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The emperor's egg

Jenkins, Martin, 1959-UUUU
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The emperor penguin is the only large animal to remain on the Arctic mainland throughout its bitterly inhospitable winter. Once the female has laid her egg, she heads back to the sea, leaving the male to incubate it. This is his story.
Main title:
The emperor's egg / Martin Jenkins ; illustrated by Jane Chapman.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Walker, 1999.
Collation:
29 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 28 cm.
Audience:
nrs; pyl; pym
ISBN:
07445623769780744562378
Dewey class:
GREEN-B598.47
Local class:
GREEN-B
Language:
English
Index terms:
Science.babiesanimal behaviourAntarcticafamilieseggspenguins
BRN:
955221
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