Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard AtwaterMy rating: 2 of 5 stars
Okay. . Adventure
Ready for the movie and upcoming craze for this title. This one is an old fashioned silly read written in 1938, when children were less hardened and knowledgeable about the world. There is a complete lack of realism that will appeal to young children. I think students will love to pretend and create their own fantasies about zany pets.
Mr Popper is an ordinary housepainter who dreams about traveling the world, especially The South Pole. He is an avid reader and quite knowledgeable about penguins. He receives a penguin from Admiral Drake for sending a letter and the zany adventures begin as he tries to care for his penguin. Mr Popper's wife is a stereotypical wife of the forties. This is something to explain since she is rather drab and mindless about so many problems that come up, but then this is not supposed to make sense... It is fantasy.
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