Questa autrice è nota soprattutto per il suo lavoro sui Wombles, con il riciclo come tema predominante. Le sue creazioni divennero popolari in tutto il mondo, concentrandosi su messaggi ecologici che risuonavano nei giovani lettori. Sebbene abbia scritto molte altre opere, i Wombles rimasero la sua creazione più riconosciuta e influente. La sua capacità di intrecciare messaggi importanti in narrazioni avvincenti la distingue.
Published in the U.S. under the title The Magic World. 'Here we go then,' said the Griffin. And with a last mischievous glance at the horrified Joe, it ran forward and took to the air on its beautiful golden wings... 'Oh no!' shrieked Joe. 'Not HERE...'
Classic and much loved characters brought back into print with a fresh new cover look and inside illustrations to celebrate over 40 years of the Wombles
Classic and much loved characters brought back into print with a fresh new cover look and inside illustrations to celebrate over 40 years of the Wombles
The Wombles is the first in the Wombles series of books and introduces many of the favourite Womble characters, including the stern but kindly Great Uncle Bulgaria and Orinoco, fond of his food and a subsequent forty winks, among many others.Illustrated throughout in full colour by the talented Nick Price, this edition of the first in the much-loved and classic Wombles series will make the perfect gift.
Classic and much loved characters brought back into print with a fresh new cover look and inside illustrations to celebrate over 40 years of the Wombles
Classic and much loved characters brought back into print with a fresh new cover look and inside illustrations to celebrate over 40 years of the Wombles
The Wombles is the first in the Wombles series of books and introduces many of the favourite Womble characters, including the stern but kindly Great Uncle Bulgaria and Orinoco, fond of his food and a subsequent forty winks. Illustrated throughout in full colour by the talented Nick Price, this hardback edition of the first in the much-loved and classic Wombles series will make the perfect gift.
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.
Barny and Sue come from the city, and so it isn't surprising that they feel lonely and bored in the sleepy Norfolk town of Aldport. But once they discover Marsh End, the old disused railway station, life in their new home becomes much more exciting. Together with their new friend Andy, Barny and Sue get to work clearing the points and the signal box, and repairing and painting the station. They even form themselves into a Board of Directors! When trouble threatens the station the Directors decide to take matters into their own hands - with surprising results...
