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Penguin Who Dreams of Flying Lifts Children’s Spirit of Adventure

Penguin Who Dreams of Flying Lifts Children’s Spirit of Adventure

“A Penguin’s Quest is an uncommon, spirited picture book in which an unconventional penguin’s daring decisions inspire her friends.” – Foreword Reviews

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Young readers can take a journey with Ingrid the penguin as she ventures from her home in Antarctica in search of a mythic place where it’s said a penguin can learn to fly in the enthralling children’s tale, A Penguin’s Quest.

Ingrid’s story begins as she heeds advice from some seriously lost NYC pigeons and sets out determined to accomplish something that no other penguin has ever done. A globe-trotting, epic journey ensues, with a cast of colorful characters that includes sea captains, Penn Station rats, a trip inside the NYC pigeon underworld and a ski instructor named Klaus. The mystery of Ingrid’s destination holds the answers as this intrepid penguin is on the verge of a discovery that could rock the penguin world.

Brought to life by author (and world-renowned photographer) Scott McDermott, with illustrations by Christine Anderson, this engaging adventure about pursuing a dream, no matter how improbable it may seem, unfolds like a short, animated film and culminates in a wonderful end. Written for children with a reading age level of grades 2-3, A Penguin’s Quest is a perfect early reader chapter book in a picture book format.

Author Scott McDermott grew up in Switzerland, backpacked through the American West, and trekked the Himalayas before spending the last 25 years as a commercial photographer and filmmaker in New York City. He has photographed many of the most influential figures in Hollywood, the music industry, business and government, along with directing a feature film and many commercials. McDermott recently started writing children’s fiction, inspired by the stories he made up to tell his own children. He is also learning to play bass guitar, primarily to back up his son on guitar.

Illustrator Christine Anderson is a Senior level Illustrator and Surface Pattern Designer based in Scottsdale, Arizona. She received a BFA in Graphic Design/Illustration from Drake University and has worked in commercial design for over 20 years. Though she had a successful career as a muralist and furniture designer, as well as being commissioned by corporations such as Learnin’ Tree, American Express, Hobby Lobby, Trader Joe’s, Michaels’s, QT Fabrics and Boston International, Anderson longed for her drawing board. She decided to refocus and get back to her true love, illustrating, with children’s books being part of her journey.

For more information, please visit http://www.apenguinsquest.com, http://www.ScottMcDermott.com, http://www.christineandersonillustration.com
or http://www.NotableKidsPublishing.com.

Or find them on Instagram (@Apenguinsquest_book; @scottmcdermott_; @christineandersondraws; or @Notablekidspublishing), Twitter (@ScottMcdermott_) or Facebook (scott.mcdermott.33).

A Penguin’s Quest
Publisher: Notable Kids Publishing
Publication Date: February 2, 2022
ISBN-10: ‎ 1733354859
ISBN-13: ‎ 978-1733354851
Available from Amazon.com and BN.com

Trish Stevens
Ascot Media Group, Inc.
Post Office Box 2394
Friendswood, TX 77549
[email protected]
www.ascotmedia.com
281.333.3507 Phone

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You Already Know How to Be Great: A Revolutionary Approach That Offers Unlimited Possibilities To Improve Performance

Elizabeth Grey
Ascot Media Group
Post Office Box 2394
Friendswood, TX 77549
281.333.3507 Phone
832.569.5539 Fax
[email protected]
www.ascotmedia.com

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You Already Know How to Be Great: A Revolutionary Approach That Offers Unlimited Possibilities To Improve Performance

South Jordan, UT – New York Times bestselling author, thought leader and sought-after speaker, Alan Fine’s latest book You Already Know How to Be Great: A Simple Way to Remove Interference and Unlock Your Greatest Potential (Penguin), is one of the few leadership books available today that provides the kind of how-to approach needed to build a culture of performance to compete in today’s fast-paced global economy. His revolutionary approach is setting the industry standard for one of the biggest challenges facing business leaders today.

Fine’s book:

•Presents a revolutionary way of looking at performance “inside-out”
•Identifies the biggest obstacle to great performance—”interference”—and how to remove it
•Makes the case that one element makes all the difference in our outcomes: focus
•Introduces a simple yet powerful focusing tool that can be used immediately and effectively.

Alan is an expert who can easily engage an audience on the following topics:

• Essential behaviors for better manager/employee conversations
• Developing everyone like a Millennial
• Why training alone does not drive business results
• Accessing your best self

InsideOut Development Founder and President, Alan is the recipient of the prestigious 2015 Utah ATD Thought Leader Award. In presenting the award, the Utah ATD President added: “Alan Fine offers genuine new thinking in the field of human performance. His concepts are enablers that allow industry professionals, as well as ordinary people, to leverage what they already have to help others perform better.”

Alan’s timely article, Coaching Millennials: Don’t Blame the Player, Change Your Game, is an instrumental resource to help bridge the gap between Millennials and older workers whose work styles/habits are vastly different — and shows organizations how to move away from traditional “training” and begin to coach from the inside-out.

Alan Fine is considered the pioneer of the modern day coaching movement and is the co-creator of the widely recognized GROW® Model. Fine is a New York Times bestselling author, international performance expert, widely sought-after keynote speaker, and well-respected business executive and professional athlete coach. He has dedicated the past 35 years to helping people from all walks of life elevate their performance and unlock potential. From the golf course to the boardroom, Alan has worked with many of the world’s most respected athletes and organizations.

You Already Know How to Be Great: A Simple Way to Remove Interference and Unlock Your Greatest Potential
By Alan Fine
Penguin
Available at www.alan-fine.com and all major book retailers
ISBN-10: 1591843553
ISBN-13: 978-1-591843559

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