I happen to be a fan of Puffins and Penguins, which makes it hard for me not to recommend this book except as a library find.I had two problems with the book. First, I thought the text was unexciting:
Puffins glare,
Penguins stare
[Other combinations of rhyme are clean/preen, hide/glide, see/flee. It didn't appeal much to me and the my home-audience just wandered on after a brief look-see.]
And second, I thought the pictures were not all that engaging. Particularly the Penguins, who came across as crabby and ill-tempered.
Considerations:::
I've seen different age recommendations for this book which range from preschool to 5th grade. Personally I would go with the younger ranges, although first thru third graders might enjoy looking at the pictures. Amazon has a look inside for this book here.
The Accelerated Reading level for this book is a generic "2" which means that it is on the 2nd Grade level but that the actual month hasn't been determined.
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