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Mr. Popper's Penguins

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Mr. Popper dreams about leaving his boring life and going on an adventure to the Antarctic. When the legendary Admiral Drake sends him a live penguin in response to his letter, he is thrilled. Very soon, he also receives a female companion for his penguin and they have 10 children. But Mr. Popper has enough trouble supporting his human family, and so he has the idea to take his penguins to the stage. Soon, Mr. Popper is up to his ears in adventure as he tries to manage 12 performing penguins and the trouble they inevitably get into. ... more

About Author

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 Penguins with his wife, Florence, who finished the novel when he fell ill. Together, they were honored with the 1939 Newbery Honor Award.

Hachette Audio
Category:
JUVENILE FICTION
Format:
AUDIO BOOK
Subformat:
DOWNLOADABLE (AUDIO)
Edition:
Unabridged
Publish Date:
4/1/2009
Price:
$9.98/$10.98
ISBN:
9781600246760
Pages:
0

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