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Mr. Popper's Penguins (Newbery Honor Award Winner)

By Richard Atwater, Florence Atwater
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By Richard Atwater, Florence Atwater
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The original story of the most famous penguins in the world. It starts with two penguins and leads to so many more, giving Mr. Popper the keys to one of the most entertaining children's books of all time.

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 ...

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