| Mr. Popper's Penguins (Newbery Honor Book) Contributor(s): Atwater, Richard (Author), Atwater, Florence (Author) |
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ISBN: 0316058432 ISBN-13: 9780316058438 Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1992 Annotation: A classic of American humor, the adventures of a house painter and his brood of high-stepping penguins have delighted children for generations. "Here is a book to read aloud in groups of all ages. There is not an extra or misplaced word in the whole story."--"The Horn Book." Newbery Honor Book. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Classics - Juvenile Fiction | Animals - Birds - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 87033923 |
| Lexile Measure: 910 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5" W x 7.5" (0.30 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Catalog Heading - Classics - Curriculum Strand - Language Arts |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 58 Reading Level: 5.6 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 3.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This Newbery Honor-winning novel, with over 1 million copies sold, now celebrates its 80th anniversary with a new look and interior illustrations 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. |