The unexpected delivery of a large crate containing an Antarctic penguin changes the life and fortunes of Mr. Popper, a house painter obsessed by dreams of the Polar regions.
Tacky the exuberant penguin accidently goes sailboarding and winds up on a tropical island, where he meets an elephant who demands proof of Tacky's identity.
Text and photographs portray a colony of Chinstrap penguins on Bouvet Island in the Antarctic Ocean, from spring when they lay their eggs, through summer, when the chicks hatch, to autumn when they leave the island, until their return next spring.
