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Chargement... The Penguin Lessons: What I Learned from a Remarkable Bird (2015)par Tom Michell
   Books Read in 2022 (593) Books Read in 2019 (850) Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Probably the best book of 2022 so far and probably in the running for best book of the year. The author finds a dying penguin drenched in oil on a beach and decides to try to save it. He does & then smuggled it into Argentina. I was roaring with laughter about their antics together. At turns serious about the plight of the country & lessons he learned from Juan Salvado (the penguin), it is all but impossible to put down. All the love for this book. (  ) KarenMonsen | Feb 9, 2022 |  What an incredibly well-written tribute to a stunning penguin, traveling through South America, and teaching abroad. Michell showcases his love for education, his great wanderlust, and above all, his companionship with Juan Salvado, brilliantly. I fell in love with this book from the very beginning and would highly recommend it to anyone. Such a delicious tale! (  ) bookdrunkard78 | Jan 6, 2022 | January 2021 book club book for 15th anniversary meeting of my real world (via video since March 2020) book club. It’s a good book for book club. It’s beautifully written, entertaining, charming, humorous at times, and a great armchair travel book. It’s lighter than most of my book club books but it’s not fluff. It is an engaging story and a lovely meditation on friendships, relationships in general, mentoring, nature, how humans impact the ecosystem, and on adventure and seeking out & experiencing the new. I’ve always been fond of penguins, especially since I saw the movie March of the Penguins in a movie theater. Here it was fun to get to know a penguin who did experience human intervention and to see a real relationship develop. I rooted for the penguin and for Diego and for the author, and for others too. I enjoyed the mix of information about the areas/nature, the author, the people he encountered, and especially the penguin. I appreciated the scientific information that is included, especially that added toward the end of the book that helps explain exactly why the penguin behaved as it did. The penguin illustrations by the author were pleasing and added to the narrative. I do wish that there had been photos and I wonder if the bit more than two minutes of video footage can be found anywhere is I’d love to view it. It’s a delightful book I can heartily recommend to readers who might enjoy reading about penguin and humans relationship, has interest in South America its history and/or it’s present, interest in wildlife especially penguins, interest in an unconventional school story, culture exchange, really most readers. Even people who are not normally non-fiction readers might enjoy it as it’s great storytelling. 4-1/2 stars ( ) Lisa2013 | Dec 20, 2020 | What a great story! This is a memoir about an Englishman who travels to South America to be a teacher for a while, but he finds himself rescuing a penguin. It's great to meet an animal who teaches you more about yourself, as well as the way of other "worlds." I don't want to give anything away, but if you enjoy animal stories, this is a warm, funny tale, and it's worth checking out. (  ) Pepperwings | Aug 7, 2020 | On holiday and on a beach in Uruguay Tom Mitchell rescues a lone penguin from many thousands who have died due to oil polution. From this tragedy, perpetrated by arguably the penguins greatest enemy...humans, comes a novel of friendship, love and sadness as we laugh and cry at the survival of Juan Salvador (the penguin!) and the wonderful and lasting affect he has on all those who come into contact with him. Highly recommended! ( ) runner56 | Jul 25, 2020 | aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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"A unique and moving real-life story of the extraordinary bond between a young teacher and a penguin, this book will delight readers who loved Marley & Me, Dewey the Library Cat, The Good Good Pig, and any book by Jon Katz. In 1975, twenty-three-year-old Englishman Tom Michell follows his wanderlust to Argentina, where he becomes assistant master at a prestigious boarding school. But Michell's adventures really begin when, on a weekend in Uraguay, he rescues a penguin covered in oil from an ocean spill, cleans the bird up, and attempts to return him to the sea. But the penguin refuses to leave his rescuer's side. "That was the moment at which he became my penguin, and whatever the future held, we'd face it together," says Michell in this charming memoir. Michell names the penguin Juan Salvador ("John Saved"), but Juan Salvador, as it turns out, is the one who saves Michell. After Michell smuggles the bird back to Argentina and into his campus apartment, word spreads about the young Englishman's unusual roommate. Juan Salvador is suddenly the center of attention--as mascot of the rugby team, confidant to the dorm housekeeper, co-host of Michell's parties, and an unprecedented swimming coach to a shy boy. Even through the collapse of the Peronist government and amid the country's economic and political strife, Juan Salvador brings joy to everyone around him--especially Michell, who considers the affectionate animal a compadre and kindred spirit. Witty and heartwarming, The Penguin Lessons is a classic in the making, a story that is both absurd and wonderful, exactly like Juan Salvador"--
"Whether as rugby team mascot or assistant swimming coach, the penguin known as Juan Salvador touches and transforms everyone he encounters, including Tom Michell, the young teacher who finds him and rescues him from an oil spill disaster. After a time, Juan Salvador (meaning "the saved one") receives a new name: Juan Salvado, or "the savior." Set against the turbulent world of political unrest of 1970s Argentina, this multi-layered true story is a testament and tribute to animals and will no doubt resonate with the people who love them"-- Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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 Google Books — Chargement...GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)371.1 — Social sciences Education Teachers, Methods, and Discipline Teachers; Teaching personnel; Professors, masters instructorsClassification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne: (3.83)
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