The Popper Penguin Rescue, Eliot Schrefer
The Popper Penguin Rescue, Eliot Schrefer
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The Popper Penguin Rescue

Author: Eliot Schrefer

Narrator: Dan Bittner

Unabridged: 2 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/13/2020


Synopsis

From two-time National Book Award finalist Eliot Schrefer comes an original penguin-tastic adventure inspired by the beloved classic Mr. Popper's Penguins.

It's been years and years since the Popper family lived in Stillwater, but the town is still riding high on its former penguin residents. Across the river, in Hillport, residents try to re-create the magic with penguin carnival rides and penguin petting zoos, pretending they're the Popper originals. As the years have gone by, fewer and fewer people have come, and the small attractions shuttered.

Nina and Joe Popper have just moved to Hillport with their mother. There's a lot to do: unpacking, scrubbing the floors, investigating the basement -- wait, what's this? Two penguin eggs are tucked snugly near the furnace!

It's up to Nina and Joe to find their newly hatched penguin chicks a home. Setting off on the adventure of a lifetime, they endure perilous storms, a long journey to the Arctic, and of course, penguins. Lots and lots of Popper penguins!

About Eliot Schrefer

Eliot Schrefer is the New York Times bestselling author of many books for kids and teens, including The Darkness Outside Us and its sequel, The Brightness Between Us, as well as Charming Young Man, Endangered, and Queer Ducks (and Other Animals): The Natural World of Animal Sexuality. His books have twice been named finalists for the National Book Award in Young People’s Literature and have garnered a Printz Honor, a Stonewall Honor, and the Green Earth Book Award. He is on the faculty of the creative writing MFA programs at Hamline University and Fairleigh Dickinson University and lives with his husband in New York City. Visit him online at eliotschrefer.com. 


Reviews

Goodreads review by Emily on June 12, 2022

This book was not great. I read this book with my kids because we were studying penguins at the time. We read Mr. Popper's Penguins and thought we would move right into reading this one. It looked fun, and it's always cool when stories continue. But it was drastically different, and not in an enjoya......more

Goodreads review by Robin on March 16, 2021

We love the original Popper's Penguins book so we were excited to read this new take on an old classic. I read it with my 4th and 7th grader and we were all pretty into the story for about 85% of the book. But we had to agree that the ending just wasn't very satisfactory. Cute, sweet, but didn't qui......more

Goodreads review by Allison on February 12, 2021

Joel and Nina Popper move to Hillport to a home called Penguin Pavilion. Years after the Popper Penguins left Stillwater, the surrounding area tried to profit from the success and fame of the Popper penguins by having penguin festivals, parades, petting zoo. Joel and Nina discover two forgotten peng......more

Goodreads review by Libby on September 19, 2020

I haven't read Mr. Popper's Penguins since I was a kid, but I remember loving it. So, I was intrigued by Schrefer's modern sequel to the story. Whether this will be a classic is hard to say. Although the premise is original, it felt like a movie turned into a book, lots of improbable action but not......more

Goodreads review by Diane on January 31, 2021

The publisher asked this author to write a follow up book and he nailed it! The penguins are well taken care of when two kids find penguin eggs and make sure they hatch! Mom intervenes to help them find a good home for the penguins. This book is funny and heartwarming.......more


Quotes

"Quite delightful."—Kirkus Reviews

"Bringing a contemporary conscience to its predecessor, the wholesome book champions respect for animals and environmental issues within the structure of a satisfying family adventure."—Publishers Weekly

"There are plenty of affectionate callbacks to the original Popper tale, but Schrefer's story is an entertaining adventure of its own. It's a joy to have Popper penguins back to play."—Booklist