The Penguin Lessons: What I Learned from a Remarkable Bird by Michell, Tom
The Penguin Lessons: What I Learned from a Remarkable Bird by Michell, Tom

The Penguin Lessons: What I Learned from a Remarkable Bird

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE - The extraordinary and inspiring true story about the surprising bond between...
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Author: Tom Michell
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The Penguin Lessons: What I Learned from a Remarkable Bird by Michell, Tom

The Penguin Lessons: What I Learned from a Remarkable Bird

$28.92
The Penguin Lessons: What I Learned from a Remarkable Bird by Michell, Tom

The Penguin Lessons: What I Learned from a Remarkable Bird

$28.92
Author: Tom Michell
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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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 he becomes assistant master at a prestigious boarding school. But Michell's adventures really begin when, on a weekend in Uruguay, he rescues a penguin covered in oil from an ocean spill, cleans the bird up, and attempts to return him to the sea. 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 Perónist 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.

Author: Tom Michell
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 10/07/2025
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.81lbs
ISBN: 9781101967430

About the Author
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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