The classic Newbery Honor book about a man and a house full of penguinsa childhood favorite for generations.
Mr. Popper's Penguinsis one of the handful of American books for children that has attained the status of a classic.
A humble house painter is sent a male penguin by the great Admiral Drake and, thanks to the arrival of a female penguin, soon has twelve penguins living in his house.
First published in 1938,Mr. Popper's Penguinshas amused and enchanted generations of children and their parents.
Don't miss the sequel,The Popper Penguin Rescue!
Before his death in 1948, Richard Atwater was a newspaper columnist and a professor of Greek. He is best known for writing
Mr. Popper's Penguinswith his wife, Florence, who finished the novel when he fell ill. Together, they were honored with the 1939 Newbery Honor Award.
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