This is the story of how Tomlin and Grandfather struggle to keep the life of the island going, and of the dramatic discoveries they make in the process.
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This is the story of how Tomlin and Grandfather struggle to keep the life of the island going, and of the dramatic discoveries they make in the process.
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Add this copy of The Plant That Ate the World to cart. $8.00, very good condition, Sold by HORSE BOOKS PLUS LLC rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Boston, VA, UNITED STATES, published 1989 by Faber and Faber.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7.75"-9.75" tall; Not exlib, NF first edition hardcover in NF unclipped dj in new mylar showing faint soil mark at head of frt panel. 106 pp with loosely written owner's name on rear fep & paste down. Tomlin, his grandfather, and their dog, Sequence, live on an island where they can defend themselves against an enemy as large as the world itself-the Plant. They catch fish, which they trade with people on the mainland for whatever goods have survived the nuclear destruction of the town. But the island is no ordinary island, and the people on the mainland are no ordinary people. And grandfather is certainly no ordinary grandfather. This is the story of an old man and a small boy struggling, not only for life, but for decency, reason and the existence of the human race.
Add this copy of The Plant That Ate the World to cart. $18.87, very good condition, Sold by Greener Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from London, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1989 by Faber Childrens Books.
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Add this copy of The Plant That Ate the World to cart. $22.13, like new condition, Sold by The Children's Bookshop rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hay on Wye, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1989 by Faber.
Add this copy of The Plant That Ate the World to cart. $47.85, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1989 by Faber & Faber.
