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Mr. Popper's Penguins

By: Richard Atwater, Florence Atwater
Narrated by: Nick Sullivan
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The classic Newbery Honor book about a man and a house full of penguins—a childhood favorite 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!

Animals Animals & Nature Classics Humourous Fiction Literature & Fiction Funny
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My daughter (7) loved listening to this in the car. Difficult to adjust to the voice reading it but overall a total success.

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