Akron Public Library

The unexpected delivery of a large crate containing an Antarctic penguin changes the life and fortunes of Mr. Popper, a house painter obsessed by dreams of the Polar regions.

A story in rhyme counting book in which ten penguin are are ready for some fun, but one gets lost.

Elliot, a very proper young man, feels a kinship with the penguins at the aquarium and wants to take one home with him.

Aspiring Professional Adventurer Mr. Penguin, his colleague, Colin the spider, and friends Edith and Gordon crash-land on a snowy mountain where they face an evil hypnotist and seek missing pets.

When a boy finally gets exactly what he wants from Santa, he learns that owning a real penguin may not have been a good idea after all.

Tacky the exuberant penguin accidentally goes sailboarding and winds up on a tropical island, where he meets an elephant who demands proof of Tacky's identity.

Pictures and rhyming text present some of the many extraordinary things penguins can do. Includes facts about penguins as well as related websites.

Emperor penguins, Weddell Seals, Ad�elie penguins, and other creatures of Antarctica wonder if the new visitors, who arrive in noisy helicopters and metal ships, will be friends, or harbingers of destruction.

Have you ever considered running away to Antarctica? Of course you have! Because its a land free of worries and responsibilities! All of your problems will surely be blown away by the icy winds of that lawless paradise! . . . Wont they? Think again, my friend. This penguin has come to tell you that his life down there is no more a picnic than yours is here. For starters, it is FREEZING. Also, penguins have a ton of natural predators. Plus, can you...

Penguin and Pinecone form an unlikely friendship, even when they must live far apart.