A real antidote to those post-Christmas blues: meet Juan Salvador, a penguin, impulsively rescued then smuggled into post-Peronist Argentina by a young English teacher at an elite boarding school. Soon boys and adults alike are captivated by the bird's pragmatic bearing, his unique ability to listen and to change lives. The author's honest and clear-headed account of his time in S. America and his attempts to do what is best for the bird had me enthralled.
(Jenny Baker - bwl 79 Winter 2016 ) |
