Returning from Uruguay to troubled post-Peronist Argentina where he teaches in an English school, Michell rescues an oil-soaked penguin and finds himself adopting it. This true story tells how the penguin weaves itself into everyday school life - rugby team mascot, confidante of unhappy people, swimming coach, party-goer. Funny, touching and - sorry! - heart-warming, interspersed with traveller's tales and scary local politics, this is above all a celebration of animal-human inter-connection. A truly lovely book!
(Annabel Bedini - bwl 82 Autumn 2016 ) |
