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Young teacher, rescued penguin: an unlikely friendship saves them both.

The Penguin Lessons

What I Learned from a Remarkable Bird

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  • Paperback

    240 pages

  • Release Date

    7 October 2025

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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
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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The Penguin Lessons by Tom Michell - ISBN: 9781101967430
131 × 203 mm
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What They're Saying

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.)

About The Author

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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