The Roald Dahl Quiz Book

The Roald Dahl Quiz Book

Author: Sylvia Bond

Publisher: Puffin Books

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780141324975

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Do you know why Mr. hoppy wanted to become a tortoise, where whangdoodles can be found or who called George a grizzly old grunion? These questions and many others are asked and answered in this book.


The Twits

The Twits

Author: Roald Dahl

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2007-08-16

Total Pages: 114

ISBN-13: 1101653019

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From the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG! Mr. and Mrs. Twit are the smelliest, nastiest, ugliest people in the world. They hate everything—except playing mean jokes on each other, catching innocent birds to put in their Bird Pies, and making their caged monkeys, the Muggle-Wumps, stand on their heads all day. But the Muggle-Wumps have had enough. They don't just want out, they want revenge.


The BFG (Colour Edition)

The BFG (Colour Edition)

Author: Roald Dahl

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2016-09-13

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 0141378573

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'Human beans is not really believing in giants, is they? Human beans is not thinking we exist.' On a dark, silvery moonlit night, Sophie is snatched from her bed by a giant. Luckily it is the Big Friendly Giant, the BFG, who only eats snozzcumbers and glugs frobscottle. But there are other giants in Giant Country. Fifty foot brutes who gallop far and wide every night to find human beans to eat. Can Sophie and her friend the BFG stop them?


Esio Trot (Colour Edition)

Esio Trot (Colour Edition)

Author: Roald Dahl

Publisher: National Geographic Books

Published: 2016-11-22

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 0141369388

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Esio Trot by Roald Dahl - the world's NUMBER ONE storyteller. High up in a tall building lives Mr Hoppy all alone. Downstairs lives Mrs Silver. Mr Hoppy loves her. And Mrs Silver loves her tortoise, Alfie. Oh, if only Mr Hoppy could perform some great feat that would make him a hero in her eyes! Then one day his mind goes click and an amazing idea rushes into his head. With the help of a magical spell, some cabbage leaves and one hundred and forty tortoises, can shy Mr Hoppy win Mrs Silver's heart? And now you can listen to ESIO TROT ( with THE GIRAFFE AND THE PELLY AND ME) and other Roald Dahl audiobooks read by some very famous voices, including Kate Winslet, David Walliams and Steven Fry - plus there are added squelchy soundeffects from Pinewood Studios! And look out for new Roald Dahl apps in the App store and Google Play- including the disgusting TWIT OR MISS! and HOUSE OF TWITS inspired by the revolting Twits.


Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Author: Roald Dahl

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2017-02-07

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 0147512956

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Now a Broadway musical! Roald Dahl's iconic story of a little boy, a golden ticket, and a fantastical chocolate factory has been adapted into a wonderful new musical. This edition has a great new cover featuring the musical's poster art and a foreword by Jack O'Brien, Tony Award-winning Director. Willy Wonka's famous chocolate factory is opening at last! But only five lucky children will be allowed inside. And the winners are: Augustus Gloop, an enormously fat boy whose hobby is eating; Veruca Salt, a spoiled-rotten brat whose parents are wrapped around her little finger; Violet Beauregarde, a dim-witted gum-chewer with the fastest jaws around; Mike Teavee, a toy pistol-toting gangster-in-training who is obsessed with television; and Charlie Bucket, Our Hero, a boy who is honest and kind, brave and true, and good and ready for the wildest time of his life!


The Penguin Book Quiz

The Penguin Book Quiz

Author: James Walton

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2019-10-03

Total Pages: 551

ISBN-13: 0241986044

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THE PERFECT QUIZ BOOK FOR BOOKWORMS! Which Haruki Murakami novel shares its title with a Beatles song? In Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, what is Charlie's surname? What is heavy-drinking Rachel Watson known as in the title of a 21st-century bestseller? And what do you get if you add the number of Bennet sisters in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice to the number of Karamazov brothers in Fyodor Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov? With four hundred questions covering books from literary classics to modern bestsellers, through iconic children's books and books you say that you've read but really you haven't, The Penguin Book Quiz is as appropriate for a making you look well-read at a party as it is for a book-loving family to tuck into after Christmas dinner: it's as enjoyable to read as it is to play. Featuring the work of everyone from Antony Beevor to Zadie Smith, books from The Very Hungry Caterpillar to Ulysses, and with movie, music, television and literary references abound, this entertaining quiz tickles the fancy (and the brains) of light and heavy readers alike. Answers: - Norwegian Wood - Bucket - The Girl on the Train - Eight (five sisters, three brothers)


James and the Giant Peach

James and the Giant Peach

Author: Roald Dahl

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2007-08-16

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 1101653000

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From the World's No. 1 Storyteller, James and the Giant Peach is a children's classic that has captured young reader's imaginations for generations. One of TIME MAGAZINE’s 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time After James Henry Trotter's parents are tragically eaten by a rhinoceros, he goes to live with his two horrible aunts, Spiker and Sponge. Life there is no fun, until James accidentally drops some magic crystals by the old peach tree and strange things start to happen. The peach at the top of the tree begins to grow, and before long it's as big as a house. Inside, James meets a bunch of oversized friends—Grasshopper, Centipede, Ladybug, and more. With a snip of the stem, the peach starts rolling away, and the great adventure begins! Roald Dahl is the author of numerous classic children’s stories including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The BFG, and many more! “James and the Giant Peach remains a favorite among kids and parents alike nearly 60 years after it was first published, thanks to its vivid imagery, vibrant characters and forthright exploration of mature themes like death and hope.” —TIME Magazine Cover may vary.


The Enormous Crocodile

The Enormous Crocodile

Author: Roald Dahl

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2018-08-28

Total Pages: 19

ISBN-13: 0451480015

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From the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG! This picture book has a beautiful full-color interior and large trim to feature Quentin Blake's iconic art. The Enormous Crocodile is a horrid greedy grumptious brute who loves to guzzle up little boys and girls. But the other animals have had enough of his cunning tricks, so they scheme to get the better of this foul fiend, once and for all!


The swan

The swan

Author: Roald Dahl

Publisher: Vallardi

Published: 2014-07-10T00:00:00+02:00

Total Pages: 85

ISBN-13: 8867316028

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Un racconto che commuove e toglie il fiato anche agli stomaci forti, opponendo al bullismo e alla forza bruta di due ragazzi stupidi e crudeli il riscatto della loro vittima. Peter Watson, adolescente disarmato e apparentemente più debole, sopravvivrà alla ferocia di due piccoli criminali perché è dotato di intelligenza e di insospettata forza d’animo che gli permetteranno perfino di volare lontano con le ali di un cigno... Il testo, in lingua originale, è arricchito da: • Glossari con la traduzione delle parole più interessanti o difficili; • Note su strutture della lingua, forme idiomatiche o familiari, registri espressivi, phrasal verbs...; • Reading Comprehension Exercises.


The Roald Dahl Quiz Book

The Roald Dahl Quiz Book

Author: Richard Maher

Publisher:

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 125

ISBN-13: 9780140371147

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Contains questions about some of Roald Dahl's most popular books, including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, George's Marvellous Medicine, Fantastic Mr Fox, Matilda and The Giraffe.