Mr. Popper's Penguins (Newbery Honor Award Winner)

Atwater, Richard; Atwater, Florence

ISBN 10: 0316058432 / ISBN 13: 9780316058438

Edité par Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 1992

Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly! N° de réf. du vendeur DBV.0316058432.G

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 (Newbery Honor Award ...
Éditeur : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Date d'édition : 1992
Reliure : Couverture souple
Etat : good