The Gloriumptious Worlds of Roald Dahl: Explore the characters and creations of the World's Number One Storyteller

ISBN-13: 9781783125920 / Angielski / Inna / 2020

STELLA CALDWELL

Opis

Dive into your favourite Roald Dahl story, or maybe you'll discover a new one in The Gloriumptious Worlds of Roald Dahl - the perfect book for fans of the world's number one storyteller.

Discover intriguing facts about the author and what inspired him, and explore the worlds he created. Also contains never-before-seen newspaper clippings, letters, spells, diary entries, recipes and more, plus a bonus envelope packed with booklets and activity sheets to inspire budding storytellers.

Spis treści

Introduction: Roald Dahl's world of writing, then chapters which explore the following stories:
- James and the Giant Peach - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator - Fantastic Mr Fox - Danny the Champion of the World - The Twits - George's Marvellous Medicine - The BFG - The Witches - Matilda - Roald Dahl's short stories and picture books.
Concludes with an envelope containing booklets and activity sheets that feature character, funny word and plot-creation activities inspired by Roald Dahl's books.

O autorze

Stella Caldwell is a children's author who has worked in book publishing for many years. With two children of her own, she enjoys making all sorts of subjects accessible to a young audience, and has written widely on topics ranging from history and mythology to science and the natural world. Roald Dahl was a spy, ace fighter-pilot, chocolate historian and medical inventor. He was also the author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The BFG and many more brilliant stories. He remains the World's No.1 storyteller. Quentin Blake's books have won numerous prizes, including the Whitbread Award and the Kate Greenaway Medal. In 1999 he was appointed the first ever Children's Laureate, and in 2002 won the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration.