The Penguin Lessons
What I Learned from a Remarkable Bird
$31.75
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
7 October 2025
Summary
NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE • The extraordinary and inspiring true story about the surprising bond between a young teacher and the small penguin he rescued
“The Penguin Lessons teaches an important truth: that a single act of compassion can be repaid a thousand-fold.”—Sy Montgomery, author of the National Book Award finalist The Soul of an Octopus
In 1975, twenty-three-year-old Englishman Tom Michell follows his wanderlust to Argentina, where …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781101967430 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1101967439 |
| Author: | Tom Michell |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Ballantine Books Inc. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 7 October 2025 |
| Weight: | 193g |
| Dimensions: | 16mm x 131mm x 203mm |
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Critics Review
“I loved this book, and you will, too! It’s as charming, heartwarming, and surprising as a penguin on a roof terrace. What’s more, The Penguin Lessons teaches an important truth: that a single act of compassion can be repaid a thousand-fold.”—Sy Montgomery, author of The Good Good Pig and the National Book Award finalist The Soul of an Octopus
“[Tom Michell’s] tone suits the material perfectly… . You believe every word… . No fool, this penguin. No fools, these publishers, who have unleashed such a delightful and charming book just in time for Christmas.”—Daily Mail (U.K.)
“Heart-warming is a wholly inadequate phrase to describe this captivating story that is pure delight from beginning to end.”—The Bookseller (U.K.)
Tom Michell
Tom Michell lives in Cornwall, England. At the tender age of sixty-four, he wrote The Penguin Lessons. This is his first book.
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