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Their world will heal (see ecological restoration), but it will never be the same (see the Anthropocene, rewilding, damaged planet). With significantly more text than is common in picturebooks, The Wump World invites a read-aloud with frequent pauses to explore Peet’s crayon-style illustrations.
The Wump World (1970) is a children's book by Bill Peet that takes place on an imaginary planet. It is about the near destruction of the only habitat of creatures known as Wumps. These Wumps look somewhat like a cross between a capybara (sometimes called a water hog) and a moose.
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William Bartlett Peet (né Peed; [1] January 29, 1915 – May 11, 2002) was an American children's book illustrator and a story writer and animator for Walt Disney Animation Studios. Peet joined Disney in 1937 and worked first on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) near the end of its production.
Jan 1, 2001 · “The Wump World” is an inspiring environmental story from the great mind of Bill Peet and it is about how the Wumps’ world changes when a race called the Pollutians come onto the Wump world and start polluting the world.
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Bill Peet books are valued by teachers, parents and librarians because they instill of love of reading in children. They make reading fun. All of his books are on the accelerated reader book list. Click on the images below to learn more about his books, listed in alphabetical order.
Feb 10, 2019 · Peet's love for animals and his sense of the ridiculous, coupled with a concern for the environment and for the feelings of others, make his books effective on several levels: as enjoyable stories and as gentle lessons on caring for the earth and getting along with one another.
May 10, 2012 · His first book, Hubert’s Hair-Raising Adventure, appeared in 1959, and today, thirty-five years and thirty-four books later, Bill Peet continues to enjoy an immensely popular following with millions of books in print both in the United States and in several foreign countries.
