Winner of the 2011 Silver Nautilus Book Award. The Nautilus Book Awards honor books that are “changing the world one book at a time”.

Named one of the ‘best natural history books of 2010″ by Library Journal.

“In the wake of the BP disaster and its botched bird recovery, it’s gratifying to read Dyan deNapoli’s new book. The lesson: When the job is done right, birds can be saved and returned to the wild.”

“It’s hard to imagine a silver lining coming out of a story about an oil spill, but if there ever were one, it would be The Great Penguin Rescue.”

“Any general interest and natural history collection will relish this book!”

“The Great Penguin Rescue is a powerful story, one that needs to be heard. Not just to find out what happened in South Africa…but so that we know, even though tragedies like this will keep occurring, there is hope.”

Selected as a ‘must-read book’ in the 2010 Massachusetts Book Awards. Also a finalist for the 2010 Massachusetts Book Award.

“The Great Penguin Rescue is a riveting account of one of the worst wildlife disasters in history. Dyan deNapoli relates her firsthand experiences with the cleanup efforts and the rehabilitation of thousands of birds in exquisite detail that will capture readers’ hearts and minds effortlessly. This book is a must-read for every bird lover, nature lover, and oil executive to learn not only how destructive a spill can be, but also how much love, compassion, and effort is needed to deal with the consequences.”

“A real-life eco-thriller with a happy ending.”

“DeNapoli was one of the experts who led thousands of volunteers in a desperate rush to save the birds after an oil spill off Cape Town, South Africa, steering the species back from the brink of disaster. Now deNapoli recounts the tale in The Great Penguin Rescue, a book that’s both exciting nature drama and big-picture penguin ecology primer.”

“The Great Penguin Rescue vividly brings to life the environmental catastrophe that can follow an oil spill.”