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Book Description hardcover. Condition: new. Yunger, Joshua (illustrator). First Edition, First edition. A fantasyadventure story about a boy born with a mustache and an ability to talk with animals Wobars adventures begin when he runs away from home after getting in trouble at his new school Hiding out in a cave he meets a cougar Roxie who becomes his best friend and constant companion Wobar encounters the ghost of a Revolutionary War soldier who was given and had stolen from him a calumet or Native American peace pipe The pipe has the power to end all wars and until it is found and returned to the American president the ghost must remain in limbo Wobar and Roxie travel to New Orleans by freight train boat and cargo plane where a gypsy fortune teller helps them with their quest Alternately scary and funny each exciting chapter ends with a cliffhangerHenry Homeyer is a writer storyteller and grandfather who taught third and fourth grade long ago Wobar and the Quest for the Magic Calumet is a tale Henry told one summer while running a playground program in Saxtons River Vermont when he was still in college He served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Africa and has been a peace activist since the Vietnam War He dreams of a real calumet that can end all wars Currently residing in Cornish Flat NH Henry also writes books and syndicated columns on gardeningJoshua Yunger is the illustrator of several books including his forthcoming childrens book Hippo and Monkey He is a faculty member at Alliance for the Visual Art AVA Gallery and Art Center in Lebanon New Hampshire and a stayathome dad In his spare time he writes and records songs for his band The Ologists He Lives in South Straffor VT with his wife Erin and their children George and CaseyAdvance PraiseIt is one of the best adventure books I have ever read And I love adventuresWilla McGough reader age nineAs a child I ran away on an adventure with Wobar his mustache and his cougar friend Their story a unique telling of doing good despite the odds has always stayed with me Every parent and every child should read itSarah Mitchell bookseller retiredReading the story of Wobar was one of the high points of the year for my thirdgrade class They were spellboundLinda Fuerst thirdgrade teacher. Seller Inventory # DADAX1593731086
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Yunger, Joshua (illustrator). Seller Inventory # 9781593731083
Book Description First Printing; Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Illustrated by Joshua Yunger (illustrator). First Edition. B&W Illustrations; 6 1/2 x 8 1/2; 170+ pages; Hard cover has glazed boards. DJ. NEW book. B/w illustrations by Yunger. 'Wobar, a boy who can speak with animals, runs away from a new school with Roxie, a cougar. They encounter the ghost of a Revolutionary War soldier who was given, then lost, a magic, peace-dealing calumet (peace-pipe) and set off to find it. '. Seller Inventory # 13863
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Yunger, Joshua (illustrator). New. Seller Inventory # Wizard1593731086
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Yunger, Joshua (illustrator). Brand New Copy. Seller Inventory # BBB_new1593731086
Book Description Condition: New. Yunger, Joshua (illustrator). Seller Inventory # V9781593731083