About this title: Mr. Popper is a house painter who lives in a small American town with his wife and two children. It has always been Mr. Popper's dream to travel to Antarctica and see real live penguins, so when he hears that an explorer named Admiral Drake is going on an Antarctic expedition, Mr. Popper writes him a letter. Admiral Drake responds by sending Mr. ...
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780316058438ISBN:0316058432
Description: Lawson, Robert. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 139 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: Children/juvenile. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Scholastic
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780590477338ISBN:0590477331
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. average used book with shelvewear/edgewear, clean pages and fairly tight binding. Glued binding. 138 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Good. Softcover, Scholastic, 1994, cover has some shelf and edge wear, text is clean and spine is tight, ships within 24 hr. sku 5010. read more
Description: Very Good. 0316010472 Great condition Soft Cover book, clean pages, mild creases to spine, light edge/corner rubs, this book is GREAT! Shop & Save With US. read more
Description: Very Good. 0590477331 Great condition Soft Cover book, clean pages, previous owner inscription, mild creases to spine, light edge/corner rubs, this book is GREAT! Shop & Save With US. read more
Description: Very Good. 0590477331 Great condition Soft Cover book, clean pages, mild creases to spine, light edge/corner rubs, this book is GREAT! Shop & Save With US. read more
"Mr. Popper's Penguins was a Newberry Honor book in 1939 and has been a commonly taught book in grades 2-4 ever since. It is becoming a part of our cultural literature (so widely read that it is referred to as common knowledge) and I read it for that reason. This is a delightful book about a poor house painter who is obsessed with Antarctica; he studies books and magazines about the frozen continent and even writes to Admiral Drake about his current expeditions. To his surprise, Drake sends him a penguin and the adventures begin. Another penguin joins the Popper household and soon ten baby penguins are hatched. With twelve penguins to feed, the Poppers are flat broke, and they must become creative to keep the penguins fed and happy and get themselves out of debt. There is so much for children to think about, laugh at, and explore in these pages -- questions like, "How would you take care of a penguin if you were given one?" "There are rules about 'No Dogs' in hotels, but no rules about penguins, why?" "Explore the different kinds of penguins that live in Antarctica" or "What is Antarctica like? Would you like to visit the South Pole? Why or why not?" I can easily understand why this slightly zany book has become a beloved standard in children's literature and is still taught in elementary schools today."
"Mr. Popper gets a penguin from Admiral Drake. The penguin is lonely, so zoo gives him theirs, which is suffering the same thing. Together, they have 10 little chicks. Then, all the little penguins were suffering the heat. Mr. Popper installs a ice machine that turns the basement into and ice basement. Then, Mr. Popper trains them, and takes them all over the country. Finally, they go to jail because they went to the wrong theater. Later, Mr. Popper goes to the north pole with his penguins and Admiral Drake."
"What a tidy little book! Everything just seems to work out, doesn't it? Though I have a feeling there are some inaccuracies about penguin breeding and behavior in this book, I can see why it is a classic. It is a quick read and easy to follow. In a classroom I would use this as a transitional book. It would be a great book to introduce upper primary students and/or younger intermediate students to novels. It could be used as a whole group novel study, in guided reading groups, or literature circles. There is a lot for the reader to think about while reading this book and a lot to explore. First, the students could explore the differences between the Popper family and how they interacted to families of today (link to social studies). Also, Mr. Popper goes through a large character arc that would make a great opportunity to study characterization.
I thought this was a good book, though not on my list of favorites it was very engaging and fun to read."
"There has apparently been a resurgance in interest in this 1938 childrens' book since I have been seeing it everywhere I go. Since I never read it growing up I thought I would give a read.
The story while cute and age appropriate for 4-8 y/o seemed inadequate in some way... even for a kid's book. The ending totally turned me off of the book altogether (the father leaves for the Arctic for a year or two with barely a good-bye.) Maybe that was the whole problem I had with the book. The father was so obsessed with the penguins that his family always came in second. This might seem cute and funny in a children's make believe story but in the real world when a parent spends their last dime on a hobby or obsession to the detriment of their family it just isn't so funny."
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