Mr. Popper's Penguins

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Mr. Popper's Penguins is a classic children's novel about a house painter whose life is transformed when he unexpectedly acquires a troupe of performing penguins.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf children's novel
fictional work
novel
adaptation Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011 film) NERFINISHED
adaptationType feature film
author Richard Atwater NERFINISHED
awards Newbery Honor NERFINISHED
awardYear 1939
coAuthor Florence Atwater NERFINISHED
containsMotif dreams of exploration
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
educationalUse often used in elementary school curricula
featuresAnimal penguin
filmAdaptationStar Jim Carrey NERFINISHED
firstEditionFormat hardcover
genre children's literature
comic novel
hasIllustrationsBy Robert Lawson NERFINISHED
hasISBN 978-0-316-05843-8
intendedAudience children
involvesLocation Antarctica (indirectly, through the penguins' origin)
literaryPeriod 20th-century literature
literarySignificance considered a classic of American children's literature
mainCharacter Mr. Popper NERFINISHED
mediaType print
narrativePerspective third-person narration
notableCharacters Captain Cook NERFINISHED
Greta NERFINISHED
originalLanguage English
plotSummary A house painter's life changes when he receives penguins and turns them into a performing troupe.
protagonistOccupation house painter
publicationYear 1938
publisher Little, Brown and Company NERFINISHED
settingCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
subjectMatter ordinary life transformed by unexpected events
performing animals
targetAgeRange middle-grade readers
theme adventure
family life
imagination
responsibility for animals

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Don Zimmerman notableWork Mr. Popper's Penguins
Debra Neil-Fisher notableWork Mr. Popper's Penguins
Mark Waters notableWork Mr. Popper's Penguins
Mark Waters directed Mr. Popper's Penguins