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hccsantos's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars
I really enjoyed the description of 1970s Argentina and other South America countries, but I didn't connect that much with the characters.
I really enjoyed the description of 1970s Argentina and other South America countries, but I didn't connect that much with the characters.
elorra's review against another edition
5.0
Great book
This was a great book. I love penguins and the author is very descriptive. I really enjoyed the story and the art.
This was a great book. I love penguins and the author is very descriptive. I really enjoyed the story and the art.
katepowellshine's review against another edition
5.0
This is the most charming story! I loved this book, of course. I'm a sucker for an animal story. Even though they make me cry.
always_need_more_books's review
3.0
This book is the true life story of Tom Michell who finds a Penguin covered in oil on a beach and rescues it. It follows his travels to Argentina where he works in a college and does a great job of showing the personality of the penguin Juan Salvador. It is heart warming especially as we see how the penguin touches the lives of so many people.
I think the book would have been better marketed as a book about a period of Michell's life rather than a book about a penguin as there are long texts about his other travels and life while away. This was interesting, especially reading about Argentina in the 1970s but wasn't exactly what I was hoping for.
I think the book would have been better marketed as a book about a period of Michell's life rather than a book about a penguin as there are long texts about his other travels and life while away. This was interesting, especially reading about Argentina in the 1970s but wasn't exactly what I was hoping for.