The Unauthorized Guide to the Inspiration Behind Mr. Popper's Penguins

By: Collins, Skyler

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This guide introduces the reader to the children's novel Mr. Popper's Penguins. It discusses the inspiration for the story: Adelie penguins, the Arctic, the Antarctic, the North Pole, Richard Evelyn Byrd, James Cook, the circus, New York, show business, bail, iceboxes, aquariums, and house painters. This guide also includes a bonus chapter about the authors of Mr. Popper's Penguins, Richard and Florence Atwater.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1241726825
• ISBN13: 9781241726829
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Webster's Digital Services
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.4" x 9.7"