Barbie has been helping plant new trees and create waterholes for the wildlife at a new nature reserve. But at the grand opening of the reserve, everyone wants to know what inspired her to help. So, Barbie tells the story of Thumbelina, who lived and played among the beautiful flowers and trees in Twillerbee. One day, humans come with monstrous machines to build a factory, and suddenly Thumbelina's home is in danger. Find out what happened to Thumbelina and her Twillerbee home in this exciting storybook. There are also lots of finger puppets of Thumbelina and her friends for you to play with and act out the story!
This book is part of a book series called Barbie .
This book has been graded for interest at 3+ years.
There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2009 by Egmont UK Ltd .
The Unknown Adventurer is still believed to be at large in the wild.
This book contains the following story:
Thumbelina
Thumbelina is so small she sleeps in a walnut shell bed with a rose petal sheet. One day, a toad steals her away from her home to marry his son and keeps her captive on a lilypad, until she is rescued by a beetle who takes her back to his family. She runs away into the forest only to be met by a mole who thinks she is so lovely he must marry her. Eventually Thumbalina escapes on the back of a swallow.
This book features the following character:
Barbie
This book features the character Barbie.