The Penguin Lessons
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The true story of the unlikely friendship between a penguin and a teacher out of his depth…
Tom Michell is in his twenties: single, free-spirited and seeking adventure. He has a plane ticket to South America, a teaching position in a prestigious Argentine boarding school, and endless summer holidays.
What he doesn't need is a pet. What he really doesn't need is a pet penguin.
But while on holiday in Uruguay he spots a penguin struggling in an oil slick and knows he has to help. And then the penguin refuses to leave his side . . .
Clearly Tom has no choice but to smuggle it across the border, through customs, and back to school. He names him Juan Salvador.
Whether it's as the rugby team's mascot, the housekeeper's confidant, the host at Tom's parties or the most flamboyant swimming coach in world history, Juan Salvador transforms the lives of all he meets - including Tom, who discovers a compadre like no other . .
'So touching that I didn't want it to end. I really loved this book' Michael Bond, creator of Paddington
'Heartwarmingly eccentric' Guardian
Product code: TLM_45411 / 45411
ISBN: 9781405981439
Brand: The Leprosy Mission Shop
Publisher: Penguin
Format: Paperback
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