<Tr> <Th> OCLC </Th> <Td> 17265673 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> LC Class </Th> <Td> PZ7. A892 Mr 1988 </Td> </Tr> <P> Mr. Popper's Penguins is a children's book written by Richard and Florence Atwater, with illustrations by Robert Lawson, originally published in 1938 . It tells the story of a poor house painter named Mr. Popper and his family, who live in the small town of Stillwater in the 1930s . The Poppers unexpectedly come into possession of a penguin, Captain Cook . The Poppers then receive a female penguin from the zoo, who mates with Captain Cook to have 10 baby penguins . Before long, something must be done lest the penguins eat the Poppers out of house and home . </P> <P> Mr. Popper is a house painter of modest means, living with his wife and two children (Bill and Janie) in the small town of Stillwater, Oklahoma . He has a happy life, but he is also a restless dreamer, spending his time reading of famous explorers in faraway places . </P>

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