Penny and the Captain

Penny and the Captain: Penelope Adelie Willington the Third, called Penny for short, is a penguin who is first mate on a sailboat named The Silverfish. Mr. Jenkins, the captain, is a walrus. Penny and Captain Jenkins have known each other a long time. They have seen many seaports and shared many adventures together. Here are five stories about them, full of the warmth and fun that young readers recognize and respond to. When Penny is homesick on her birthday, Captain Jenkins knows the perfect present to cheer her up. When he teaches her the card game "Go Fish" she wins and that makes him angry; but when she goes on an overnight voyage, he misses her a lot. He discovers, "It's good to be by yourself, to have a good time with yourself, but it is also fun to be with good friends." And that's what Penny and the Captain are.
(Collins,1977)

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		Penny and the Captain: Penelope Adelie Willington the Third, called Penny for short, is a penguin who is first mate on a sailboat named The Silverfish. Mr. Jenkins, the captain, is a walrus. Penny and Captain Jenkins have known each other a long time. They have seen many seaports and shared many adventures together. Here are five stories about them, full of the warmth and fun that young readers recognize and respond to. When Penny is homesick on her birthday, Captain Jenkins knows the perfect present to cheer her up. When he teaches her the card game "Go Fish" she wins and that makes him angry; but when she goes on an overnight voyage, he misses her a lot. He discovers, "It's good to be by yourself, to have a good time with yourself, but it is also fun to be with good friends." And that's what Penny and the Captain are. (Collins,1977)
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