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The Mellops Strike Oil

Tomi Ungerer • Phaidon • ISBN 9780714862491

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The Mellops Strike Oil

Tomi Ungerer • Phaidon • ISBN-13 9780714862491

ISBN-10 0714862495 • 1958 • 1st Edition

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ISBN 9780714862491 • Completeness 56

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Description

While on a family picnic Mr Mellops notices the mountain water has an ‘awful taste, like oil’. Soon, the intrepid Mellops embark on a quest that takes them to the library, the museum and eventually an oil field! Reissued in English to inspire and delight a new generation of children. Ages 3-6

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Publisher: Phaidon
1st Edition2011
Pages: 32Language: English

Catalog notes

Contributor: Tomi Ungerer

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Category: AdventureCategory: Children's FictionCategory: Children's LiteratureCategory: FamilyCategory: Family, FictionCategory: HumorCategory: IllustratedCategory: Juvenile FictionCornerstone of: Children's Adventure Stories

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