The Penguin Lessons : What I Learned from a Remarkable Bird (Hardcover)

from gogglemiss

After reading this wonderfully written book I was stuck with the image of Juan Salvado waddling, excitedly to meet his many friends that he had made, during his friendship with Tom Beautiful.

from pennylane78

What an incredibly well-written tribute to a stunning penguin, traveling through South America, and teaching abroad. Michell showcases his love for education, his great wanderlust, and above all, his companionship with Juan Salvado, brilliantly. I fell in love with this book from the very beginni...

from Opinionated

Man meets and rescues Penguin. Penguin refuses to leave his side. Man smuggles Penguin home (which in this case is a boarding school in Argentina, St George's College, very British - I know because we used to play rugby against them at around this time). Penguin is much loved and through his simp...

from LARA335

Utterly charming memoir of a latter-day Mr Chips rescuing an oil-soaked penguin and taking him back to the boarding-school in Argentina where he taught. The penguin repays Tom with trust and teaches the boarders kindness and responsibility, and like every loved pet replaces an empty space with lo...

from techeditor

Everyone knows that a true story about an animal that is well written will make you cry or at least come darned close to it. And THE PENGUIN LESSONS is that good. That's fair warning. Tom, an adventurous young man who grew up in the English countryside, has secured a job as a teacher in Argentina...