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Mr. Popper’s Penguins is a children’s chapter book directed at readers in the third through fifth grades. Originally published in 1938, this classic story is told in the third person. It was inspired in 1932, when Richard and Florence Atwater brought their young daughters to see a documentary film about Richard E. Byrd’s Antarctic expedition.
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Mr. Popper's Penguins Summary & Study Guide includes comprehensive information and analysis to help you understand the book. This study guide contains the following sections: This detailed literature summary also contains Topics for Discussion and a Free Quiz on Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard and Florence Atwater.
Chapters 1 and 2 Summary. Chapter 1: Mr. Popper is a house painter living in Stillwater. He often strays from his work to fantasize about exotic locations and adventures. He has never been outside of Stillwater, and though he has a good job and a good wife with two children, Bill and Janie, he longs for something more.
Chapters 13 and 14 Summary. Chapter 13: Mrs. Popper approaches Mr. Popper, and informs him that the rookery, the live fish, and other expenses have been too much: the family is running out of money. Mrs. Popper suggests, half-heartedly, that they stew up the penguins for food, but of course Mr. Popper is opposed to that notion.
