Tacky the Penguin

By: Helen Lester

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, 1988

Level: 1st Grade (Age 6), 2nd Grade (Age 7), Leadership, NEA Top 100 of 2007, Pre-K (< 5)

Tacky’s companions are graceful and quiet. He isn’t. He is an odd bird. But when hunters come looking for pretty penguins, it is Tacky’s individuality that saves the day.

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samantha -- December 11th, 2008 at 1:24 pm

I am 16 and i still love this book

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