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Bluffing Mr. Churchill (Frederick Troy Novels)

9 reviews
John Lawton

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2004

Lawton Is Now on My "A" List
I began this series out of sequence with "Old Flames", a very clever 1950s spy thriller. This novel picks up Inspector Troy's career at an earlier stage, during WW II, but before the action of "Black Out". Though Troy doesn't get center stage, this is still an excellent story, with its fascinating picture of early 1940s London and the last few months before its two biggest players, the US and ...

Mr. Sammler's Planet (Penguin Classics)

35 reviews
Saul Bellow

Penguin Classics, 2004

An Amazing Masterpiece of Jewish and American Literature
Three days of the life of a seventy-odd-year-old Polish Jew in New York. He is going to witness everyday life in New York, recollect his life in England where he was a university professor up to 1939, remember his moving back to Poland in 1939 to solve some family inheritance, his being caught by the Germans with his wife and a great number of other Jews (one year after the Crystal Night, which ...

Dear Mr. Rogers, Does It Ever Rain in Your Neighborhood?: Letters to Mr. Rogers

6 reviews
Fred Rogers

Penguin (Non-Classics), 1996

Worth the read
If you love Mr. Rogers, this book is worth your read. Through his letters he reminds us once again how to be a good "friend" and respect the feelings of all the people in our neighborhood.

Mr. Vertigo

32 reviews
Paul Auster

Penguin (Non-Classics), 1995

This Book Will Make You Dizzy With Delight
I have to tell you, I am more than impressed with Paul Auster. The only other work I've read of his is the collection The New York Trilogy, and I took him as essentially an experimental writer who deals more with theme than storyline. Mr. Vertigo proved me wrong and then some. The plotline is preposterous, and every time I tell someone about the book they look at me like I'm nuts. That being ...

A Guide for Using Mr. Popper's Penguins New in the Classroom

2 reviews
REBECCA PAIGEN

Teacher Created Resources, 1997

Mr. Poppers Penguins is a charming,cute delightful book
This book has a lovely plot and story line, although it is not quite as interesting as the Richard ans Florence Atwater version. It has many new and unusual vocabulary words and is a great read for all ages. I reccomend this book to anyone who wants a quick witty read.

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: And Other Tales of Terror (Penguin Classics)

7 reviews
Robert Louis Stevenson

Penguin Classics, 2003

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: The Dual Nature of Man.
_The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Other Tales of Terror_, in the Penguin Classics series, consists of three tales by Robert Louis Stevenson, an essay by Stevenson, as well as an introduction and "diagnosis of Dr. Jekyll" by the editor Robert Mighall. Stevenson (1850-1894) was a Scottish writer in the Victorian period who grew up to a strict Presbyterian upbringing which would lead ...

Mr. Popper's Penguins

131 reviews
Richard Atwater, Florence Atwater

Little, Brown Young Readers, 1992

Our first successful read-aloud
I had tried many different books from Black Beauty to Little Britches to enrich our homeschool literature time. No joy. Of course, to be fair, it's worth mentioning that my children are still all 6 and younger (all five of them!) When we did a thematic unit study on penguins, I came across this book in our local homeschool store, and it was a HIT! They all begged me to read "just one more ...

The Many Adventures of Pengey Penguin

47 reviews
John Burns

San Francisco Story Works, 2005

Take a trip with a penguin
Reviewed by Matthew Feliciano (age 8) for Reader Views (7/08) "The Many Adventures of Pengey Penguin" is about a penguin names Pengey who goes on adventures to find his mother and father who disappeared. His mother disappeared when it was the mom's turn to go fish hunting; the other penguin moms came back but Pengey's mom did not. Then, the dad had to go get food and he didn't return. ...

A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose (Oprah's Book Club, Selection 61)

1314 reviews
Eckhart Tolle

Penguin, 2008

Great Information
I loved this book. The information itself I have been hearing and experiencing for many years as I personally open and grow. It's about waking up people! Becoming conscious and remebering who you are. Thank you Eckhart Tolle for bringing this out in such a big way as we are all in a time of big change.

Mr. Penguin's Ice Cream Adventure (Disney Early Readers)

1 review
Susan Ring

Disney Press, 2008

PRESCHOOLER LOVES THIS BOOK!!!
My three year old is a huge fan of the Little Einstein show, but the books we found had too many words and pages to hold his attention. This book is not to long and it's interactive. He loves to make the sounds and body movements to help the mission. There are even reading comprehension questions at the end of the book, and my son was able to answer most of them correctly the first time which ...

Our Life with Mr. Gurdjieff

3 reviews
Thomas de Hartmann

Penguin (Non-Classics), 1972

An Intimate Portrait
The books starts from when Thomas de Hartmann met Gurdjieff in 1916 in Petrograd (St. Petersburg) and ends in 1924 in France at du Prieure soon after the first voyage to America and Gurdjieff's near death accident. Thomas De Hartmann was an officer in the Imperial Guards and when he met Gurdjieff he was already a known composer. As the Second World War paved way to the October revolution the de ...

Mr Poppers Penguins

1 review
Atwater

Little Brown and Co., 1938

Mr. Poppers Performing Penguins!
"What these penguins like to do the most," said Mr. Popper, "is to drill like an army." A terrific part of this book is when the penguins first learn to perform. This book was tops because it becomes a very enjoyable experience to read. I recommend this book because it can make you laugh out loud, and is well suited for people of all ages. The penguins get into hilarious scenarios where they ...

The Talented Mr.Ripley (Penguin Joint Venture Readers)

143 reviews
Patricia Highsmith

Penguin, 2001

Taut and compelling
The Talented Mr. Ripley is a completely absorbing masterpiece of crime fiction, in which Tom Ripley, age 25, goes to Italy to persuade his acquaintance Dickie Greenleaf to come home, at the behest of Dickie's father. Once in Italy, however, Tom becomes obsessed with Dickie and his companion, Marge Sherwood. Tension arises, which leads to Tom killing Dickie and appropriating his identity. I ...

Mr. Calder and Mr. Behrens

1 review
Michael Gilbert

Penguin (Non-Classics), 1983

British Intelligence at its most ruthless
Mr. Calder and Mr. Behrens (and Mr. Calder's dog Rasselas) made their debut in "Game without Rules." These stories show why, in late middle age, this team is still working for MI-6 [Not that MI-6 exists, of course]. Older than James Bond, they still display all of the ruthlessness associated with British Intelligence. The second story in the book for instance shows how Rasselas became ...

Mr. Midshipman Hornblower

1 review
C. S. Forester

Penguin, 1986

Stands the test of time
Mr. Midshipman Hornblower is without a doubt one of the best novels I have ever read regardless of genre. My exposure to C.S. Forester's classic works was a little unorthodox. Unorthodox that unlike most books I have read I saw a cinematic adaptation before reading the novel rather then the other way around. The A&E presentation was very good and entertaining and I new that these were books that ...

The Complete Richard Hannay: "The Thirty-Nine Steps","Greenmantle","Mr Standfast","The Three Hostages","The ...
John Buchan

Penguin Books Ltd, 1993

Spycatcher, mining engineer, war hero, detective and adventurer - Richard Hannay was one of John Buchan's greatest fictional creations. This omnibus edition features "The Thirty-Nine Steps", "Greenmantle", "Mr Standfast", "The Three Hostages" and "The Island of Sheep".

Mr. Popper's Penguins

Recorded Books Inc., 2000

Mr Popper dreams of visiting Antartica so he writes an adventurer and that man sends him four penguins.

Mr. Popper's Penguins
Richard & Florence Atwater

Little Brown and Company, 1938

Red cloth boards.

Mr. Popper's Penguins (TX 571)
Richard Atwater, Florence Atwater

Scholastic Book Services, 1964

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