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20+ Favorite Books About Penguins

Find fun and fact-filled books about the charming species in this list of fiction and nonfiction books for students in grades PreK-5.

By Scholastic Editors
November 22, 2024

Waddle into winter with one of students' favorite animals: the penguin! There are endless fascinating facts to share with your class about this beloved flightless bird — and they're packed into the books in this list. 

Penguin books are perfect for read-alouds, science lessons, environmental studies, and geography. Read books like Scholastic Discover More: Penguins to learn about how penguins get ready for winter. Next, discuss with your class how humans get ready for the winter season — whether it is stocking up on wood for the fireplace or setting out their warmest winter jackets. 

Meanwhile, Pierre the Penguin is a heartwarming story about a team of scientists who worked together to save Pierre's life. Pierre started losing his feathers, which made him too cold to swim and an outcast in his community. With creativity and dedication, biologists designed a wet suit that kept him warm in the water. 

Shop penguin and winter books for students of all ages below! You can find all books and activities at The Teacher Store.

Interactive & Novelty Book

Where is Fuzzy Penguin? A Touch, Feel, Look, and Find Book!

Grades Early Learning - Pre-K
$8.99
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There are many, many, many penguins in the South Pole, but there's only one Fuzzy! Can you spot her? Search and feel your way through the pages of this cute penguin story to see if you can either see or feel Fuzzy amidst all her penguin friends.

Paperback Book

Could You Ever Waddle with Penguins!?

Grades Pre-K - 3
$5.99$7.99
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Dive in and learn all about Adélie penguins in the second book in the Could You Ever... series! From what they eat, to where they live, to how they interact with one another, this innovative book places kids right into the action as they learn all about these amazing creatures.

$3.71$4.95
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Five little penguins slipping on the ice. One fell down-oh, no! Now there are only four penguins left! What will Mother do?

Interactive & Novelty Book

Ten Playful Penguins

Grades Pre-K
$9.74$12.99
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In this sweet rhyming book, touchable plastic penguins disappear as you turn the pages of this zoo adventure! Follow and count along as ten curious penguins visit their animal friends. A fun, engaging novelty story just right for young readers.

Paperback Book

Penguin and Pinecone

Grades Pre-K - K
$5.21$6.95
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Penguin wasn't sure what Pinecone was when he found him in the snow. Now they're the best of friends. They sled together and slide together and can't get enough of each other.

Paperback Book

Little Penguin and the Lollipop

Grades Pre-K - K
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Little Penguin has a problem...his friend Kenneth is upset! And it's all because Little Penguin ate Kenneth's deliciously yummy razzle dazzle seaweed lollipop! Little Penguin's tried everything he can think of to make it up to Kenneth but nothing seems to help-not even a hug!

Paperback Book

Mr. Panda: I'll Wait, Mr. Panda

Grades Pre-K - K
$5.21$6.95
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Mr. Panda's animal friends are curious what he's making, but only one has the patience to stick around. The penguin is rewarded with a big surprise!

Board Book

Kisses and Cuddles

Grades Pre-K - K
$5.21$6.95
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From drinking cocoa to spotting rainbows, every day is filled with adventures for this little penguin pal, but best of all are snuggles with mama!

Paperback Book

Pierre the Penguin

Grades Pre-K - 3
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This heartwarming true story is skillfully told in rhyming text by noted I SPY author Jean Marzollo, and the pictures on every page help show how creativity and ingenuity saved Pierre's life.

Paperback Book

Bye, Penguin!

Grades K - 2
$5.96$7.95
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Join along in this engaging wordless journey as a gutsy globe-trotting penguin floats on an ever-shrinking block of ice by global landmarks.

Paperback Book

Archie the Daredevil Penguin

Grades K - 2
$7.46$9.95
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Archie the Daredevil Penguin is hiding a dark secret: he's afraid of the water and the creatures that lurk in the briny deep! It's keeping him from attending the fish fry on Iceberg Nine. But penguins aren't supposed to be afraid of water, especially not daredevil penguins. Can Archie find a way to soar above the clouds and stay out of the sea?

A polar bear is visiting Little Penguin! But he's heard they're scary-and they love bad jokes. Can it be true?

Paperback Book

Seals Are Jerks!

Grades K - 2
$5.24$6.99
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Seals are Lorelei"s favorite animal: they're so cute and cuddly and best buddies with penguins. Well... that"s what she thought before learning the ugly truth -- some seals EAT penguins! She doesn"t want to believe it at first, but she drags Penguin, the classroom guest, and seal whistleblower, to Antarctica to prove Penguin wrong and confront Seal face-to-face. And Seal finally reveals the truth.

Hardcover Book

One Cool Friend

Grades K - 2
$17.99$18.99
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When well-mannered Elliot reluctantly visits the aquarium with his distractible father, he politely asks whether he can have a penguin - then removes one from the penguin pool into his backpack

Paperback Book

Cinderella Penguin

Grades 2
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After the evil penguin stepsisters have gone to the ball, a penguin tear rolls down Cinderella's cheek. Suddenly the Great Fairy Penguin appeared before her and changes the heroine into the Penguin Prince's dreamboat, and in the end it is Cinderella who fits into the glass flipper.

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Jack and Annie continue their quest for the secrets of happiness, secrets they need to save Merlin. This time, the Magic Tree House takes them to the one continent they haven't visited before: Antarctica. 

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The Emperor's Egg

Grades 2 - 3
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Can you imagine spending the winter outdoors in Antarctica without anything at all to eat? That's just what the male emperor penguin does. While his mate is off swimming in the ocean and catching loads of fish, he stands around in the freezing cold with an egg on his feet for two whole months, keeping it warm and waiting for it to hatch. 

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Jack and Annie continue their quest for the secrets of happiness, secrets they need to save Merlin. This time, the Magic Tree House takes them to the one continent they haven't visited before: Antarctica. What can they hope to learn about happiness in such a barren place? Only the penguins know for sure.

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Jackson and Quigley were this close to joining the FBI (Frosty Bureau of Investigation), until Jackson"s mom found out and they ended up scrubbing seagull poop instead. At least they have Uncle Bryn"s birthday party to look forward to. But when they get to the Ice Cream parlor, the FBI agents are acting strange. Instead of talking, Uncle Bryn and his friends just finish their glowing green ice cream, then jump into a waiting ice cream truck and disappear.

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March this way, and meet the adorable stars of National Geographic's March of the Penguins film! Emperor penguins are about the size of a five-year-old child, but they throw up a lot more than kids do! Find out why, and learn all kinds of other amazing facts about these incredible ice dwellers, in this fact- and photo-filled book!

Paperback Book

The Penguin and the Pea

Grades 3
$5.96$7.95
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Sad and lonely, the Penguin Prince longs to find the perfect penguin princess to be his wife. 

Paperback Book

Mr. Popper's Penguins

Grades 3 - 5
$5.99$7.99
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A classic of American humor, the adventures of a house painter and his brood of high-stepping penguins have delighted children for generations.

A polar bear is visiting Little Penguin! But he's heard they're scary-and they love bad jokes. Can it be true?

Did you know that there are a lot of animals with the same name that live in very different environments? This brand NEW series will have full-color photographs throughout with short blocks of text to entertain and explain how some animals like it hot and others like the colder the better!

Paperback Book

Scholastic Discover More™: Penguins

Grades 3 - 6
$6.71$8.95
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Small in size but big in personality, stars of movies, TV, and games, penguins are loved by kids everywhere. This book reveals their real lives, far beyond our wildest imagination.

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