I Can Fly by Fifi Kuo

wants to fly.

Fifi Kuo

Little Penguin He feels he can.

He knows he can.

I can’ t fly

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But everyone says

F L Y

penguins can’t fly. . .

Or can they?

An outstanding picture book from Macmillan Prize Winner, Fifi Kuo .

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“ Why can’t I fly ? ” asked Little Penguin .

Little Penguin wanted to fly

like other birds .

“Ha!” said Gull. “Penguins CAN’ T fly!”

“But I do have wings,”

So Little Penguin

thought Little Penguin .

flapped .

Then flapped some more .

Then flapped really hard .

Then he waddled as fast as his little legs could carry him .

And he leapt ... and

whoosh,

splat . . .

He landed in front

of his dad .

“What are you doing, Little Penguin?” asked Dad .

“I want to fly!”

said Little Penguin .

“Penguins can’t fly,” said Dad .

“Penguins swim . ”

“Like other

birds .”

“I’m sure I can fly,”

thought Little Penguin .

Little Penguin was exhausted .

So Little Penguin flipped and flapped his little wings .

And flipped

and flapped some more .

“I can do better,”

said Little Penguin .

Then he slipped, and slipped, bumped

and tripped and ...

He fell

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Dad was close by

and took Little Penguin’s wing .

They swam below the sea .

They leapt above the sea .

They flew in the air

and dived again and again .

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“Swimming is like flying, isn’t it, Dad?”

“Almost the same, my little penguin . ”

“I can fly!”

This book is for my parents and grandparents for giving me the chance to have adventures.

For Martin, Caroline, David and Leilani thanks for believing that I can fly.

Thank you too, to my Godparents in Chung-Li, Hippo, and my friends, who always cheer me up. And you, who are reading this book.

Fifi Kuo

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Fi f i K u o

T h e r i g h t o f Fi f i K u o t o b e i d e n t i f i e d a s t h e a u t h o r a n d i l l u s t r a t o r o f this wor k has been asser ted by her in accordance w i t h t h e C o p y r i g h t, De s i g n s a n d Pa t e n t s Ac t,

1988 .

A l l r i g h t s r e s e r ve d, i n c l u d i n g t h e r i g h t o f r e p r o d u c t i o n i n w h o l e o r i n p a r t i n a n y f o r m.

A c a t a l o g u e r e c o r d f o r t h i s b o o k i s a v a i l a b l e f r o m t h e Br i t i s h L i b r a r y.

T h e i l l u s t r a t i o n s w e r e p r e p a r e d u s i n g c h a r c o a l a n d d i g i t a l c o l o u r.

T h e t e x t i s s e t i n K r i s t e n a l w a y s n o t s o n o r m a l.

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978 1 910716 43 4

1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 Printed in China A l l o f o u r p a p e r s a r e s o u r c e d f r o m m a n a g e d f o r e s t s a n d r e n e w a b l e r e s o u r c e s.