The Wump World
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The Wump World is a classic children's picture book by Bill Peet that tells an environmental fable about peaceful creatures whose planet is polluted and transformed by invading industrialists.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
children's picture book
ⓘ
environmental fable ⓘ |
| author | Bill Peet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
destruction of natural environment
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pollution of air ⓘ pollution of water ⓘ urban sprawl ⓘ |
| featuresSpecies |
Pollutians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wumps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
ⓘ
environmental fiction ⓘ picture book ⓘ |
| hasAntagonists | invading industrialists ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtist | Bill Peet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFictionalGroup | Pollutians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ |
| hasIllustrationsBy | Bill Peet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| hasPageCountApprox | 40 ⓘ |
| hasProtagonists | peaceful Wumps ⓘ |
| hasWorkType | standalone book ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | children ⓘ |
| isNotableFor |
distinctive illustrative style
ⓘ
strong environmental message ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacterSpecies | Wumps ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| moral | warning about environmental damage ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | impact of industrialization on nature ⓘ |
| partOf | Bill Peet bibliography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays | industrial society as destructive ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| publisher | Houghton Mifflin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resolutionType | cautiously hopeful ending ⓘ |
| setIn | fictional planet ⓘ |
| targetAgeRange | early elementary school children ⓘ |
| teaches | respect for nature ⓘ |
| theme |
conservation
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environmentalism ⓘ industrialization ⓘ pollution ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfPublication | 20th century ⓘ |
| toldAs | fable ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Bill Peet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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