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Beer, Julie

Penguins vs. Puffins

64 pp. | National | November, 2017 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4263-2869-5 $12.99 | Library ISBN 978-1-4263-2870-1 $22.90
(3) K-3 Penguins' attributes are pitted against puffins' in over twenty categories ("highest flier," "best swimmer," "cutest baby," etc.), each allotted one double-page spread; the reader is invited to decide which bird wins. The match-up conceit, punny text, and cartoony illustrations are occasionally hokey but overall present information in an engaging way. Large photos show the birds in action. Reading list, websites. Ind.
Reviewer: Katie Bircher

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