Anyone who says penguins can’t fly has never seen them underwater. In the ocean, penguins are transformed. Their short, flat wings—all but useless on land—serve as powerful flippers. Their comically tubby bodies become streamlined torpedoes. They soar, glide, dart, and dive. In essence, they do whatever they care to do. They are completely in their element.
It’s a lesson worth learning: Every species—and every member of that species—excels at something. You need only find the right conditions to make life a truly brilliant experience.
This little book contains some extraordinary photos of penguins in their natural habitat, but it is not a book about penguins. Instead, this book is about another oddly endearing flightless biped. Namely, us. We, too, sometimes stumble and occasionally look awkward, but nonetheless have the innate ability to soar.
A penguin’s approach to life is intuitive, practical, and cooperative. It also seems, at times, undeniably joyful. As this little book shows, we can learn a lot from these fat, feathered fellows at the bottom of the world.