{"id":7476,"date":"2021-06-21T14:17:26","date_gmt":"2021-06-21T21:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/?p=7476"},"modified":"2021-06-21T14:17:27","modified_gmt":"2021-06-21T21:17:27","slug":"penguin-town-you-will-laugh-and-cry-as-you-discover-just-how-human-like-penguins-are","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/2021\/penguin-town-you-will-laugh-and-cry-as-you-discover-just-how-human-like-penguins-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Penguin Town * You Will Laugh And Cry As You Discover Just How Human-Like Penguins Are"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Penguintown.poster.jpg?resize=147%2C217&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7483\" width=\"147\" height=\"217\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ve never met penguins like these before. Forget ice and snow, this rowdy colony of African penguins are hitting the sun-drenched beaches and breaking all the rules. Every summer, these tuxedoed birds vie for prime real estate on the sandy shores of Simon\u2019s Town, south of Cape Town, and stir things up. While humans apply sun block and wax their surfboards, these endangered little guys, who have adapted to heat and can travel long distances, are causing traffic jams in the streets and bringing mayhem to this tropical paradise. Their mission: find a mate, make babies and not go extinct! Filled with boisterous shenanigans and loads of adorable penguins \u2014 from the troublemaking \u201cCar Park Gang\u201d to the sweet and cuddly newlyweds Mr. &amp; Mrs. C. \u2014 this eight-part series about the real lives of African penguins brings flipper-flapping fun and drama. Join the ride \u2026 this town is going to get painted black and white!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>KIDS FIRST! Film Critic Katherine S., comments, \u201cI love <em>Penguin Town<\/em>! It has great narration, interesting stories and is educational. You will laugh and you will cry in this eight-episode docu-series. The messages here are: 1. protect and conserve wildlife, and 2. with the power of family, you can do anything. Tiana S. adds, \u201cPenguin Town is far beyond just another penguin docu-series! It\u2019s hilarious as well as being educational. After all, it is narrated by comedian Patton Oswalt. This film shows just how human-like penguins&#8217; lives are when it comes to survival, searching for food and protecting their children. The only difference is that they are in a more hazardous environment.\u201d See their full reviews and interview with the producer and director below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Penguin Town<br>Katherine S, KIDS FIRST! Film Critic, age 13<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jA2qZy_HBtE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/penguintown.c.jpg?resize=225%2C127&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7481\" width=\"225\" height=\"127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/penguintown.c.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/penguintown.c.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/penguintown.c.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/penguintown.c.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption>PENGUIN TOWN. Cr. NETFLIX \u00a9 2021<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I love <em>Penguin Town<\/em>! It has great narration, interesting stories and is educational. You will laugh and you will cry in this eight-episode docu-series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This show follows the rowdy colony of endangered South African Penguins in the beautiful beach town, Simon\u2019s Town, who forget the snow and flock to the sun. We follow the lives of newborns as they grow and then raise families of their own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are eight episodes in this show, each running about 25 minutes. <em>Penguin Town <\/em>is narrated by Patton Oswald, an excellent narrator who is goofy at some points and serious at others. The writing is very comedic, relatable and personifies the penguins. There are cliff-hangers at the end of episode, so you can\u2019t wait to watch the next one. All the penguins have very clever names, based on where they live such as Car Park Gang, the Courtyards and the Wheelbarrows. My favorite penguin family is the Bougainvilleas because they would do anything for their kids.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-medium is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/penguintown.a.jpg?resize=225%2C127&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7480\" width=\"225\" height=\"127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/penguintown.a.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/penguintown.a.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/penguintown.a.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/penguintown.a.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption>PENGUIN TOWN. Cr. NETFLIX \u00a9 2021<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The messages here are: 1. protect and conserve wildlife, and 2. with the power of family, you can do anything. Of course, having kids is a LOT of work. There is some on-screen mating, sad parts and intense fights and deaths, so sensitive people may not like this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I give&nbsp;<em>Penguin Town<\/em>&nbsp;5 out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages 8-18, plus adults. This show will be available on Netflix beginning June 16, 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Penguin Town<br>By Tiana S., KIDS FIRST! Film Critic, age 10<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/61m0aMhAqlI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/penguintown.d.jpg?resize=225%2C127&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7482\" width=\"225\" height=\"127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/penguintown.d.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/penguintown.d.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/penguintown.d.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/penguintown.d.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption>PENGUIN TOWN. Cr. NETFLIX \u00a9 2021<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Penguin Town is far beyond just another penguin docu-series! It\u2019s hilarious as well as being educational. After all, it is narrated by comedian Patton Oswalt. This film shows just how human-like penguins&#8217; lives are when it comes to survival, searching for food and protecting their children. The only difference is that they are in a more hazardous environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Penguin Town is an 8-part documentary about the African Penguins, which are an endangered species of penguins that live in Africa. Each part of the series shows the experience of one of the penguin families named: The Bougainvilleas, The Courtyards, The Culverts and even Junior the \u201cmisfit\u201d penguin. You get a close up view of how the penguins live, love, learn and grow.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This series is very heart-warming but can also be heartbreaking due to some of the events in the penguins&#8217; lives. My favorite thing about Penguin Town is how the filmmakers named the families based on their homes. For example, the Wheelbarrows live under a wheelbarrow; the Car Park Gang is a group of penguins who are loners, pick on other penguins and actually live in a car park. The camerawork in this film is astonishing. There are mind-blowing close-ups of the penguins, underwater scenes and lots of really cool shots of the penguins in their natural habitats. They truly incorporate plenty of human-like scenes, such as when a group of penguins walk into frame to some hip music as if they are a crew of cool penguins or when a female penguin shakes her head as if she is swinging her hair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-medium is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Penguintowjn.f.jpg?resize=225%2C127&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7478\" width=\"225\" height=\"127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Penguintowjn.f.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Penguintowjn.f.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Penguintowjn.f.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Penguintowjn.f.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption>PENGUIN TOWN. Cr. NETFLIX \u00a9 2021<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The message of Penguin Town is to not to give up; even if you fail the first time or are nervous, it\u2019s okay! In the series, the penguins might fail at trying to swim the first time, but they keep trying and eventually succeed! A hidden message is how climate change and human activities such as fishing endanger the lives of the African Penguins. Parents should be aware of mild profanity and some intense fighting scenes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I rate Penguin Town 5 out of 5 stars and recommend it for kids ages 10 to 18, plus adults. If you are someone that loves penguins and want to know more about how they live, this is for you! Penguin Town premieres on Netflix, June 16, 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You\u2019ve never met penguins like these before. Forget ice and snow, this rowdy colony of African penguins are hitting the sun-drenched beaches and breaking all the rules. Every summer, these tuxedoed birds vie for prime real estate on the sandy shores of Simon\u2019s Town, south of Cape Town, and stir things up. While humans apply sun block and wax their surfboards, these endangered little guys, who have adapted to heat and can travel long distances, are causing traffic jams in the streets and bringing mayhem to this tropical paradise. Their mission: find a mate, make babies and not go extinct! Filled with boisterous shenanigans and loads of adorable penguins \u2014 from the troublemaking \u201cCar Park Gang\u201d to the sweet and cuddly newlyweds Mr. &#038; Mrs. C. \u2014 this eight-part series about the real lives of African penguins brings flipper-flapping fun and drama. Join the ride \u2026 this town is going to get painted black and white! <\/p>\n<p>KIDS FIRST! Film Critic Katherine S., comments, \u201cI love Penguin Town! It has great narration, interesting stories and is educational. You will laugh and you will cry in this eight-episode docu-series. The messages here are: 1. protect and conserve wildlife, and 2. with the power of family, you can do anything. Tiana S. adds, \u201cPenguin Town is far beyond just another penguin docu-series! It\u2019s hilarious as well as being educational. After all, it is narrated by comedian Patton Oswalt. This film shows just how human-like penguins&#8217; lives are when it comes to survival, searching for food and protecting their children. 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