Cute, oversized book with math concepts (factoring, cubing, calculating costs, adding) that control the chaos only until the next box with a penguin arrives. Blue, orange and black (and hence brown) make colorful, 50s-modern art. When Chilly arrives, start looking for blue feet among the penguins. Children enjoy this book. ( )

365 penguins is a story about an uncle who keeps sending penguins, 1 a day, to his relatives to live.

This book is good to talk about the days in a year, counting, and different number problems. I would use this when talking about different math problems or the number of days in a year

Not only is this book cute and well illustrated, but it contains multiple math lessons. I think it would be excellent to read and interact with students using it, encouraging them to do the math equations amongst each other. ( )

I give this book 5 starts mainly for the illustrations, done by Joelle Jolivet. The story is amusing too, with lessons in math, the difficulties of penguin storage and feeding, etc. However, without the illustrations, I'm not sure that I would love this book this much. ( )

SLJ Reviews 2006 December
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K-Gr 4 . This hilarious, oversize picture book integrates challenging math concepts and environmental concerns into a clever narrative. On New Years Day, a family receives an anonymous package containing a penguin. The young narrator chases the bird around the house as it runs amok and knocks over lamps and furniture. His sister, Amy, finds a note, I am number 1. Feed me when I am hungry. Just as the message implies, there are more to come; by the end of the year, 365 in all. Penguins, penguins everywhere./Black and white and in my hair, sighs Amy. As they arrive, readers must recall the number of days in each month by the end of February, they are calculating the number of penguins in all. Then Father decides to organize them, first into four groups of 15, later in boxes by the dozen, and, finally, into a cubic formation. By summer, the heat, noise, and smell are unbearable. On New Years Eve, ecologist Uncle Victor arrives and the mystery is solved. The engaging story is illustrated in a flat retro design with a palette dominated by orange, blue, gray, and black and white. The comical birds watch TV, dance with their teenage sister, and eat everything in sight. The text provides endless opportunities for word problems, and units on penguins and global warming will never be the same.Barbara Auerbach, New York City Public Schools