Vocab
What does toboggan mean?
To slide down on your stomach
What season does Mr.Popper NOT work?
Winter
Who sends Captain Cook to Mr.Popper?
Admiral Drake
Where do penguins live
South Pole
How many total penguins are there?
12
What does fare mean?
The money you pay to get on a plane, bus, or train
Where does Mr.Popper wan to travel to?
The south pole
When going on a walk, what does Captain Cook not like wearing?
A leash
Who mainly takes care of the eggs?
The father
What do the Poppers eat during the winter?
beans
A basement
What does Mr.Popper buy from the engineer?
A freezing plant
What does Captain Cook give to Mr.Popper to show he was grateful?
A checker
Can penguins fly?
No
Where does Mr.Popper buy the fish from?
They come from the coast
What does droll mean?
something that is not a belly laugh funny but you laugh about it for a short moment
Where does Mr.Popper live?
Stillwater
Whose ankles does Captain Cook peck?
Mrs.Callahan
How do penguins check to see if the water is safe?
They sacrifice a penguin first
What is one of the acts the penguins learn to perform?
They parade around, they toboggan down, and they fight each other
What does practically mean?
Just about or almost
What does Mr.Popper dress up in to go on his walk?
A tuxedo (he looked like a penguin)
Name one of Captain Cook's baby penguins
Nelson, Columbus, Louisa, Jenny, Scott, Magellan, Adelina, Isabella, Ferdinand, and Victoria
What do penguins give other penguins when they want to court them?
a pebble/rock
What vehicle does Mr.Popper get kicked off of and why?
The bus because he opens all the windows for the penguins