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From Finland the Moomins come

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Moomins• The

Moomins are the central characters in a series of books and a comic strip by Finnish writer Tove Jansson

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• They are bohemian, lived close to nature and are very tolerant towards diversity

Moomin characters

4http://www.moomin.fi/moomin.htm http://www.fuzzyfeltmoomins.co.uk/characters006.html

Who are the Moomins for?

• Not only children have learned to love the Moomin stories. Especially the later books also handle many adult topics

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The Moomin Boom

• The Moomin Boom (muumibuumi in Finnish) started in the 1990s, when and Lars Jansson produced a 104-part animation series in Japan named Tales From Moominvalley, which was followed by a full length movie Comet in Moominland.

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Books,series and movies• A comet is speeding

towards the earth and nobody knows what to do. Will it destroy everything and everyone? Moomintroll decides to find out, so, with Sniff, he sets out on an expedition that promises to be packed with adventure and excitement.

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Moomin’s boom• Moomin books had

always been bestsellers in Finland, but the animation started a new Moomin madness both in Finland and abroad,. A large merchandising industry was built around the Moomin characters, covering everything from coffee cups and t-shirts to plastic models.

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• The peak of the Moomin Boom was the opening of the Moomin World theme park in Naantali, Finland, which has become one of Finland's international tourist destinations.

Moomins’ park

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CHARACTERS

• Moomintroll is the son of Moominmamma and Moominpappa. He is very curious Moomin but can occasionally get bad tempered. His best friend is Snufkin. Snufkin showed how much his friendship was worth to him

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CHARACTERS• Snufkin who is not a

Moomin is the child of the Mymble and the Joxter. He is best friends with Moomintroll and the pair like to fish together. Snufkin knows how easily Moomintroll can be upset and so always takes great care to shield the sensitive little Moomin.

In Polish Włóczykij

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CHARACTERS• Moominmamma is

married to Moominpappa and is Moomintroll's mum. She is a very caring Moomin and looks after most of the creatures in Moominland at some time or another. We know she is a female because she always carries her handbag

In Polish Mama Muminka

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CHARACTERS

• Moominpappa. He too is a very caring Moomin and likes to read the others the adventures he had when he was a very young Moomin. He was brought up in an orphanage.

In Polish Tata Muminka

http://www.moomin.fi/moomin.htm

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Really, Moomins arrived to Poland.

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Children like coloring characters.

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The children choose the various ways of coloring.

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