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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2001 · Est. 5 min read-aloud
A Penguin Pup for Pinkerton
A Great Dane mistakes a football for a penguin egg, causing chaos.
3.7/5 Goodreads · 262 ratings
32 pages· 547 words· Est. 5 min read-aloud
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Bookroo's summary
Pinkerton, a lovable Great Dane, dreams of fatherhood after hearing about penguin parents. Mistaking a football for an egg, he creates chaos on the field. Can Emily's Granny save the day?
From the publisher
When Emily comes home from school and tells her family what she has learned about penguin parents and their babies, Pinkerton is inspired and starts dreaming of raising a penguin pup of his own. In his desperation to become a father, Pinkerton mistakes a football for a penguin egg and winds up tossing an entire football team into one big pileup. Luckily, Emily’s Granny arrives in time to save the day, in this typically hilarious adventure starring everyone’s favorite irrepressible Great Dane.
At a glance
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 32
- Words
- 547
- Reading age
- 4–8
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- AD610L
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