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"I was hoping against hope that the penguin would survive because as of that instant he had a name, and with his name came the beginning of a bond which would last a life-time." Set against Argentina's turbulent years following the collapse of the corrupt Peronist regime, this is the story of Juan Salvador the penguin, rescued by English schoolteacher Tom Michell from an oil slick in Uruguay just days before a new term. When the bird refuses to leave Tom's side, the young teacher has no choice but to take it with him and look after it. This is their story.
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The Penguin Lessons, Tom Michell
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- Released
- 2025
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- Title
- The Penguin Lessons
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Tom Michell
- Publisher
- Penguin Books, L
- Released
- 2025
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 240
- ISBN10
- 1405981431
- ISBN13
- 9781405981439
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, True Stories, Biographies, Science & Math, Nature, Natural sciences, Animals, Biology, Autobiographies & Memoirs, Friendship, British Literature, English Literature, Memories, Adapted for Film, Lifestyle, South America, Animal Protection, Man and Nature, Man and Animal, Penguins
- First published
- 2015
- Original title
- The Penguin Lessons
- Rating
- 4.05 out of 5
- Description
- "I was hoping against hope that the penguin would survive because as of that instant he had a name, and with his name came the beginning of a bond which would last a life-time." Set against Argentina's turbulent years following the collapse of the corrupt Peronist regime, this is the story of Juan Salvador the penguin, rescued by English schoolteacher Tom Michell from an oil slick in Uruguay just days before a new term. When the bird refuses to leave Tom's side, the young teacher has no choice but to take it with him and look after it. This is their story.





