Roald Dahl
Author
Series
Everyman's library volume 300
Pub. Date
2006.
Physical Desc
xxxvii, 850 pages ; pages : illustrations ; 22 cm ; cm.
Language
English
42) Revolting rhymes
Author
Pub. Date
2009.
Physical Desc
46 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Presents humorous retellings of six well-known fairy tales featuring surprise endings in place of the traditional happily-ever-after.
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
2 sound discs (2 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Twits: The misadventures of two terrible old people who enjoy playing nasty tricks and are finally outwitted by a family of monkeys.
The minpins: Little Billy enters the Forest of Sin and meets the Minpins, matchstick-sized people who live in tree cities besieged by the Smoke-Belching Gruncher whom Billy vows to destroy.
The magic finger: Angered by a neighboring family's sport hunting, an eight-year-old girl turns her magic finger on them.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
Primera edición en Estados Unidos.
Lexile measure
720L
Physical Desc
202 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
Español
Description
The BFG--Big Friendly Giant--kidnaps Sophie from her bed in the orphanage and takes her back to Giantland where she becomes involved in a scheme to end the loathsome activities of nine evil giants.
El BFG (Big Friendly Giant) - el gran gigante bonachón - saca a Sophie de su cama en el orfanato y la lleva a Giantland (el país de los gigantes), en donde se ve envuelta en una intriga para acabar con las detestables actividades de nueve malvados gigantes....
48) Dirty beasts
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1986.
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
A collection of humorous poems about amazing or nasty creatures, including a flying cow, a pig who turns the tables on a farmer, and crocodiles, lions, and anteaters who delight in devouring people.
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
xxvi, 304 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
A revealing collection of personal letters written by the iconic author to his mother details his early childhood milestones, travels to Africa, Royal Air Force service, work in Washington D.C., literary achievements, and rise in Hollywood.
Roald Dahl penned his first letter to his mother, Sofie Magdalene, when he was just nine years old. The origins of a brilliantly funny, subversive, creative mind were evident in boarding school, and as he entered...
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
287 pages : colour illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
This is not an ordinary dictionary. After all, you wouldn't expect a Roald Dahl Dictionary to be ordinary, would you? Only really interesting words are allowed in this dictionary. All the words which Roald Dahl invented are here, plus the names of Roald Dahl's characters and places. You will also find words that are important in Roald Dahl's world. Finally, some words are simply here just for fun.
53) The Minpins
Author
Pub. Date
1991.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
47 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Little Billy enters the Forest of Sin and meets the Minpins, matchstick-sized people who live in tree cities besieged by the Smoke-Belching Gruncher whom Billy vows to destroy.
55) Rhyme stew
Author
Pub. Date
1990.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
78 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
An illustrated collection of fifteen parodies ranging from skewered nursery rhymes to epic slapstick sagas.
56) Matilda
Author
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
1a edición.
Lexile measure
740L
Physical Desc
225 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
Español
Description
Matilda applies her untapped mental powers to rid the school of the evil, child-hating headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, and restore her nice teacher, Miss Honey, to financial security.
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
98 pages, 24 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
George Kranky is eight years old and wondering what sort of mischief he might get into. George's grandma is a grizzly old grouch and George wants to teach her a lesson... and when Grandma's finished drinking George's marvellous medicine she'll really have something to grumble about.
Series
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 79 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After the daring rescue of a spider, a young boy named James gains possession of some magic crocodile tongues. When James spills them in the garden, out sprouts an enormous peach! Climbing inside, he meets an astonishing cast of characters and embarks on a magical odyssey full of thrills and adventure.
