The Penguin Lessons: What I Learned from a Remarkable Bird

[Donna]

Please add this audiobook:

title: The Penguin Lessons: What I Learned from a Remarkable Bird
author: Tom Michell; narrator Bill Nighy
ISBN: 9780399569005
Publisher: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group
Edition: Unabridged
Release date: October 27, 2015
Format: MP3 audiobook
Description: 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 & Me, Dewey the Library Cat, The Good Good Pig, and any book by Jon Katz.
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'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.

Duration: 06:02:25
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[Bea]

I found the book on GR here

[Donna]

Thanks. Any idea why it doesn't show up when I search by title, then click "Other editions", then filter by format "Audiobook"? I tried the other similar formats (Audio CD, Audible, etc.) but they don't bring it up either. This is how I normally search for audiobook entries to add to My Books.

[Dobby]

This ISBN was already in the Goodreads catalog: The Penguin Lessons: What I Learned from a Remarkable Bird

Please always link to the Amazon product page rather than to the image page. I was unable to locate this ISBN on Amazon. However, I did find it on the publisher website and on WorldCat. Neither of those sites identified the edition as an MP3 audiobook, so I did not make that format change. I did fill in other details, such as narrator and listening length.

I also added the Audible Audio edition (details and cover from Amazon): The Penguin Lessons

[Donna]

Thanks Dobby0390, I'll use the Amazon product page for the image next time.

I'm planning to read the MP3 Audio version available through Overdrive, and I copied the information (including ISBN) from the Brooklyn library page. Is Overdrive considered reliable?
https://brooklyn.overdrive.com/media/...

[Dobby]

Unfortunately, Overdrive is not one of the acceptable sources for covers and book data that we can use, for copyright reasons.

[Donna]

The book now shows up when I search by title, and format Audiobook, thanks very much for the updates and the information about Overdrive.

I'd like to start pitching in as a librarian at some point, but I can see there's lots to learn!

[Dobby]

Donna, I learned so much just by watching how more experienced librarians handled requests, and of course by studying the Librarian Manual.