After being orphaned at the age of 4, James Henry Trotter goes to live with his only other relatives, the horrific Aunt Spiker and Aunt Sponge. The aunts force James to do all the work around the house, never give him treats, and refuse to let him play with other children. One day a mysterious stranger gives James some magical crystals, which ...
Five-year-old Matilda lives with her parents and older brother Michael. Neither of her beastly parents notice that Matilda is a genius. Kind Miss Honey, Matilda's teacher, notices at once that Matilda is special, which finally makes her happy. But she encounters further problems from the cruel headmistress, Miss Trunchbull. It takes a child genius ...
Darkly humorous, slightly creepy, and ultimately the tale of a nice guy who just might finish first, CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY is one of the prolific Roald Dahl's most popular works. Life changes for a poor but kindhearted boy named Charlie Bucket when he manages to win one of five golden tickets that allows him and a guest of his choice ...
The last half of the 20th century has been an era of democratic triumph. The main antidemocratic regimes - communist, fascist, Nazi - have disappeared, and new democracies are emerging vigorously or tentatively throughout the world. In this book, a prominent political theorist provides a primer on democracy that clarifies what it is, why it is ...
In this volume, an eminent political scientist questions the extent to which the American Constitution furthers democratic goals. Robert Dahl reveals the Constitution's potentially antidemocratic elements and explains why they are there, compares the American constitutional system to other democratic systems, and explores how Americans might alter ...
Sophie is kidnapped from the orphanage where she lives by the Big Friendly Giant (or, the B.F.G.) after she spots him performing his job of blowing good dreams into the minds of sleeping children. Sophie is happy with the giant, who takes her back to Giantland with him, but there are some not-so-very-nice giants who also live in Giantland, and all ...
After being orphaned at the age of 4, James Henry Trotter goes to live with his only other relatives, the horrific Aunt Spiker and Aunt Sponge. The aunts force James to do all the work around the house, never give him treats, and refuse to let him play with other children. One day a mysterious stranger gives James some magical crystals, which ...
Left an orphan at age 7, the hero of this story is sent to live with his Norwegian grandmother. After mistakenly wondering into the annual convention of the Witches of England, the boy overhears the witches horrible plot to turn all the children of England into mice. Now he and his grandmother, an expert in all things witchy, must stop the witches ...
In this sequel to CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY, Charlie, Willy Wonka, Charlie's parents, and all four of Charlie's grandparents travel through outer space via a magical glass elevator. The travellers visit the world's first space hotel, battle the horrible Vermicious Knids and even save the world. Illustrated with b&w drawings.
The autobiography, up to age 20, of the author of such books as CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY and JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH. The book is divided into four parts, each corresponding with the years he spent at four different schools. Readers will be able to see how Dahl's school experiences, which often involve bullying unpleasant teachers, are ...
Animals seek revenge against a horrible couple named the Twits in this humorous beginning chapter book. Mr. and Mrs. Twit are perfectly named, for they are disgusting, dirty, downright twitty people. They spend their days playing nasty tricks on each other (Mr. Twit puts a frog in his wife's bed; she serves him a plate of spaghetti--with a few ...
Danny's mother died when he was only four months old, and since that time he's been raised by his kind and gentle father. Despite missing his mother, Danny is well-adjusted boy who lives with his father in a caravan behind his father's gas station. Danny thinks he knows his father very well, but at age nine, he discovers that his father has been ...
Each of five children lucky enough to discover an entry ticket into Mr. Willy Wonka's mysterious chocolate factory takes advantage of the situation in his own way. In Spanish.
A collection of recipes based on food and drink featured in Roald Dahl's books. They include mudburgers, hot frogs, lickable wallpaper, stinkbugs' eggs and crispy wasp stings. Step-by-step instructions are accompanied by colour photographs and illustrations of every dish.
A nervous vicar develops as case of "back-to-front dyslexia" so that he pronounces some words, but not all, backwards. Trouble begins when he tries to advise his parishioners on how to sip their Communion wine... "You must never plug it...you must pis it...pis gently".
Dahl's autobiographical memoir of the years leading up to his adventures as a fighter pilot in the RAF in World War II is a sequel to his memoir of his childhood, BOY.
A crocodile living in "the biggest brownest muddiest river in Africa" plans to feast on a fat, juicy little child. But the animals band together, and the crocodile's lunch menu is changed.
For small businesses, effective advertising can mean the difference between fortune and failure. But if you're going to throw your money into advertising willy-nilly you might as well just throw it away. And if your business can't afford a big advertising firm you may have to write your own advertising copy. But could you? Don't worry, because ...
From Stink Bugs' Eggs to Scrambled Dregs, Roald Dahl's Revolting Recipes provided hours of kitchen fun with a range of fantastic foodstuffs taken from Dahl's wonderful stories. In Even More Revolting Recipes, there is a brand new selection to tempt the taste bunds and tickle the imagination. Featured delights include: Sherbet Slurpers, Magic Green ...
The Gregg family just loves to go hunting. Unfortunately, they never stop to think about the animals and birds they are killing. Everything changes when their next door neighbor, a young girl, can not control herself and zaps the Greggs with her magic finger. Now the entire Gregg family will find out what it's like to be hunted. Illustrated with b ...
When a young boy grows tired of his grandmother's constantly grumpy mood, he whips up a magical remedy to cure all her problems, with surprising results. Illustrated with b&w drawings.
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