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Mr. Popper's penguins / Richard and Florence Atwater ; illustrated by Robert Lawson.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boston, Mass. : Little, Brown and Co., [1988]Copyright date: ©1938Description: 138 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0316058424
  • 9780316058421
  • 0316058432
  • 9780316058438
  • 060602218X
  • 9780606022187
  • 9780316186469
  • 0316186465
  • 9780881031201
  • 0881031208
Other title:
  • Mister Popper's penguins
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Stillwater -- 2. The voice in the air -- Out of the Antarctic -- Captain Cook -- Troubles with a penguin -- More troubles -- Captain Cook builds a nest -- Penguin's promenade -- In the barber shop -- Shadows -- Greta -- More mouths to feed -- Money worries -- Mr. Greenbaum -- Popper's Performing Penguins -- On the road -- Fame -- April winds -- Admiral Drake -- Farewell, Mr. Popper.
Awards:
  • Newbery Honor Book, 1939.
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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Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's Fiction ATWATER RICHARD Checked out 06/18/2024 33111010660955
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Fiction Atwater, Richard On hold 33111003963895 1
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Fiction Atwater, Richard Checked out 07/03/2024 33111002331888
Total holds: 1

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The classic Newbery Honor book that inspired the hilarious Jim Carrey movie--and a childhood favorite book for generations.



Mr. Popper's Penguins is 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 Penguins has amused and enchanted generations of children and their parents.



Don't miss the sequel, The Popper Penguin Rescue !

Reprint. Originally published: Boston : Little, Brown and Co., 1938.

Stillwater -- 2. The voice in the air -- Out of the Antarctic -- Captain Cook -- Troubles with a penguin -- More troubles -- Captain Cook builds a nest -- Penguin's promenade -- In the barber shop -- Shadows -- Greta -- More mouths to feed -- Money worries -- Mr. Greenbaum -- Popper's Performing Penguins -- On the road -- Fame -- April winds -- Admiral Drake -- Farewell, Mr. Popper.

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.

910 Lexile.

58. Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.6 3.0.

Reading Counts RC 3-5 4.9 5.0 7978.

Newbery Honor Book, 1939.

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