The Mellops Strike Oil

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Signed edition. While on a family picnic Mr Mellops notices the mountain water has an ‘awful taste, like oil’.

Tomi Ungerer

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Overview

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!
An hilarious adventure that teaches children about the importance of working together

Specifications

Hardback
English
205 x 235 mm, 8 1/8 x 9 1/4 in
32 pp
32 colour illustrations
ISBN-13: 9780714862491
ISBN-10: 0714862495

About the book

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.

About the author(s)

Tomi Ungerer, born in Strasbourg in 1931, landed in New York in 1956 with $60 in his pocket and with a suitcase full of drawings. Overnight he became a star as a caricaturist, illustrator and children's book author and published more than 80 books in ten years. As a graphic artist he created advertising campaigns for Willy Brandt and The New York Times. In 1998, Tomi Ungerer was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Award for illustration and has become an internationally renowned artist. He now divides his time between Strasbourg and Ireland.