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.

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instanceOf children's picture book
environmental fable
author Bill Peet NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
depicts destruction of natural environment
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
environmentalism
industrialization
pollution
timePeriodOfPublication 20th century
toldAs fable
writtenBy Bill Peet NERFINISHED

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Bill Peet notableWork The Wump World