{"product_id":"the-penguin-lessons","title":"The Penguin Lessons","description":"\u003cb\u003eNOW A MAJOR FILM STARRING STEVE COOGAN AND JONATHAN PRYCE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHIS IS THE TRUE STORY OF THE UNLIKELY FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN A FLIGHTLTESS BIRD AND A TEACHER OUT OF HIS DEPTH . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'I can't remember the last time I read a book that made me smile so continuously' \u003c\/b\u003e5***** Reader Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'How could a penguin transform so many lives? Read it and see. You'll not regret it' \u003c\/b\u003e5***** Reader Review\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Delightful, uplifting, enjoyable, fun and beautifully written' \u003c\/b\u003e5***** Reader Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_______\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTom 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e What he doesn't need is a pet. What he \u003ci\u003ereally\u003c\/i\u003e doesn't need is a pet penguin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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 . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Clearly Tom has no choice but to smuggle it across the border, through customs, and back to school. He names him Juan Salvador.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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 - \u003cb\u003eincluding Tom, who discovers a compadre like no other . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e _______\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 2\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'A much-beloved tale about a much-beloved bird . . . Heart-warmingly eccentric' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'So touching that I didn't want it to end. I really loved this book' \u003c\/b\u003eMichael Bond, creator of Paddington\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Charming' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'One of the most touching tales we've read all year' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeat\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Michell, Tom","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/Memoir","offer_id":46788034330848,"sku":"","price":13.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/files\/Screenshot2026-03-22at12.06.45PM.png?v=1774192071","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/products\/the-penguin-lessons","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}