Discovering Nature

Partwork published by Marshall Cavendish in 1991-92

Twenty six magazines and tapes, which take you through the experiences of Billy Bumble (read by Nigel Lambert) and his friends: Spike the Hedgehog (Steven Pacey), Susie Sparrow (Gay Soper) and Flip the Frog ( Mike Gaudy), introducing children to the World of Nature by experiencing a balloon trip over the countryside.

Tape 2-26 are a selection  favourite stories, rhymes and songs with nature in mind. Read and sung by some famous actors. I have identified the tapes by the first story on them. The tapes come in two attractive cassette holders.

At present (March 2011) we only have the tapes but if anybody has the magazines, we might be interested in purchasing them.

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1: Billy Bumble's Balloon Trip

Side 1; The Village, The Farmyard

Side2: The Oakwood,On the Beach

Readers; Nigel Lambert,  Steven Pacey, Gay Soper and Mike Gaudy

2: Bubble and Squeak

Side 1: Bubble and Squeak, There Once was a Puffin, Windy Nights

Side 2; His First Flight, The Owl and the Pussy cat.

Readers and singers : Ian Lavender, Eva Haddon and Susannah York

3: Barney's winter present

Side 1: Barney's winter present, I had a Little Nut Tree and Sheep Dog

Side 2: The Tortoises' Picnic, Robin's Song and My Mother said.

Readers and singers :David Adams,  Nigel Lambert, Carole Boyd and Denise Bryer.

4: The three little pigs

Side 1 ; The Three Little Pigs, The Cottage and Baa, Baa Black Sheep

Side 2: The Frog, the Cat and the Little Red Hen

Readers and Singers; Daniel Jeffries, Carole Boyd and Nigel Lambert

5: Hedge's problem tree

Side 1; Hedge's problem tree, Mary, Mary quite contrary, Two little Dicky Birds.

Side 2 The Sunflower and the rosebud, Dad, the cat and the tree, My House

Readers and singers Carole Boyd, Nigel Lambert

6: The hare and the tortoise

Side1 The hare and the tortoise, Little Miss Muffet, Ride a cock horse.

Side 2 The clever hedgehog, Twinkle, twinkle little star

Readers and singers : bernard Gribbins, Stephen Pacey and Denise Bryer

7: Little bear and the tortoise

Side 1; Little bear and the beaver, I went fishing, The north wind doth blow.

Side 2 Danger in the reeds, A fishy tale, The sunlight

Reader Ian Lavender

8: Kebeg

Side 1: Kebeg, One man went to mow, Good morning when it's morning

Side 2 The farmer, the Tomt and the Troll, Spring song

Readers and singers Denise Bryer, Carole Boyd, Nigel Lambert and Stephen Pacey

9: Frosby's Hiccups

Side 1 Frisby's hiccups, Ding dong bell

Side 2 Cabbage and the foxes, The flower seller

Readers and singers Carole Boyd, Nigel Lambert, Stephen Pacey

 

 

10: The Greedy Fox

Side 1 The greedy fox, Pat-a-cake, The dog and the bone

Side2 The elves and the shoemaker, Boys and girls come out to play

Readers and singers Brian Blessed, Carole Boyd, Nigel Lambert, David Graham

11: The nightingale

Side 1 The nightingale, There was an old women, The spider's game

Side2 The tree that sang

Readers and singers david Jacobs, Nigel Lambert, Carole Boyd, Stephen Pacey

12: The old man of Torbay

Side 1 The old man of Torbay, Tilly's shell house, Dance to your daddy.

Side 2 Fleetfoot's canoe, It makes a change, I saw a ship a sailing

Readers and singers Diana Rigg, Denise Bryer, Nigel Lambert

13: The forset troll

Side 1: The forest troll, Crow in the snow

Side 2: The musicians of Bremen

Readers: Nigel Lambert, Steven Pacey

 

Complete section 1 tapes in cassette carrying case

All 13 tapes of the first section of Discovering Nature in an attractive cassette case. In good order

14: Simon Rhyman

Side 1: Simon Rhyman, Cats and The Morrag

Side 2: Dick Whittington and his cat

Readers Steven Pacey and Gemma Craven

15: The captains's horse

Side 1: The captain's horse, Over the hills and far away, Little bo peep.

Side 2: The tartan dragon, Lavender's blue, Mary had a little lamb

Readers and singers: Martin Jarvisj, Steven Pacey

16: The master of the lake

Side 1: The master of the lake, Rilaby reel

Side 2: The ugly duckling, Five fat peas, Come into the ark

Readers Janet Suzman

17: The song of the engine

Side 1: The song of the engine, Peace at last, Incey wincey spider

Side 2: Faster than fairies, Bobbie and the magic go-kart

 

Readers and singers: Nigel Hawthorne, Denise Bryer, Carole Boyd, Nigel Lambert

18: Little red riding hood

Side1: Little red riding hood, Sing a song of sixpence

Side 2: The sleeping beauty

Readers and singers: Nigel Lambert, Carole Flyod and Stephen Pacey

19: The wind and the sun

Side 1: The wind and the sun, The spider and the fly, Hickory dickory dock

Side 2: The kind scarecrow, I hear thunder

Readers and singers: Carole Boyd, Nigel Lambert

20: Tumbleqown town

Side 1: Tumbledown town, The friendly bear, The grand old duke of York

Side 2: The pied piper

Readers and singers: Nigel Lambert, Carole Boyd, Hywell Bennett, Steven Pacey

21: The garden under the sea

Side 1: The garden under the sea, Upon my golden backbone, Rub-a- dub-dub

Side 2: The gate crashers, The lobster quadrille

Readers and singers: Steven Pacey, Maureen O'Brian, Carole Boyd, Denise Bryer, Nigel Lambert

22: A song for slug

Side 1: A song for slug, The chicken's breakfast, Round and round the garden

Side 2: Spot finds a friend, Rhubarb Ted

Readers and sigers: Ian lavender, Steven Pacey, Nigel Lambert, Carole Boyd

23: The town mouse and the country mouse

Side 1: The town mouse and the country mouse, Oh here it is and here it is, Goblin market

Side 2: Nothing like a bath, If I were an apple

24: The goose that laid the golden egg

Side 1: The goose that laid the golden egg, Leaves in a frolic, Rock a-bye-baby

Side 2: Somewhere safe, Goosey, goosey gander

Readers and singers:Carole Boyd, Steven Pacey

25: Simon's canal

Side 1: Simon's canal, Row your boat

Side 2: Thumbelina

Readers and singers: Susannah York, Nigel Lamert, Carole Boyd, Denise Bryer

26: The miller and the donkey

Side 1: The miller and the donkey, The cherry tree, Here we go round the mulberry bush

Side 2: The dancing fairies, There was a crooked man

Readers and singers : Geoffrey Matthews, Carolke Boyd, Nigel Lavender

Complete section 2 tapes in cassette carrying case

13 tapes of Discovering Nature, complete section 2, in an attractive cassette carrying case. Sadly the lock has broken off.