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A Penguin Story (2009)

by Antoinette Portis

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Edna the penguin tries to find something in her surroundings that is not black, white, or blue.
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This book is about a penguin who is looking for something out of the ordinary from where they live. The penguin decides to wander off, and discovers something orange, so he goes home and tells all of his friends.
  Rebecalynn | Apr 11, 2018 |
It is a fantasy story because the penguin can speak and try to find new things and colors in his iced world. ( )
  ShiYaoyu | Feb 5, 2018 |
A penguin goes in search of colors other than the ones he sees every day: black, blue, and white. He discovers a new color and a new perspective on his adventure to "find something more". ( )
  steffsweet | Jan 22, 2018 |
Edna is an anventurous penguin. She is looking for something that is not white, not black, not blue. Even if her friends don't understand her, she never give up. Finally, she found something else: other colors and human beings. She still keeping thinking and try to find more and more new things
This book is a Fantasy because all the animals can talk in this story.
Age Appropriateness: Primary ( )
  carolinechen0608 | Jan 29, 2017 |
A simple story that can be read straightforwardly, or a fable with a deeper, symbolic, more memorable meaning?  Read it more than once before deciding.  (Hint: I lean toward the latter.) ( )
  Cheryl_in_CC_NV | Jun 6, 2016 |
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For Edna Rose, who didn't get to find her colors but made the world brighter anyway
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White, thinks Edna.
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