Wombat Goes Walkabout

Name: Wombat Goes Walkabout
Brand: Harper UK
Availability: InStock
Author: Michael Morpurgo
ISBN: 9780007370580

Author: Michael Morpurgo

Narrator: Jot Davies

Unabridged: 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 12/09/2010

Categories: Children's Fiction, Animal Stories, Children's Social Themes, Action & Adventure Stories, Regional Stories

Synopsis

Wombat loves digging deep holes and thinking deep thoughts, but nobody thinks much of that until danger threatens the bush and he comes up with a great big idea… 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, but none of them think very much of him. But when a fire sweeps through the bush, it is Wombat’s skills which save the day, and everyone races off to find his mum and bring her back to him.

About Michael Morpurgo

Michael Morpurgo OBE is one of Britain's best loved writers for children, with sales of over 35 million copies. He has written over 150 books, has served as Childrenâ€™s Laureate, and has won many prizes, including the Smarties Prize, the Writers Guild Award, the Whitbread Award, the Blue Peter Book Award and the Eleanor Farjeon Lifetime Achievement Award. With his wife, Clare, he is the co-founder of Farms for City Children. Michael was knighted in 2018 for services to literature and charity.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Aruna Kumar on March 19, 2019

This book for the young readers with colour illustrations. Wombat trying to find mother and meeting other wildlife creatures and adventures.......more

Goodreads review by Peacegal on August 05, 2019

Delightful illustrations, and a nice introduction to Australian animals for youngsters. Readers who aren't familiar with wombats will be scurrying to look up photos of these delightfully tubby little creatures. Veg*n parents note: Wombat meets and briefly speaks to a small boy who is hunting emus, a......more

Goodreads review by Sophie on May 01, 2020

This is a beautiful story about a wombat looking for his mother. On his search, he meets lots of different animals who tell him what they’re good at before showing off their skills. When asked what he can do, the wombat replies he can’t do much other than dig holes and think all day. He believes the......more

Goodreads review by Liz on October 24, 2017

Beautifully soft illustrations accompany this story of a wombat looking for his mother when a bushfire strikes. The book takes us through encounters with a kookaburra, wallaby, possum, emu, an Aboriginal boy, koala, all to no avail, but then when the bushfire strikes, Wombat's digging and thinking s......more

Goodreads review by Hayley on February 14, 2021

A lovely story about a baby wombat who loses his mum. All the other animals think he can't do much but he manages to save them from a Bush fire. Links to literacy, science topics of habitats and evolution amd geography.......more