Mr. Popper's Penguins

Atwater, Richard; Atwater, Florence

ISBN 10: 0316058432 / ISBN 13: 9780316058438

Edité par Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 1992

N° de réf. du vendeur 0316058432-4-23136266

Synopsis :

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.

À propos de l'auteur: Before his death in 1948, Richard Atwater was a newspaper columnist and a professor of Greek. He is best known for writing Mr. Popper's Penguins with his wife, Florence, who finished the novel when he fell ill. Together, they were honored with the 1939 Newbery Honor Award.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Mr. Popper's Penguins
Éditeur : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Date d'édition : 1992
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : Fair