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A unique and moving real-life story of the extraordinary bond between a young teacher and a penguin, this book will delight readers who loved Marley &amp; Me, Dewey the Library Cat, The Good Good Pig, and any book by Jon Katz. &#160; 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&rsquo;s adventures really begin when, on a weekend in Uraguay, he rescues a penguin covered in oil from an ocean spill, cleans the bird up, and attempts to return him to the sea. But the penguin refuses to leave his rescuer&rsquo;s side. &ldquo;That was the moment at which he became my penguin, and whatever the future held, we&rsquo;d face it together,&rdquo; says Michell in this charming memoir. &#160; Michell names the penguin Juan Salvador (&ldquo;John Saved&rdquo;), but Juan Salvador, as it turns out, is the one who saves Michell. &#160; After Michell smuggles the bird back to Argentina and into his campus apartment, word spreads about the young Englishman&rsquo;s unusual roommate. Juan Salvador is suddenly the center of attention&mdash;as mascot of the rugby team, confidant to the dorm housekeeper, co-host of Michell&rsquo;s parties, and an unprecedented swimming coach to a shy boy. Even through the collapse of the Per&oacute;nist government and amid the country&rsquo;s economic and political strife, Juan Salvador brings joy to everyone around him&mdash;especially Michell, who considers the affectionate animal a compadre and kindred spirit. &#160; Witty and heartwarming, The Penguin Lessons is a classic in the making, a story that is both absurd and wonderful, exactly like Juan Salvador.

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