Richard & Florence Atwater
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Richard and Florence Atwater together wrote the book Mr. Popper's Penguins, which won the 1939 Newbery Honor Award.
[edit] Richard
Richard Tupper Atwater (1892-1948) was a newspaper columnist for the Chicago Evening Post and also taught Greek at the University of Chicago. In 1932, after watching a documentary about Richard E.Byrd's Antarctic expedition, he began writing the first part of the book but was forced to stop due to a stroke he suffered in 1934. Other books by Richard Atwater include Rickety Rhymes of Riq (published in 1925) and Doris and the Trolls (published in 1931).
[edit] Florence
Florence Hasseltine Atwater was Richard's wife. She completed the book he started.
[edit] External links
- Lesson plans for Mr. Popper's Penguins at Web English Teacher
- Who's Who Chicago: Richard Atwater
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