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      • Using the special properties of the cliffs' material, Jim and Luke convert Emma into a flying vehicle which they dub the " Perpetumobile " due to its unlimited means of locomotion.
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  2. Using the special properties of the cliffs' material, Jim and Luke convert Emma into a flying vehicle which they dub the "Perpetumobile" due to its unlimited means of locomotion. With it, they cross the Crown of the World to get Mr. Tur Tur .

    • Michael Ende, Maurice S. Dodd
    • 1960
  3. They convert Emma into a makeshift ship and sail off the island in the night, eventually arriving at the coast of Mandala (a fictional country inspired by China). When they arrive in Ping, the capital, they win the friendship of a tiny great-grandchild named Ping Pong, who tells them the Emperor is in mourning.

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    • 1960
    • Michael Ende, Maurice S. Dodd
    • Hardcover
  4. Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver (original title: Jim Knopf und Lukas der Lokomotivführer) is a German children's novel written by Michael Ende. Published in 1960, it became one of the most successful German children's books in the postwar era [1] after having first been rejected by a dozen publishers. [2]

  5. Jim and Lucas, thanks to the properties of the cliff stones, turn Emma into a flying vehicle that they nickname "Perpetummobile" due to her unlimited capacity for movement. Thus, they cross the Crown of the World looking for Mr. Tur Tur.

  6. They convert Emma into a makeshift ship and sail off the island in the night, eventually arriving at the coast of China. When they arrive in Ping, the capital, they win the friendship of a tiny great-grandchild named Ping Pong, who tells them the Emperor is in mourning.

  7. Jim Button and Luke the Engine-driver. Michael Ende. G. G. Harrap, 1963 - English fiction - 224 pages. When their island becomes too crowded, Luke turns his railroad engine into a boat and sets...

  8. Nov 27, 2023 · New-born Jim Button arrives by post on the tiny island of Lummerland, where he is adopted by Luke the engine driver. As he grows older, the king of the island fears that there is no longer enough room for all its inhabitants and orders Luke to get rid of his steam engine, Emma.

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