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 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 . . .
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:
ISBN: 9781405664837
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
The Wombles live in a warm and cosy burrow beneath Wimbledon Common. They like nothing better than a good tidy-up and luckily the Wombles burrow is the perfect place to sort and recycle all the rubbish that careless Human Beings leave behind. The Wombles beautiful burrow is under threat. It is up to Orinoco and Bungo to find a new home for the Wombles - and fast!
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781405664837
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
The Wombles live in a warm and cosy burrow beneath Wimbledon Common. They like nothing better than a good tidy-up and luckily the Wombles burrow is the perfect place to sort and recycle all the rubbish that careless Human Beings leave behind. The Wombles beautiful burrow is under threat. It is up to Orinoco and Bungo to find a new home for the Wombles - and fast!
The Wombles Collection
Author: Elisabeth Beresford
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1526644002
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 661
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 : 661
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!
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!
That's Not Funny!
Author: Jeanne Willis
Publisher: Andersen Press USA
ISBN: 1467744239
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
The most action-packed banana-peel gag ever! What happens when mischievous Hyena puts a banana peel on unsuspecting Giraffe's path? A lot of hilarious chaos, it turns out. Kids will laugh and laugh at the crazy chain of events Hyena's practical joke sets in motion. In the end though, the joke's on Hyena, and readers will learn the smelly consequences of laughing too much at others' misfortunes.
Publisher: Andersen Press USA
ISBN: 1467744239
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
The most action-packed banana-peel gag ever! What happens when mischievous Hyena puts a banana peel on unsuspecting Giraffe's path? A lot of hilarious chaos, it turns out. Kids will laugh and laugh at the crazy chain of events Hyena's practical joke sets in motion. In the end though, the joke's on Hyena, and readers will learn the smelly consequences of laughing too much at others' misfortunes.
Susan Laughs
Author: Jeanne Willis
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780805065015
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Told in rhyme, this story follows Susan through a series of activities, from swimming to riding a horse. It's not until the end of the story that readers learn Susan uses a wheelchair. Color illustrations.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780805065015
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Told in rhyme, this story follows Susan through a series of activities, from swimming to riding a horse. It's not until the end of the story that readers learn Susan uses a wheelchair. Color illustrations.
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!