May 11, 2011
A student named Makayla M. wrote today and asked:
"Do you think that macaroni penguins are weird or cool? What is your favorite animal in the world?
I think all penguins are cool, don’t you? Macaroni Penguins are so unusual, with those magnificent, bright-colored feathers on their heads. You can probably find my book PENGUINS in your school library, and you’ll find a page in there that tells you how the Macaroni penguin got its name. (Hint: It has nothing to do with pasta.)
I can’t tell you my favorite animal because then the other animals would attack me!
(Photo from PENGUINS, by Seymour Simon. CollinsSmithsonian Books, 2007)
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Posted by: Seymour Simon
