About this item
Told in rhyming verse, this is the touching true story of an oil-soaked penguin, the man who rescues him and an unlikely friendship.Joo hears a sorry screech as he walks along the shore near his home. It's from a penguin, whose feathers are soaked in oil.Barely moving on the sand,too tired to swim, too weak to stand ...Joo must save this little guy.Without his help, he'll surely die.Joo takes the penguin home. He cleans him, feeds him and nurses him slowly back to health --- and the pair develop a special bond. When the penguin is fully recovered, Joo knows it's time to return him to the wild where he belongs. But the penguin has other ideas ...Told in rhyming verse, this heartwarming picture book tells the true story of Joo Pereira de Souza of Brazil, who cared for a Magellanic penguin that had been caught in an oil spill.
About the Author
Author Julie Abery is a former preschool teacher who shaped her career reading picture books to children from around the world. She has a passion for using rhyme, rhythm, and repetition to encourage language acquisition, and combines nonfiction with rhyming verse to tell inspirational stories.Originally from England, she now calls Switzerland home. Julie's books include the Little Animal Friends board book series (Amicus Ink) , Yusra Swims (Creative Editions, 2020) , The Old Man and the Penguin: A True Story of True Friendship (Kids Can Press, 2020) and her latest release, Sakamoto's Swim Club: How a Teacher Led an Unlikely Team to Victory (Kids Can Press, 2021) .You can follow Julie on twitter @juliedawnabery and Instagram @juliedawnabery