Wombat Goes Walkabout

Author: Michael Morpurgo

Brand: HarperCollins

Edition: UK ed.

Binding: Paperback

Format: Picture Book

Number Of Pages: 32

Release Date: 13-09-2000

Part Number: 9780007708048

Details: Product Description
One day Wombat digs the deepest hole he's ever dug and crawls into the cool darkness to think. But when he climbs out again, he can't see his mother anywhere. He is all alone. As he wanders through the great outback looking for her, Wombat meets all kinds of wonderful creatures Kookaburra, Wallaby, Possum, Emu, Boy and Koala. None of them think very much of him, though. But when a fire sweeps through the bush, it is Wombat's skills which save the day and afterwards everyone races off to find his mum and bring her back to him.
Review
Warm, soft pastel drawings by Christian Birmingham distinguish every page of Wombat Goes Walkabout… .Our young wombat digs such a deep hole that he lose his mother. Wandering through the bush, depicted in earthy tones with blues and mauves drifted in, the wombat asks other animals what they can do. The illustrations are zoologically correct but the wombat still has the goofy, amiable charm of a cartoon character.Observer
From the Back Cover
"I think I'll dig a hole today." Wombat loves digging holes and thinking, but when he emerges one day from the cool dark of his deepest hole, his mother has disappeared. He is all alone. As Wombat searches the outback for her, the wonderful creatures he encounters scoff at his skills. It is only when danger threatens the bush that wombat's thinking proves the most brilliant skill of all…
Michael Morpurgo's funny and touching story is complemented by the extraordinary illustrations of Christian Birmingham.
'An exceptional book. The text is wonderful to read aloud.'NAOMI LEWIS, 'The Daily Telegraph'
About the Author
Michael Morpurgo divides his time between writing and running Farms for City Children, a charity which each year takes up to 3,000 children to a farm for a week. Christian Birmingham graduated from Exeter College of Art and Design in 1991 and is one of the most talented artists of his generation.

EAN: 9780006646273

Package Dimensions: 12.1 x 8.9 x 0.1 inches

Languages: english