The Bubblegum Tree

by Alexander McCall Smith

Billy, Nicola and Mr Gopal are off to India in a flying boat to solve a baffling mystery! The gum that comes from the wonderful bubblegum trees that grow in the Indian jungle has not been delivered for two months. Without this secret ingredient, there'll be no more Gopal's Best Pink Bubblegum, and even more importantly, no more Bubblegummies - the people who live in the trees and harvest the gum. It's not an easy mystery to solve - and soon the friends are involved in a bungee-jumping, tiger-trouncing, woodcutter-walloping, bubblegum-blowing adventure!

Genres: Fiction, Childrens, Audiobook, Fantasy

128 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1996

About the author

Alexander McCall Smith is the author of the international phenomenon The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, the Isabel Dalhousie Series, the Portuguese Irregular Verbs series, and the 44 Scotland Street series. He is professor emeritus of medical law at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland and has served on many national and international bodies concerned with bioethics. He was born in what is now known as Zimbabwe and he was a law professor at the University of Botswana. He lives in Scotland. Visit him online at www.alexandermccallsmith.com, on Facebook, and on Twitter.

Reviews

[Ada Seven · Rating 5 out of 5]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️TAVSİYE EDERİM

[Muhajjah Saratini · Rating 3 out of 5]

Paling tebal di antara buku lainnya.
Kalo nanti Kira sudah bisa baca, saya bakal seneng berdiskusi, dia paling suka yang mana...

Sudah lama selesai baca, tapi g bisa apdet...

[Fuzzy Buzzy · Rating 2 out of 5]

I wasn't impressed with the book.

Owning tigers skins to save the bubblegum trees??? NO WAY!!! - too cruel, in my opinion. I know it was just a story for children but kids are SMART, they would wonder where the skins come from and who killed the tigers and skinned them. And the parents have to explain how cruel and horrible world is. No, thank you very much!

[Moushumi Ghosh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quite liked this book. Very well written - I was constantly taking notes on how a children's book that involves themes such as conservation, exotic places, travel and lots of irreverence should be written. It's got all that British quirkiness without any of the colonial luggage.

[Liliana · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a nice quick read that a read in the holidays and really enjoyed it

[Sean Harding · Rating 4 out of 5]

the next McCall Smith book in his bibliography and another book for younger readers and this one about bubble gum! A fun read, but the subtext is definitely environmental and anti-logging and again he does it in a way that is not heavy handed.
He also does characters who are not your typical white Smith and Jones with this one featuring people with Indian descent.
An engaging read for younger readers as I get closer and closer to reaching the ladies detectives in his bibliography.

[George · Rating 4 out of 5]

A cute little story about children saving the bubble gum trees of India.

[Jodi_ice · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cawpile: 3.5* 6.86

[Satyam Chaturvedi · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is simple and enjoyable adventure of some kids and a mid aged man.... Like every child story book it's amazing.

[Eylül]

i loved this book when i was little
then gave it to a friend and never got it back

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

after finishing this sweet audiobook, all I want is strawberry bubblegum at 2007 prices and my best childhood toy tiger Shakey ❤️

[Amanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute little story

[Jen · Rating 3 out of 5]

a great little story about the destruction of the forest, the home of the 'bubblegummies'.

A quick read, however some of the ways in which the language is used is more complex than the length of the book may suggest. A good book for Lower high school children with a lower reading age or need for a shorter story. Some of the story is a bit scary for younger children, but there is a happy ending.

The country that it is set in is never disclosed so you can assume it is where you are. The characters then travel to India.

[Gaurav Munjal · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read this a long time back. Nice book for children.

[Indah Threez Lestari · Rating 3 out of 5]

165 - 2013

[Indira Iljas · Rating 3 out of 5]

berhubung bocah udh mulai pinter baca, maka berlatih bacalah pke buku ini... biar memupuk minat bacanya :)