The Wandering Wombles (Young Childrens Fiction) - Softcover
The Wombles live in a beautifully snug, well-ordered and cosy burrow underneath Wimbledon Common - the perfect base from which to sort and recycle all the rubbish that unthinking humans constantly drop. But the Wombles' peaceful and harmonious existence is suddenly under threat. The heavy lorries that thunder along the roads near the Common make the burrow shake and tremble so much that it is no longer safe for the Wombles to live there. With a heavy heart, Great Uncle Bulgaria decides that the Wombles will have to move from the burrow that they have lived in for many, many years. And it is up to young Bungo and Orinoco to bravely sally forth and try to locate a new home for the Wombles . . .
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About the Author:
Elisabeth Beresford first came up with the idea for the Wombles characters one day when walking on Wimbledon Common with her two children. The Wombles have since so charmed the nation that they were chosen as the mascots for the Tidy Britain campaign. Elisabeth Beresford was awarded an MBE for her services to children's literature in 1998.
Review:
'A lively, entertaining and humorous book, stuffed with ingenious ideas and endearing characters' The Times 'Over 40 years after the original book, The Wombles is reprinted, their recycling ways more relevant than ever' Junior 'There's something wonderfully old-fashioned and charming about the "short, fat, furry" creatures. They are simple without being simplistic, innocent without being naive, civic minded for its own sake' Irish Examiner 'Today's children will be as charmed as their parents by Great Uncle Bulgaria, Orinoco, Bungo and Tobermory and their quest to recycle rubbish and put it to good use' www.express.co.uk
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- PublisherWalker Books
- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 0744517370
- ISBN 13 9780744517378
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. Illustrated by Gordon, Margaret (illustrator). Reprint; First Printing. Some cover creases, lightly sunned spine, sticker tear to front cover, somewhat thumbed. ; First printing in this edition. Good reading copy, no names inside. Cover artwork by Edgar Hodges based on original puppets designed by Ivor Wood for the TV series. ; B&W Illustrations; 192 pages; Building work threatens the Wombles' burrow, Great Uncle Bulgaria decides it's time to move. So Orinoco and Bungo are sent off on a top secret scouting mission to Scotland where they might the fierce Clan Wombles. Meanwhile, Wellington and Tomsk find themselves exploring the garden of a very important person indeed!. Seller Inventory # 33031
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