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02524aam a2200493 i 4500 001 5FE0DD9AFA3D11EAACD9246355ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20200919010009 007 tb 008 200813t20202020meu d 000 1 eng d 020 $a 1432881345 020 $a 9781432881344 035 $a (OCoLC)1183787527 040 $a HBP $b eng $e rda $c HBP $d OCP $d IUK $d BDX $d OCLCF $d IOU $d SILO 050 04 $a PR6116.R59 $b H69 2020 082 04 $a 823/.92 $2 23 100 1 $a Prior, Hazel, $e author. 245 10 $a How the penguins saved Veronica / $c Hazel Prior. 250 $a First large print edition. 264 1 $a Waterville, Maine : $b Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company $c 2020. 300 $a 517 pages (large print) ; $c 23 cm 340 $n large print $2 rdafs 520 $a "A curmudgeonly but charming old woman, her estranged grandson, and a colony of penguins proves it's never too late to be the person you want to be in this rich, heartwarming story from the acclaimed author of Ellie and the Harpmaker. Eighty-five-year-old Veronica McCreedy is estranged from her family and wants to find a worthwhile cause to leave her fortune to. When she sees a documentary about penguins being studied in Antarctica, she tells the scientists she's coming to visit-and won't take no for an answer. Shortly after arriving, she convinces the reluctant team to rescue an orphaned baby penguin. He becomes part of life at the base, and Veronica's closed heart starts to open. Her grandson, Patrick, follows Veronica to Antarctica to make one last attempt to get to know his grandmother. Together, Veronica, Patrick, and even the scientists learn what family, love, and connection are all about"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Older people $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Grandmothers $v Fiction. 651 0 $a Antarctica $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Penguins $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Grandsons $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Scientists $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Families $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Large type books. 941 $a 9 945 $a lpt 952 $l FGPD194 $d 20240515012136.0 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20231012012127.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20231010021503.0 952 $l SXPC124 $d 20210706011217.0 952 $l KWPE446 $d 20201208010551.0 952 $l XZPB787 $d 20201204011823.0 952 $l TCPG826 $d 20201002010637.0 952 $l ZXPC675 $d 20200922010810.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20200919010031.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=5FE0DD9AFA3D11EAACD9246355ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IOUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search