This is a story about a man who loves to read about the south pole and he recieves a penguin as a pet. He eventually ends up with more penguins and with the responsibilty comes funny incidences.
This is a great read for a good laugh. The kids will like the short, choppy diaglouge as well as the simple text. I found this particular book interesting because the author had a stroke while writing the book and his wife had to finish the book for her husband. Originally published in 1938, it's a great addition to any classroom or home library.
South Carolina State Standard
Standard 3-1 The student will read and comprehend a variety of literary texts in print and nonprint formats.
3-1.1 Analyze the details that support the expression of the main idea in a given literary text.
This would be a great book to add to the text set of a Science Thematic Unit about Penguins! In my classroom, I would do a shared reading of Mr. Popper's Penguins. Then students would listen to the story, then respond in their reading journals. In the journal, the students would retell, predict and summarize the chapters read.
Websites
www.readwritethink.org
http://pinterest.com/batsyrsd/mr-popper-s-penguins/
http://www.sweetonbooks.com/all-titles/649-mr-poppers-penguins.html
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