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Mr. Popper's penguins

by Richard and Florence Atwater ; illustrated by Robert Lawson

Little, Brown and Co., c1966

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Summary: The unexpected delivery of a large crate containing an Antarctic penguin changes the life and fortunes of Mr. Popper, a house painter obsessed by dreams of the Polar regions

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Description

Mr. Popper's Penguins is one of the handful of American books for children that has attained the status of a classic. First published in 1938, this story of a housepainter who is sent a male penguin by the great Admiral Drake, and who, thanks to the arrival of a female penguin, soon has twelve penguins living in his house, has amused and enchanted generations of children and their parents.

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  • NCID
    BA46172642
  • ISBN
    • 0316058424
    • 0316058432
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Boston
  • Pages/Volumes
    138 p.
  • Size
    19 cm
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