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NOW A MAJOR FILM STARRING STEVE COOGAN AND JONATHAN PRYCEThis is the true story of the unlikely friendship between a flightless bird and a teacher out of his depth…'So touching that I didn't want it to end. I really loved this book' Michael Bond, creator of Paddington'Heartwarmingly eccentric' Guardian'Charming' Daily Mail-Tom Michell is in his roaring 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 . . .–Readers adore The Penguin Lessons:'I can't remember the last time I read a book that made me smile so continuously' 5***** Reader Review'How could a penguin transform so many lives? Read it and see. You'll not regret it' 5***** Reader Review'Delightful, uplifting, enjoyable, fun and beautifully written' 5***** Reader ReviewPraise for The Penguin Lessons'Lively and endearing' Publishers Weekly'Warm and unique ... it's hard not to wish you were there' Bookseller'One of the most touching tales we've read all year' Heat

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 OctopusIn 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.

NOW A MAJOR FILM STARRING STEVE COOGAN AND JONATHAN PRYCETHIS IS THE TRUE STORY OF THE UNLIKELY FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN A FLIGHTLTESS BIRD AND A TEACHER OUT OF HIS DEPTH . . .'I can't remember the last time I read a book that made me smile so continuously' 5***** Reader Review'How could a penguin transform so many lives? Read it and see. You'll not regret it' 5***** Reader Review 'Delightful, uplifting, enjoyable, fun and beautifully written' 5***** Reader Review_______Tom Michell is in his roaring 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 . . ._______AS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 2'A much-beloved tale about a much-beloved bird . . . Heart-warmingly eccentric' Guardian 'So touching that I didn't want it to end. I really loved this book' Michael Bond, creator of Paddington'Charming' Daily Mail'One of the most touching tales we've read all year' Heat

Engelsmannen Tom Michell är tjugotre år, singel och brinner av äventyrslust. Han får jobb som lärare på en prestigefylld internatskola i Argentina under det politiskt turbulenta 70-talet. Men det stora äventyret börjar då Tom räddar en oljeindränkt pingvin på en strand i Uruguay. Efter det vägrar fågeln lämna sin räddares sida och Tom har inget annat val än att smuggla med sig pingvinen på flyget tillbaka till campus. Pingvinen döps till Juan Salvador och blir centrum för allas uppmärksamhet på skolan. Han blir rugbylagets maskot, värd på Toms fester, hushållerskans förtrogne och simtränare till en blyg student. Juan Salvador sprider glädje till alla runt omkring - särskilt till Tom som i pingvinen har hittat en compadre. En charmig berättelse för alla som älskade Marley och jag, Bibliotekskatten Dewey och Gatukatten Bob.