Tacky the penguin and his friends go to Camp Whoopihaha where they scare each other by telling ghost stories around the campfire, never expecting that one of the frightening stories will come true.

Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, and group life of penguins.

Elliot, a very proper young man, feels a kinship with the penguins at the aquarium and wants to take one home with him.

Introduces the physical characteristics, habitat, behavior, life cycle, predators, and different varieties of penguins.

Perry the penguin is chilly and must find a way to get warm and defrost his feathers.

"A penguin whines about the uncontrollable problems in his life."--

Tacky the exuberant penguin accidentally goes sailboarding and winds up on a tropical island, where he meets an elephant who demands proof of Tacky's identity.

When summer nears its end in Antarctica, emperor penguins bound out of the water and gather together to begin a long march. They march to their nesting ground 100 miles away. When they arrive, each penguin chooses a mate and starts a family.