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1988

Format:	Book
Author:	Atwater, Richard, author.
Title:	Mr. Popper's penguins / by Richard and Florence Atwater ; illustrated by Robert Lawson.
Publisher, Date:	Boston, Mass. : Little, Brown and Co., [1988] ©1938
Description:	138 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Summary:	The unexpected delivery of a large crate containing an Antarctic penguin changes the life and fortunes of Mr. Popper, a house painter obsessed by dreams of the Polar regions.
Target Audience Note:	910 Lexile.
Subjects:	Penguins -- Juvenile fiction. Human-animal relationships -- Juvenile fiction. Animal trainers -- Juvenile fiction. Humorous stories.
Genre:	Humorous fiction.
Other Author:	Atwater, Florence, author. Lawson, Robert, 1892-1957, illustrator.
Notes:	Reprint. Originally published: Boston : Little, Brown and Co., 1938. 58. Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.6 3.0. Reading Counts RC 3-5 4.9 5.0 7978. Accelerated Reader. MG 5.6 3 58. AR Middle Grades (MG 4-8) 5.6 3.0. reading level : 5.6. Newbery Honor Book, 1939.
Contents:	Stillwater -- The voice in the air -- Out of the Antarctic -- Captain Cook -- Troubles with a penguin -- More troubles -- Captain Cook builds a nest -- Penguin's promenade -- In the barber shop -- Shadows -- Greta -- More mouths to feed -- Money worries -- Mr. Greenbaum -- Popper's Performing Penguins -- On the road -- Fame -- April winds -- Admiral Drake -- Farewell, Mr. Popper.
Web Site:	Contributor biographical information Publisher description
LCCN:	87033923
ISBN:	0316058424 9780316058421 0316058432 9780316058438 060602218X 9780606022187 9780316186469 0316186465 9780881031201 0881031208 0590477331 9780590477338 0440213703 9780440213703 0440459346 9780440459347 9781435204935 9780316186469 9780316058421 0316058432 9780316186469 0316186465 0316058424 9780316058421 0316058432 (pbk.) 9780316058438 (pbk.) 9780812422597 (Perfectiion Learning bdg.) 0812422597 (Perfectiion Learning bdg.)
Other Number:	17265673
System Availability:	6
Current Holds:	0
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Control Number:	6012
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