August 2017, Barrington Stoke, 96 pages, Paperback, Review copy
Summary from Barrington Stoke
Little Nellie Choc-Ice is the greatest penguin explorer there has ever
been! But one day she gets trapped on an iceberg that breaks away and
floats off into the ocean. And that’s when Nellie’s adventures really begin!
Nayu's thoughts
I read this when I needed a smile and I got many from the
sometimes innocent and intuitive little penguin. She looks adorable,
her name is cute, but she is not entirely naive when it comes to the dangers of predators. On
her travels she manages to outwit almost all of them, the last gets a
very close encounter from the brave penguin.
I felt sad as she
travelled further and fuether from home-her family must have been so worried
for her! I hope the half promised sequel comes soon-I want to know
who else she manages to trick! For the record for a long time I
didn't think about what killer whales eat-I thought it was just fish,
not poor penguins and seals! Nobody is eaten in Nellie's story though.
Suggested read
Another animal fun filled read is Yours Sincerely, Giraffe by Megumi Iwasa & Ju Takabatake, translated by Cathy Hirano (Children's, 5 years +, 10E/10E)
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