Mr. Popper's Penguins | 
 enlarge | Authors: Richard Atwater, Florence Atwater
Brand: Spring Arbor/Ingram
Category: Book
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Rating:  150 reviews
Sales Rank: 3857
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Pages: 139
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5 x 0.4
MPN: 9780316058438
ISBN: 0316058432
EAN: 9780316058438
ASIN: 0316058432
Publication Date: November 2, 1992
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Product Description
A classic of American humor, this story of a housepainter and his brood of high-stepping penguins has delighted children for generations. Recommended by Laura Berquist Syllabus Grade 3Authors: Richard Atwater and Florence AtwaterPages: 152, paperbackPublisher: Time Warner Book GroupISBN: 0316058432
Amazon.com Review
More than 60 years have not dated this wonderfully absurd tale--it still makes kids (and parents) laugh out loud. Poor Mr. Popper isn't exactly unhappy; he just wishes he had seen something of the world before meeting Mrs. Popper and settling down. Most of all, he wishes he had seen the Poles, and spends his spare time between house-painting jobs reading all about polar explorations. Admiral Drake, in response to Mr. Popper's fan letter, sends him a penguin; life at 432 Proudfoot Avenue is never the same again. From one penguin living in the icebox, the Popper family grows to include 12 penguins, all of whom must be fed. Thus is born "Popper's Performing Penguins, First Time on Any Stage, Direct from the South Pole." Their adventures while on tour are hilarious, with numerous slapstick moments as the penguins disrupt other acts and invade hotels. Classic chapter-a-night fun. (Ages 5 to 10) --Richard Farr
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 A good book to help a child's transition to books with more text July 30, 2010
Fry Boy (Orlando, FL USA)
"Mr. Popper's Penguins" is the first book I picked to help my 6.5-year-old daughter advance beyond picture books and, all in all, it was a good choice. It was more of an experiment to see how well she stayed with a story if we read a chapter each night.
I won't rehash the story, but instead focus on the book's format. With about 20 chapters and 135 pages, each night consisted of about six to seven pages of reading, but since the book was small, the text amply spaced and each chapter contained a small picture or two, it amounted to about ten minutes or less of me reading to her. So, reading a chapter a night was easily managed, permitting a "quick" bedtime, Q.T. with my daughter and an introduction to longer text stories for her. (Note: she is able to read picture books [i.e. Little Bear, Dr. Suess, etc.] on her own without issue.)
In addition to all that, "Mr. Popper's Penguins" is a good story that is well told, concise and able to give many an adult book a run for its entertaining money.
 Fabulous book June 7, 2010
Denise R. Miller
Mr. Popper's Penguins is an excellent book for any child, or adult, who has a great imagination and likes to laugh. The things that happen to the Popper family and their penguins make for a great read.
Memories February 7, 2010
Jan Clark
This was my favorite book in second grade. Our teacher would read and we would listen so close. I purchase one for myseld and one for my great nephew.
Great classic! February 6, 2010
Kari A. (Georgia)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this to go along with my son's homeschooling language arts curriculum. I don't know how I made it through childhood without reading this book, but I'm glad I got to enjoy it with my child as an adult. GREAT story that I'm reading to the little brother now. In this age of electronic everything, it's heartwarming to see two busy boys truly enjoy a classic like this!
A Book Review February 2, 2010
My book was about a man who was named Mr. Popper. He was a house painter. He had two children named Janie and Bill. He and his family lived at 432 Proudfoot Avenue. He likes to read books about the Arctic, Antarctica, North Pole, and South Pole. Whenever there was a book in the library about these areas he was the first one to borrow the books.
He has always wanted to travel to the arctics. He loved to read about the messages of Admiral Drake that were in the library books. Then, one day the postman came and rang the bell. Finally, some one came and the post man asked," Do the Popper's live here?" They answered yes. You have a package. The package was from Antarctica. It had a penguin in it. Mr. Popper named the penguin Captain Cook.
Then one day, Captain Cook got sick. He got sick because he needed a friend. He was homesick for all his brothers and sisters. Mr. Popper called Antarctica and asked for them to send them another penguin.
One day, another penguin arrived. The Poppers named the penguin Greta. The Poppers wrote the penguins names on the their backs because the penguins looked alike. The Poppers painted the names of the penguins with white paint. The Poppers could tell them apart. Finally, Captain Cook was happy again.
I would tell people about this book if they liked animals, if they have pets, and if they enjoy being cold and in the snow. People who like to read things that are funny and people who have a big imagination would like this book. The fourth, fifth, and sixth graders would love it. I think the girls would like it the most.
My favorite part was when Captain Cook got happy because he had a friend. Then, he felt good again and his family did too. They all became happy when Greta came. That was my favorite part.
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