recall the days when full-color printing was prohibitively expensive and illustrators had to use their ingenuity. Here, the black-and-white penguins make a cheerful contrast to the orange people, blue furniture and — often — the chaotic mischief the penguins get up to." and "gets top marks in math and art, but it flunks ecology."[4] The School Library Journal wrote "This hilarious, oversize picture book integrates challenging math concepts and environmental concerns into a clever narrative."[5] and "Light on facts, but full of fun, this story has potential for many more math applications."[6]

In 2007 it received a Boston Globe–Horn Book Award honor.[7]

In education

365 Penguins is in The Reading Agency's Chatterbooks Winter Activity Pack.[8] and appears throughout the world in school and government reading lists.[9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] It is also used to teach mathematics.[16] [17] [18]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 365 Penguins . www.kirkusreviews.com . 15 November 2006 . Kirkus Media LLC . 31 August 2015 .
  2. Web site: 365 Penguins . www.publishersweekly.com . PWxyz LLC . 31 August 2015 .
  3. Web site: Alice Brière-Haquet . 365 Penguins . Children's Books Ireland . 31 August 2015.
  4. News: Polly Shulman . The Numbers Game (Sunday Book Review) . 31 August 2015. New York Times. 12 November 2006.
  5. Web site: 365 penguins . www.bookverdict.com . 1 December 2006 . Media Source Inc . 31 August 2015 .
  6. Web site: Focus On - Cold Comfort: Polar Places . www.slj.com . Barbara Wysocki . 1 January 2008 . Media Source Inc . 31 August 2015 .
  7. Web site: Past Boston Globe–Horn Book Award Winners. www.hbook.com . The Horn Book . 31 August 2015 .
  8. Web site: Winter Wonderland!. www.readingagency.org.uk . 18 . The Reading Agency . 31 August 2015 .
  9. Web site: First Grade Summer Reading List . cardinalfoley.org . Cardinal John Foley Regional Catholic School (Pennsylvania) . 31 August 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150830014410/http://cardinalfoley.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/61/2012/07/1stgradeSummer-readingstationerylist-2015-new-1st-graders.pdf . 30 August 2015 . dead .
  10. Toni Stagray . Let's Read . Michigan Child Care Matters . 89 . 2011 . 2 . Michigan Department of Human Services . 31 August 2015.
  11. Web site: NSW Premier's Reading Challenge K-2 Booklist by Title . www.doonside-p.schools.nsw.edu.au . 28 February 2014 . The New South Wales Department of Education . 31 August 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150322095621/http://www.doonside-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/documents/6561378/6567921/Booklist_2014_K2_title_full.pdf . 22 March 2015 . dead . dmy-all .
  12. Ms Rebecca Sutton . Ms Syreeta Clifford . Numeracy - Extending the More Able in Maths . Newsletter . 19 April 2013 . 5, 6 . Dulwich College Seoul . 31 August 2015.
  13. Web site: Summer Reading 2009 Groton Public Schools . www.groton.k12.ct.us . Groton Public Schools (Connecticut) . 31 August 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151222133751/http://www.groton.k12.ct.us/cms/lib2/CT01001200/Centricity/Domain/44/Gr1_09.pdf . 22 December 2015 . dead .
  14. Web site: What is Summer Reading Loss and Why Should I Care? . www.ongov.net . 2008 . Onondaga County (New York) . 31 August 2015 .
  15. Web site: Maths . www.education.vic.gov.au . The Department of Education and Training (Victoria) . 31 August 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151222145316/http://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/parents/learning/schoolmate/year3/Pages/maths.aspx . 22 December 2015 . dead .
  16. Web site: 365 Penguins . nzmaths.co.nz . New Zealand Ministry of Education . 31 August 2015 .
  17. Web site: Math Resources Grade 3 Lessons & Activities Number Sense . web.sd71.bc.ca . School District 71 Comox Valley British Columbia Canada . 31 August 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151010050938/http://web.sd71.bc.ca/math/index.php?page=lessons-activities-grade-3 . 10 October 2015 . dead . dmy-all .
  18. Web site: Maths in the Foundation Stage at Kirkbymoorside . www.kirkbymoorside-primary.co.uk . September 2013 . Kirkbymoorside Community Primary School (North Yorkshire) . 31 August 2015 .

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