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Wombat Goes Walkabout

by Michael Morpurgo · 1999

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While looking for his mother, Wombat meets many animals that are not impressed with his talent for digging and thinking, but when a fire approaches, they change their minds.

Themes
animalsanimalsMore like thisLess of thischildhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of thisenvironmentenvironmentMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1990s1990sMore like thisLess of thisAustraliaAustraliaMore like thisLess of this
Subject
geographygeographyMore like thisLess of this
Audience
picture bookschildrens
Length
short · 32 pages

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