Mr. Popper's penguins

Book • 1938
In 'Mr.

Popper's Penguins', Mr. Popper, a house painter from Stillwater, receives a surprise gift of a penguin named Captain Cook from Admiral Drake.

When Captain Cook becomes ill due to loneliness, Mr. Popper receives another penguin, Greta.

As Greta lays eggs, the penguin family grows, and Mr. Popper must find creative ways to care for them, including training them for a theater act.

The story follows the Popper family's adventures and challenges as they raise the penguins and eventually decide to send them to the North Pole with Admiral Drake.

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