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Penguin Lessons: What I Learned from a Remarkable Bird

Contributor(s): Michell, Tom (Author)

ISBN: 9781101967430

Publisher: Ballantine Books

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Pub Date: October 7, 2025

Dewey: B

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Maps, Price on Product

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.70" H x 7.90" L x 5.20" W ( 0.45 lbs) 240 pages

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Description: "Whether as rugby team mascot or assistant swimming coach, the penguin known as Juan Salvador touches and transforms everyone he encounters, including Tom Michell, the young teacher who finds him and rescues him from an oil spill disaster. After a time, Juan Salvador (meaning "the saved one") receives a new name: Juan Salvado, or "the savior." Set against the turbulent world of political unrest of 1970s Argentina, this multi-layered true story is a testament and tribute to animals and will no doubt resonate with the people who love them"--

Review Quotes: "I loved this book, and you will, too! It's as charming, heartwarming, and surprising as a penguin on a roof terrace. What's more, The Penguin Lessons teaches an important truth: that a single act of compassion can be repaid a thousand-fold."--Sy Montgomery, author of The Good Good Pig and the National Book Award finalist The Soul of an Octopus

"[Tom Michell's] tone suits the material perfectly. . . . You believe every word. . . . No fool, this penguin. No fools, these publishers, who have unleashed such a delightful and charming book just in time for Christmas."--Daily Mail (U.K.)

"Heart-warming is a wholly inadequate phrase to describe this captivating story that is pure delight from beginning to end."--The Bookseller (U.K.)

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