Discover more books

The Penguin Who Wanted to Find Out

By Jill Tomlinson

Can Otto’s unlikely team master icy challenges before the penguin chicks face danger alone?

heart-warming humorous educational

Pageticker community rating

Average score: 4.9

From 10 readers

Genres

Animals Friendship/Family Humour

What is The Penguin Who Wanted to Find Out about?

Otto, the first penguin chick born this year, must learn to swim, dive, and catch fish to guide his fellow chicks. With the adults preoccupied, Otto and his friends band together to face the challenges of Antarctic life, discovering the importance of teamwork and friendship in their icy world.

About the author

Jill Tomlinson was a talented British author who loved writing animal stories for children. Her most famous books include 'The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark' and 'The Cat Who Wanted to Go Home'. Jill’s gentle stories help young readers learn about animals and feelings in a fun and friendly way.

Pages

96 pages

Reading age

Early Chapter Book (6-10)

This edition

2014

First published

1975

Celebrate every book your child reads

Keep track of the books they've read on Pageticker and watch their reading journey grow.

Pageticker

Ready to get started?

Join thousands of readers discovering their next favourite book

You might also like

Cover of The Bad Guys in Superbad
Cover of Claude In The City
Cover of Alexander Mccall Smith's Marvellous Mix-ups
Cover of The Worst Witch Collection - 7 Books
Cover of The Rescue Princesses The Golden Shell
Cover of The 117-Storey Treehouse
Cover of Agent Weasel & The Fiendish Fox Gang
Cover of Nimrod the Circus Pony
Cover of Pippa's Pony Tales: Royal Flame the Police Horse
Cover of Whiskers the Lonely Kitten
Cover of Yasmin the Chef
Cover of Sam Wu is NOT Afraid of Sharks!
Cover of Penny Dreadful Is a Magnet for Disaster
Cover of The Worst Witch Strikes Again
Cover of Dinosaur Cove Backpack
Cover of Wild Thing: 1
Cover of PYP L5 The Great Tree Mouse Adventure
Cover of Paddy the Puppy (Fairy Animals of Misty Wood)
Cover of Dog Man
Cover of All That Glitters
Cover of Wigglesbottom Primary 5
Cover of A Cat called Penguin
Cover of McTavish Takes the Biscuit
Cover of The Return of The Killer Cat
Cover of Boy Who Grew Dragons
Cover of The Bad Guys in Superbad
Cover of Claude In The City
Cover of Alexander Mccall Smith's Marvellous Mix-ups
Cover of The Worst Witch Collection - 7 Books
Cover of The Rescue Princesses The Golden Shell
Cover of The 117-Storey Treehouse
Cover of Agent Weasel & The Fiendish Fox Gang
Cover of Nimrod the Circus Pony
Cover of Pippa's Pony Tales: Royal Flame the Police Horse
Cover of Whiskers the Lonely Kitten
Cover of Yasmin the Chef
Cover of Sam Wu is NOT Afraid of Sharks!
Cover of Penny Dreadful Is a Magnet for Disaster
Cover of The Worst Witch Strikes Again
Cover of Dinosaur Cove Backpack
Cover of Wild Thing: 1
Cover of PYP L5 The Great Tree Mouse Adventure
Cover of Paddy the Puppy (Fairy Animals of Misty Wood)
Cover of Dog Man
Cover of All That Glitters
Cover of Wigglesbottom Primary 5
Cover of A Cat called Penguin
Cover of McTavish Takes the Biscuit
Cover of The Return of The Killer Cat
Cover of Boy Who Grew Dragons

Other books by Jill Tomlinson

Cover of Penguin's Progress
Cover of The Cat Who Wanted to Go Home
Cover of The Gorilla Who Wanted to Grow Up (Jill Tomlinson's Favourite Animal Tales)
Cover of The Hen Who Wouldn't Give Up
Cover of The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark
Cover of The Otter Who Wanted to Know
Cover of Three Favourite Animal Stories
Cover of The Aardvark Who Wasn't Sure
Cover of The Cat who Wanted to Go Home
Cover of Penguin's Progress
Cover of The Cat Who Wanted to Go Home
Cover of The Gorilla Who Wanted to Grow Up (Jill Tomlinson's Favourite Animal Tales)
Cover of The Hen Who Wouldn't Give Up
Cover of The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark
Cover of The Otter Who Wanted to Know
Cover of Three Favourite Animal Stories
Cover of The Aardvark Who Wasn't Sure
Cover of The Cat who Wanted to Go Home
Cover of Penguin's Progress
Cover of The Cat Who Wanted to Go Home
Cover of The Gorilla Who Wanted to Grow Up (Jill Tomlinson's Favourite Animal Tales)
Cover of The Hen Who Wouldn't Give Up
Cover of The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark
Cover of The Otter Who Wanted to Know
Cover of Three Favourite Animal Stories
Cover of The Aardvark Who Wasn't Sure
Cover of The Cat who Wanted to Go Home
Cover of Penguin's Progress
Cover of The Cat Who Wanted to Go Home
Cover of The Gorilla Who Wanted to Grow Up (Jill Tomlinson's Favourite Animal Tales)
Cover of The Hen Who Wouldn't Give Up
Cover of The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark
Cover of The Otter Who Wanted to Know
Cover of Three Favourite Animal Stories
Cover of The Aardvark Who Wasn't Sure
Cover of The Cat who Wanted to Go Home