Mr Popper Penguin
Publication date 1938 Media type Print (, ) & AudioBook Pages 139 PZ7.A892 Mr 1988 Mr. Popper's Penguins is a written by, with illustrations by, originally published in 1938. It tells the story of a poor house painter named Mr. Popper and his family, who live in the small town of Stillwater in the 1930s. The Poppers unexpectedly come into possession of a penguin, Captain Cook. The Poppers then receive a female penguin from the zoo, who mates with Captain Cook to have 10 baby penguins. Before long, something must be done lest the penguins eat the Poppers out of house and home.
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Even though he would leave the Penguins alone in the house and they will make a big mess. Contents. Plot Mr. Popper is a house painter of modest means, living with his wife and two children (Bill and Janie) in the small town of.
He has a happy life, but he is also a restless dreamer, spending his time reading of famous explorers in faraway places. One day, the Popper family tunes in to a radio broadcast by an Admiral exploring polar regions. Popper had previously sent the Admiral fan mail, and the Admiral promises Mr. Popper a surprise. The surprise turns out to be a penguin, which comes in a large box.
Popper names the penguin 'Captain Cook' after the famous. Popper cleans out the so that the penguin can sleep inside. As time goes by, the Poppers find that Captain Cook is growing large, but his health is failing. Popper writes to the curator of a large aquarium, asking for help. The curator replies that the aquarium has a female penguin, Greta, who unfortunately is also experiencing the same symptoms, and he suggests that perhaps the penguins are simply lonely. Soon after, the Poppers receive their second penguin in the mail. The pair of penguins are revitalized by each other's presence.
As both birds cannot fit into the icebox together, Mr. Popper opens the window to let in the cold winter air, creating a snow-covered habitat. As this solution will not work in springtime, Mr. Popper has the main things moved upstairs and a freezing plant installed in the basement for the birds.
This makes for happy penguins, but strains the family budget. As time passes, Greta lays eggs. She continues laying a new egg every three days until the total reaches ten. As penguins do not normally lay so many eggs, Mr. Popper attributes this to the change in climate the birds have experienced. When the eggs hatch, the Popper family now has twelve penguins to feed, and the contractor is looking for payment on the household changes.
Popper decides to raise money by training the twelve penguins and turning them into a act. The act debuts at the local theater, and soon the 'Popper's Performing Penguins' are featured throughout the country. But in the theater in, the penguins cause trouble; what's worse, they've accidentally shown up at the wrong theater. The manager of the wrong theater is extremely angry and has Mr. Popper arrested, along with the penguins.
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Admiral Drake, having arrived to see Popper's Performing Penguins for himself, posts for Mr. After speaking with the Admiral, Mr. Popper decides that is no life for a penguin. Drake lets all of the twelve penguins go with him on his expedition to the, where they will be released experimentally into the. The Poppers are sad to see the penguins go, especially Mr. Popper himself — that is, until Admiral Drake invites Mr.
Popper to accompany him on the trip. The Poppers wave goodbye as Mr. Popper and his penguins sail away towards the North Pole and Mr. Popper promises to be back in a year or two. Publication history.
1938, U.S.A., Little, Brown and Company. 1988, U.S.A., Little, Brown and Co. 1993, U.S.A., Little, Brown, pop-up. 2000, U.S.A., Prince Frederick, cassette Reception Mr. Popper's Penguins has received generally positive reviews.
Wrote 'Vivid imagery, clever word plays, and funny characters that border on the absurd have made this book a popular choice in for kids in classrooms and at home.' , on the other hand, stated 'This is rather a silly story, and I don't believe children will think it particularly funny.'
Said of a version 'Aside from the alliterative appeal of a pop-up Mr. Popper, it's hard to see how the children's classic benefits from this particular format.' And 'Stick with the real thing.' Awards Mr. Popper's Penguins was named a Book in 1939 and won the 1940. It was one of the inaugural 1958 books.
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