The Wombles
Author(s): Elisabeth Beresford
The first book in the Wombles series, now reissued by Bloomsbury. The Wombles live in a warm and cosy burrow beneath Wimbledon Common. There's 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.
Product Information
Although many know the Wombles from the television series, the series was based on the charming and well-written books that came first, originally published in 1968. Even now the Wombles' songs feature on YouTube, indicating the enduring appeal of these characters. Supported by an innovative publicity and marketing campaign Much beloved by adults, children of today will also respond to the prescient and timely message of recycling that the Wombles live by, whose motto is 'making good use of bad rubbish' Illustrations by Nick Price
'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
General Fields
- :
- : Bloomsbury
- : Bloomsbury Children's Books
- : 0.18
- : 01 December 2010
- : 198mm X 129mm
- : books
Special Fields
- : Elisabeth Beresford
- : B&W
- : 240
- : 7-10
- : 823.914
- : English
- : Nick Price
- : Nick Price
- : Paperback
