Antarctica has changed greatly over the past few decades, with global warming having a profound impact on the region and its wildlife. Among the afflicted: the Adélies penguin. Dependent on the rapidly melting sea ice, these penguins are struggling to adapt to a shifting climate and changing ecosystem. Fraser's Penguins: Warning Signs from Antarctica is an upcoming book that brings the story of these penguins to life through a poignant mix of narrative and fact, direct experience and scientific analysis. Conveying the beauty of Antarctica's wildlife as well as the ugliness of the human-made threats that harm it, Fraser's Penguins is an eye-opener and call to action for animal lovers everywhere.

Due out this January 3, 2012 from St. Martin's Griffin publishers, Fraser's Penguins promises to make the plight of penguins in the Antarctic region more relevant and understandable for animal lovers around the world. Fen Montaigne, the book's author, spent five months in the Antarctic region researching and working with scientist Bill Fraser. There, he had a chance to observe the Adélies penguins up close and personal in their native habitat and witness first hand the struggle these beautiful animals face in a transforming landscape. Montaigne is an established journalist and author who has written for National Geographic, Smithsonian, and The New Yorker. Earning Montaigne a Guggenheim Fellowship award, Fraser's Penguins marks another achievement in a successful and meaningful writing career.

Though Fraser's Penguins focuses on the Antarctica, the story is one that affects us all. Global warming has the potential to negatively impact the everyday lives of animals not just in the Antarctica, but around the entire world. For the penguin enthusiast, animal lover, or environmentalist looking for engaging, informative, important writing, this book will not disappoint.