The Wombles' Guide to Life: Words of Wisdom from Wimbledon Common
Published on 6. November 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-0-09-946339-9 (ISBN)
Description
Now celebrating fifty years of Wombles books - the bestselling guide to Wombling free . . .
Learn the lessons of life from the Wombles of Wimbledon Common as you become re-acquainted with loveably greedy Orinoco, practical Tobermory, the bossy cook Madame Cholet, venerable Great Uncle Bulgaria, bookish but brilliant Wellington, the Bungo and Tomsk double-act and fearless MacWomble the Terrible.
From their burrow on Wimbledon Common the Wombles set about making good use of bad rubbish. Ahead of their time they recycle all the things we human beings leave behind, fashioning weighing scales out of clocks, trains out of barrels, hammocks out of nets. And after a hard day's tidying up they rush back to the burrow for Madame Cholet's delicious moss pie followed by buttercup ice cream.
Learn the lessons of life from the Wombles of Wimbledon Common as you become re-acquainted with loveably greedy Orinoco, practical Tobermory, the bossy cook Madame Cholet, venerable Great Uncle Bulgaria, bookish but brilliant Wellington, the Bungo and Tomsk double-act and fearless MacWomble the Terrible.
From their burrow on Wimbledon Common the Wombles set about making good use of bad rubbish. Ahead of their time they recycle all the things we human beings leave behind, fashioning weighing scales out of clocks, trains out of barrels, hammocks out of nets. And after a hard day's tidying up they rush back to the burrow for Madame Cholet's delicious moss pie followed by buttercup ice cream.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Cornerstone
Illustrations
50
Dimensions
Height: 146 mm
Width: 107 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
140 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-09-946339-9 (9780099463399)
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Person
Tess Read is author of ten books, frequently writes for Exeter Living magazine and regularly blogs at www.tessread.com. She has broadcast for Radio Four, the World Service, and frequently appears on Radio Devon. She runs an acapella group called 'Tess and the d'Urbervilles' and lives in Exeter with her family and three turtles.