Describes the parental behavior of Emperor penguins, focusing on how the male keeps the egg warm until it hatches and how the parents care for the chick after it is born.

Describes how a penguin chick depends on its parents to survive in the Antarctic.

Describes the various parenting techniques of different types of wild animals and provides a close look at the behavior and characteristics of their offspring.

Introduces the birth, development, care, feeding, and characteristics of baby birds.

Illustrations and simple text describe how the males of different species help take care of their young.

Introduces the birth, development, care, feeding, and characteristics of baby amphibians.

Learn the many ways animal mothers take care of their babies.

Introduces the birth, development, care, feeding, and characteristics of baby reptiles.

Introduces the birth, development, care, feeding, and characteristics of baby mammals.

When summer nears its end in Antarctica, emperor penguins bound out of the water and gather together to begin a long march. They march to their nesting ground 100 miles away. When they arrive, each penguin chooses a mate and starts a family.