title: Penguin Planet: Their World, Our World, 2nd Edition
author:  Kevin Schafer 
description: <span><span style="font-style:italic;">Penguin Planet</span><span> is a bold and stunning expression of beauty and adventure. Schafer, an exceptionally talented photographer and writer, takes us along on his explorations around the southern oceans in search of the world's penguins. Hold on, it's a great ride. From the squabbling chaos of the breeding colonies to the open seas, we travel with Schafer in image and narrative to join these graceful and determined swimmers in their orbit of life. While we savor the dramatic visual moments in the lives of penguins, we also reflect over the wisdom Schafer imparts. This book is also not without wit and humor, and the ease of Schafer's presentation and the honesty and originality of his work is certainly reflected. Here, in spectacular fashion, he has gifted us a compelling and necessary bridge between ourselves and natureas we traverse this path, we do so with pleasure and awe.<br /></span></span> (Tony Angell, sculptor, illustrator and best-selling author of In the Company of Crows and Ravens, and many other books)<br /><br /><span><span>Reading </span><span style="font-style:italic;">Penguin Planet</span><span> is like being the sole passenger onboard an expedition vessel with Kevin Schafer. His passion, obsession, and eloquence become yours. With him as guide, a passing flirtation with the species will surely turn to love at first sight. After I finally closed this book, I kept intoning the names of my new best friendsfrom Rockhoppers to Gentoos, Chinstraps to Macaronis. </span><span style="font-style:italic;">Penguin Planet</span><span> is a must expedition for all lovers of the wild.</span></span> (John Heminway, filmmaker and writer)<br /><br /><span><span>This book is a beautiful record for any of us who have been touched by these remarkable birds.</span></span> (Sven-Olof Lindblad, president and founder of Lindblad Expeditions)<br /><br /><span><span>Now in an eye-catching second edition with even more striking, full-color photography as well as up-to-date information, Penguin Planet: Their World, Our World is a captivating softcover coffee table book pairing on-location photography with insightful essays about the harsh daily lives of penguins. Showcasing a multitude of species at all stages of life, Penguin Planet tells of the natural history that prompted penguin evolution (only a lack of land-based predators made their reproduction cycle possible), the hazards they endure from natural predators to the depredations of man, their extreme perseverance when raising chicks (some species literally go for months without food while incubating eggs), and much more. The next best thing to traveling to the southern hemisphere to observe wild penguins in person, Penguin Planet is highly recommended!</span></span> (<i>Midwest Book Review</i>)
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