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Markle, Sandra

The Great Penguin Rescue: Saving the African Penguins

48 pp. | Millbrook | September, 2017 | Library ISBN 978-1-5124-1315-1 $30.65 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-5124-5112-2
(3) 4-6 The African penguin population has declined over the past centuries due to human actions such as commercial fishing, reducing breeding ranges, and oil spills. Markle profiles the multi-faceted efforts to preserve this species, from legal protections to volunteers who care for abandoned chicks. Photographs of penguins, scientists, and conservationists fill the pages, and captions provide additional facts. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind.
Reviewer: Danielle J. Ford

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