Mr. Popper's penguins / by Richard and Florence Atwater ; illustrated by Robert Lawson.
Relates how the unexpected delivery of a large crate containing a live penguin changes the life of Mr. Popper, a house painter obsessed by dreams of the polar region.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780316058438
- ISBN: 0316058432
- ISBN: 9780316058421
- ISBN: 0316058424
- Physical Description: 138 pages, [12] leaves of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
- Publisher: Boston : Little, Brown and Co., ©1938.
Content descriptions
| Formatted Contents Note: | 1. Stillwater -- 2. The voice in the air -- 3. Out of the Antarctic -- 4. Captain Cook -- 5. Troubles with a penguin -- 6. More troubles -- 7. Captain Cook builds a nest -- 8. Penguin's promenade -- 9. In the barber shop -- 10. Shadows -- 11. Greta -- 12. More mouths to feed -- 13. Money worries -- 14. Mr. Greenbaum. |
| Awards Note: | Newbery Honor Book, 1939. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | House painters > Juvenile fiction. Penguins > Juvenile fiction. Humorous stories. Newbery Honor Book. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at scottsboropl.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| scottsboropl | JF Atw | 32269000987092 | Juvenile - Fiction | Available | - |