The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles by Julie Andrews Edwards

The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles is sure to continue to delight readers everywhere. Julie Andrews Edwards, star of stage and screen, has written a unique and beloved story that has become a modern classic. Only by skill and determination were the four travelers able to discover the last of the really great Whangdoodles and grant him his heart's desire. But waiting for them was the scheming Prock, who would use almost any means to keep them away from his beloved king. With the Professor's help, they discovered the secret way.

And when he told the three Potter children of his search for the spectacular creature, Lindy, Tom, and Ben were eager to reach Whangdoodleland. Professor Savant believed in the Whangdoodle. It was an almost perfect place where the last of the really great Whangdoodles could rule his kingdom with 'peace, love and a sense of fun'- apart from and forgotten by people.īut not completely forgotten. Then he disappeared and created a wonderful land for himself and all the other remarkable animals - the ten-legged Sidewinders, the little furry Flukes, the friendly Whiffle Bird, and the treacherous, 'oily' Prock. The Whangdoodle was once the wisest, the kindest, and the most extraordinary creature in the world. And who better to expose young readers to new ways of seeing, smelling, and hearing than Julie (Andrews) Edwards of Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music fame? Her lively and clever style pulls readers along effortlessly she, like the professor, is one grownup who can teach children never to close their minds to possibility.

Readers who have explored Narnia, Oz, or Willy Wonka's chocolate factory will be thrilled at this new destination-a marvelous land that will inspire and stimulate creative and scientific minds. But when an open-minded professor-the one adult who still believes in the Whangdoodle-joins forces with three children with active imaginations, they become an unstoppable team on a fantastic and sometimes terrifying journey to Whangdoodleland. When that lack of faith became widespread, the last of the really great Whangdoodles created a special land full of extraordinary creatures: furry Flukes, the sly High-Behind Splintercat, and the wonderful Whiffle Bird. What on earth is a Whangdoodle? A 'fanciful creature of undefined nature,' it was also once the wisest, kindest, most fun-loving living thing in the world-until people stopped believing in it.

The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles by Julie Andrews Edwards