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Mr. Popper's Penguins
Mr Popper's Penguins
Author: Richard Atwater, Florence Atwater
ISBN-13: 9780440213703
ISBN-10: 0440213703
Publication Date: 7/1/1986
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Rating:
  • Currently 4.8/5 Stars.
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4.8 stars, based on 4 ratings
Publisher: Starfire
Book Type: Paperback
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34 Book Reviews submitted by our Members...sorted by voted most helpful

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Helpful Score: 4
Wonderful book to read aloud to first graders. Our whole family enjoyed the adventure of Mr. Popper's Penguins.
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Helpful Score: 3
This is a delightful story of Mr. Popper who has enough trouble supporting his own family and then suddenly finds himself with the additional burden of twelve penguins to feed.This book is quite hilarious and extremely funny to read for any child.
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Helpful Score: 2
Excellent book, read for Sonlight homeschool curriculum. Mr Popper is read in most schools elementary for its literary style and 1-3rd grade reading level.
Great story.
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Helpful Score: 2
My children really enjoyed Mr Popper and all the silly penguins
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Helpful Score: 2
A Newberry Honor book and enjoyed by kids for the past 70 years.
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Helpful Score: 2
Fun children's book about an unusual man and his talented penguins. Kids love this book!
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Helpful Score: 1
We read this aloud as a family, the kids said they "really liked it. It was funny."
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Helpful Score: 1
Very cute. Kids love this one!
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Helpful Score: 1
Very light-hearted funny story. Great for 3-5 grade independent read.
SusanofGreenGables avatar reviewed Mr. Popper's Penguins on + 618 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Very funny book...great family read-aloud! Used in Sonlight Core 1.
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Helpful Score: 1
A fun must-read-aloud-to-your-children!
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Helpful Score: 1
Mr. Popper dreamed of far away lands and exotic animals, but he was stuck in a job he didn't care for and a little house with a wife he loved and his two children. This all changed when he recieves a special package in the mail. This a fun tail about a family's adventure with fame and all the things that can happen along the way.
maclibrarian avatar reviewed Mr. Popper's Penguins on + 15 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
This book is just so much fun. I read it aloud to two of my kids, then we also listened to it on audio a few years later so the younger one could also enjoy it. It made us laugh so many times. I think it would be a good book to help with kids understanding that not everyone fits the mold of what society thinks they should be as Mr. Popper is not just an average kind of guy. In addition to being a great read aloud it is also good for grade 4-6 kids (or older) to read on their own.
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Helpful Score: 1
I read this to my 7 year old and we both laughed so much. Very cute and sweet book!
ToniG avatar reviewed Mr. Popper's Penguins on + 163 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Abeloved children's book which i loved too! a gentle family trying to make ends meet and along comes an additional 12 penguins!!!
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One of my favorite children's books! Mr. Popper is a house painter who's fascinated with polar exploration. He writes an explorer and receives his very own Antarctic penguin! And the fun begins! You'll laugh and laugh and laugh!
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great book
SusanofGreenGables avatar reviewed Mr. Popper's Penguins on + 618 more book reviews
Super fun book...my children loved this! Used in Sonlight Curriculum.
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A Newbery Award Book - This book is about a man, Mr. Popper, who is having a hard time supporting his family. He then receives penguins as a gift and finds it even harder to support his family until he decides to have the talented penguins perform on stage.
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I read this so many times as a kid. I absolutely loved it. Great kids book.
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Sonlight core 1 book
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laugh out loud funny. a must have. classic for children.
mary-d avatar reviewed Mr. Popper's Penguins on + 20 more book reviews
I am 70+ years old, but I can STILL remember being read this book when I was in grade school. It gave me a love for books which continues to this day. So thank you, Sister Sylvia, for instilling in me the "Need to Read."
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This children's classic was written by the Atwater's, ahusband and wife team, in 1938 and still is very popular. House painter, insatiable reader and dreamer Mr. Popper writes to Admiral Drake and receives back a bevy of penguins. And now he has to figure out how to afford family and penguins.
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You know a book is good when your 6 and 9 year olds laugh out loud and beg you to repeat sections because they love it! This is a sweet wonderful read. I think it is part of Sonlight K or 1 - or was several years ago.
deldobuss avatar reviewed Mr. Popper's Penguins on + 4 more book reviews
A favorite with my children. Simple, fantastic storytelling with much situation humor to delight in.
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Excellent. My son loved this book.
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This was one of my favorite books growing up, plan on reading it to my son when he gets a little older.
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Great read aloud with my children!
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Fun good read. My four and five year old were completely entertained and challenged!
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newberry honor book
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Find out how Mr. Popper feeds his 16 penguins.
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tish book is soo gooooooooooood!!!!!!1
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