Mr. Poppers Penguins Booktrack Edit..., Richard Atwater
Mr. Poppers Penguins Booktrack Edit..., Richard Atwater
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Mr. Popper's Penguins: Booktrack Edition

Author: Richard Atwater, Florence Atwater

Narrator: Nick Sullivan

Unabridged: 2 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/08/2020


Synopsis

Mr. Popper's Penguins: Booktrack Edition adds an immersive musical soundtrack to your audiobook listening experience! *
This Newbery Honor-winning novel, with over 1 million copies sold, now celebrates its 80th anniversary.

Mr. Popper's Penguins is one of the handful of American books for children that has attained the status of a classic. A humble house painter is sent a male penguin by the great Admiral Drake and, thanks to the arrival of a female penguin, soon has twelve penguins living in his house. First published in 1938, Mr. Popper's Penguins has amused and enchanted generations of children and their parents.
*Booktrack is an immersive format that pairs traditional audiobook narration to complementary music. The tempo and rhythm of the score are in perfect harmony with the action and characters throughout the audiobook. Gently playing in the background, the music never overpowers or distracts from the narration, so listeners can enjoy every minute. When you purchase this Booktrack edition, you receive the exact narration as the traditional audiobook available, with the addition of music throughout.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Robin on December 23, 2014

Obviously, I am taking this too seriously, but I found the financial ineptitude of Mr. Popper most distressing.......more

Goodreads review by emma on June 23, 2024

this book is a testament to the power of human selfishness. someone tell mr popper that maybe those penguins didn't WANT to hang out with him. maybe they wanted to be MY friend. maybe mr popper should have invited ME to his penguin house sometime. on the upside this is the funnest cutest book on eart......more

Goodreads review by Evan on December 13, 2008

The single greatest book of my childhood. (Nerd alert warning)...This will explain how much I enjoyed this book. When I first read it, I had inherited a copy from one of my older siblings. They had written their name in the front of it, because our mother has a weird obsession with putting our names......more

Goodreads review by Ivonne on July 04, 2016

I was really looking forward to re-reading Mr. Popper’s Penguins; however, as soon as I started reading this delightful book, I realized that I had never read it as a child. Good thing that I was able to make up for that omission now, in late middle age! House painter Mr. Popper has always longed to......more

Goodreads review by Mari Anne on August 30, 2009

There has apparently been a resurgance in interest in this 1938 childrens' book since I have been seeing it everywhere I go. Since I never read it growing up I thought I would give a read. The story while cute and age appropriate for 4-8 y/o seemed inadequate in some way... even for a kid's book. Th......more