Author: Elisabeth Beresford
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408811766
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
The Wombles is the first ever Wombles book and introduces the stern but kindly Great Uncle Bulgaria; Orinoco, who is particularly fond of his food and a subsequent forty winks; general handyman extraordinaire Tobermory, who can turn almost anything that the Wombles retrieve from Wimbledon Common into something useful; Madame Cholet, who cooks the most delicious and natural foods to keep the Wombles happy and contented; and last but not least, Bungo, one of the youngest and cheekiest Wombles of all, who has much to learn and is due to venture out on to the Common on his own for the very first time . . .
The Wombles
Author: Elisabeth Beresford
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408811766
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
The Wombles is the first ever Wombles book and introduces the stern but kindly Great Uncle Bulgaria; Orinoco, who is particularly fond of his food and a subsequent forty winks; general handyman extraordinaire Tobermory, who can turn almost anything that the Wombles retrieve from Wimbledon Common into something useful; Madame Cholet, who cooks the most delicious and natural foods to keep the Wombles happy and contented; and last but not least, Bungo, one of the youngest and cheekiest Wombles of all, who has much to learn and is due to venture out on to the Common on his own for the very first time . . .
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408811766
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
The Wombles is the first ever Wombles book and introduces the stern but kindly Great Uncle Bulgaria; Orinoco, who is particularly fond of his food and a subsequent forty winks; general handyman extraordinaire Tobermory, who can turn almost anything that the Wombles retrieve from Wimbledon Common into something useful; Madame Cholet, who cooks the most delicious and natural foods to keep the Wombles happy and contented; and last but not least, Bungo, one of the youngest and cheekiest Wombles of all, who has much to learn and is due to venture out on to the Common on his own for the very first time . . .
The Wombles to the Rescue
Author: Elisabeth Beresford
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408816768
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 109
Book Description
The Wombles have just gratefully returned to their burrow on Wimbledon Common. They had had to leave because heavy lorries thundering up and down the nearby road threatened to make the roof of the burrow cave in. However, now that the Wombles are safely back, there is another problem they have to contend with. It seems that the humans have realised they have an energy crisis and are throwing much less away. The Wombles' supplies begin to run low. What can the Wombles do? It is time for EMERGENCY SPECIAL PROJECTS - with DIY king Tobermory in charge.
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408816768
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 109
Book Description
The Wombles have just gratefully returned to their burrow on Wimbledon Common. They had had to leave because heavy lorries thundering up and down the nearby road threatened to make the roof of the burrow cave in. However, now that the Wombles are safely back, there is another problem they have to contend with. It seems that the humans have realised they have an energy crisis and are throwing much less away. The Wombles' supplies begin to run low. What can the Wombles do? It is time for EMERGENCY SPECIAL PROJECTS - with DIY king Tobermory in charge.
The Wandering Wombles
Author: Elisabeth Beresford
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408811774
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
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 . . .
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408811774
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
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 . . .
The Wombles Go Round the World
Author: Elisabeth Beresford
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408816776
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
Great Uncle Bulgaria loves telling the ancient and revered history of the Womble clans to the younger Wombles. But to his great sadness he notices that the young Wombles are not nearly as interested in the history as he is. So Great Uncle Bulgaria decides to take action and show these young Wombles how wonderful - and international - the history of the Wombles is. Tobermory invents some very eco-friendly clockwork air balloons to travel in and Orinoco, Bungo, Tomsk and Wellington are sent variously to America, Tibet and Australia. In these interesting and far-flung places the young Wombles get quite as much excitement as they could wish for!
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408816776
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
Great Uncle Bulgaria loves telling the ancient and revered history of the Womble clans to the younger Wombles. But to his great sadness he notices that the young Wombles are not nearly as interested in the history as he is. So Great Uncle Bulgaria decides to take action and show these young Wombles how wonderful - and international - the history of the Wombles is. Tobermory invents some very eco-friendly clockwork air balloons to travel in and Orinoco, Bungo, Tomsk and Wellington are sent variously to America, Tibet and Australia. In these interesting and far-flung places the young Wombles get quite as much excitement as they could wish for!
The Wombles Collection
Author: Elisabeth Beresford
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1526644002
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 656
Book Description
Meet the original recyclers, the Wombles of Wimbledon Common, as they make good use of the rubbish humans throw away. For the first time, read all the Wombles stories in one. Follow the young Wombles as they take their first steps outside the Womble burrow to collect rubbish in the big wide world. Marvel at Tobermory's incredible inventions from what humans would consider 'trash'. And discover a whole Womble community as they head off around the world for even more adventures. This collection contains all six of the Wombles books, beautifully illustrated by Nick Price: The Wombles The Wandering Wombles The Wombles at Work The Invisible Womble and Other Stories The Wombles to the Rescue The Wombles Go Round the World
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1526644002
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 656
Book Description
Meet the original recyclers, the Wombles of Wimbledon Common, as they make good use of the rubbish humans throw away. For the first time, read all the Wombles stories in one. Follow the young Wombles as they take their first steps outside the Womble burrow to collect rubbish in the big wide world. Marvel at Tobermory's incredible inventions from what humans would consider 'trash'. And discover a whole Womble community as they head off around the world for even more adventures. This collection contains all six of the Wombles books, beautifully illustrated by Nick Price: The Wombles The Wandering Wombles The Wombles at Work The Invisible Womble and Other Stories The Wombles to the Rescue The Wombles Go Round the World
The Snow Womble
Author: Elisabeth Beresford
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408834243
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
The perfect way to meet the Wombles - in a gorgeously illustrated, snowy, sparkly picture book. A wombling Merry Christmas to everyone!
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408834243
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
The perfect way to meet the Wombles - in a gorgeously illustrated, snowy, sparkly picture book. A wombling Merry Christmas to everyone!
We Could Have Been the Wombles
Author: Tom Bromley
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 9780141017112
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
Everything you wanted to know about one hit wonders. Packed with information, interviews with the one hit heroes and snippets of lyrics from those songs everyone loves to hate, this is the perfect book about this very special element of pop culture.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 9780141017112
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
Everything you wanted to know about one hit wonders. Packed with information, interviews with the one hit heroes and snippets of lyrics from those songs everyone loves to hate, this is the perfect book about this very special element of pop culture.
The Creator of the Wombles
Author: Kate Robertson
Publisher: White Owl
ISBN: 1526794691
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
This is the extraordinary story of Elisabeth Beresford, creator of The Wombles, the furry, fun-loving recyclers of rubbish which became a children’s publishing and television sensation in the 1970s. What drove this imaginative and prolific writer of children’s books to invent The Wombles? From her birth in Paris in 1926 to her death in the Channel Islands in 2010, Beresford’s working life was led to the full, driven by the fear of debt. Married to the TV and radio sports commentator, Max Robertson, and with two children, Elisabeth’s life was never dull but always uncertain. In addition to writing over 140 children’s books, she wrote romantic fiction for women’s magazines, became a regular contributor to the Today program, Woman’s Hour (BBC) and Woman’s World (Central Office of Information). As a journalist she interviewed a fascinating range of people from politicians and film stars to children in the remote Australian Outback. With the publication of The Wombles, and subsequently the enchanting BBC films, Elisabeth found fame and for a very brief moment, fortune. This is the first biography of ‘Mrs Womble’ as Elisabeth was known by millions of fans. Written by her daughter with insider knowledge and access to private family archives - diaries, letters, photographs and family memories - this book relates the remarkable and often hilarious life of one of the 20th century’s most successful children’s authors.
Publisher: White Owl
ISBN: 1526794691
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
This is the extraordinary story of Elisabeth Beresford, creator of The Wombles, the furry, fun-loving recyclers of rubbish which became a children’s publishing and television sensation in the 1970s. What drove this imaginative and prolific writer of children’s books to invent The Wombles? From her birth in Paris in 1926 to her death in the Channel Islands in 2010, Beresford’s working life was led to the full, driven by the fear of debt. Married to the TV and radio sports commentator, Max Robertson, and with two children, Elisabeth’s life was never dull but always uncertain. In addition to writing over 140 children’s books, she wrote romantic fiction for women’s magazines, became a regular contributor to the Today program, Woman’s Hour (BBC) and Woman’s World (Central Office of Information). As a journalist she interviewed a fascinating range of people from politicians and film stars to children in the remote Australian Outback. With the publication of The Wombles, and subsequently the enchanting BBC films, Elisabeth found fame and for a very brief moment, fortune. This is the first biography of ‘Mrs Womble’ as Elisabeth was known by millions of fans. Written by her daughter with insider knowledge and access to private family archives - diaries, letters, photographs and family memories - this book relates the remarkable and often hilarious life of one of the 20th century’s most successful children’s authors.
The Invisible Womble
Author: Elisabeth Beresford
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 140881675X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
Orinoco is certainly the tubbiest of the Wombles and is perhaps the Womble who needs the most encouragement to go out on the daily sortie to clear up and recycle all the rubbish that humans leave behind . . . Meanwhile, Tomsk, DIY-er extraordinaire, is getting to grips with the one of the humans' more ingenious inventions: the vacuum cleaner!
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 140881675X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
Orinoco is certainly the tubbiest of the Wombles and is perhaps the Womble who needs the most encouragement to go out on the daily sortie to clear up and recycle all the rubbish that humans leave behind . . . Meanwhile, Tomsk, DIY-er extraordinaire, is getting to grips with the one of the humans' more ingenious inventions: the vacuum cleaner!
The Wombles at Work
Author: Elisabeth Beresford
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408816784
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
There has been a huge festival and no end of rubbish has been left behind - everything from umbrellas to shoes, drinks cans and bottles. Who would have thought humans could leave so much behind, not bothering to recycle? The Wombles have their work cut out for them . . .
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408816784
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
There has been a huge festival and no end of rubbish has been left behind - everything from umbrellas to shoes, drinks cans and bottles. Who would have thought humans could leave so much behind, not bothering to recycle? The Wombles have their work cut out for them . . .