The Mellops Strike Oil - Softcover

Ungerer, Tomi

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1570982848 ISBN 13: 9781570982842

Publisher: Roberts Rinehart Publishers, 1999

Synopsis

After discovering oil while picnicking in the country, the Mellops pig family sets up an oil drilling rig that produces more trouble than oil.

About this title

Review:

"Charming... Printed on thick mat paper, with a two-colour palette true to the author and artist Tomi Ungerer's original artwork, the books make delightful bedtime reading for the under-sevens."―Daily Telegraph

"There is an educational element to this story too. The discovery by the Mellops' of the different fossils - ammonites, belemnites and ceriths are accompanied by an illustration of each to show what they look like. Even the exploration for oil is carefully explained in the illustrations and text. The wooden tower the Mellops' build is called a derrick and the dangers of oil are emphasised when a discarded cigar causes a fire in the forest with the flames threatening to set the oil alight. Luckily, Mr Mellops is able to save the day."―Outside In, Inside Out

About the Author:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Roberts Rinehart Publishers
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 1570982848
• ISBN 13: 9781570982842
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32