Roald Dahl
Author
Series
Publisher
Alfaguara
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
EspaƱol
Description
On their way to the chocolate factory in the great glass elevator, Mr. Wonka, Charlie, his parents, and his grandparents are suddenly thrust into space.
On their way to the chocolate factory in the Great Glass Elevator, Mr. Wonka, Charlie, his parents, and his grandparents are suddenly thrust into space.
Author
Publisher
Blue Rider Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
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.
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Language
English
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Description
"Do not try to make George's marvelous medicine yourselves at home. It could be dangerous. George is alone in the house with Grandma. The most horrid, grizzly old grunion of a grandma ever. She needs something stronger than her usual medicine to cure her chronic grouchiness. A special grandma medicine, a remedy for everything. And George knows just what to put into it. Grandma's in for the surprise of her life - and so is George, when he sees the...
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Series
Language
English
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From the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG!
Last seen flying through the sky in a giant elevator in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Charlie Bucket's back for another adventure. When the giant elevator picks up speed, Charlie, Willy Wonka, and the gang are sent hurtling through space and time. Visiting the world’' first space hotel, battling the dreaded Vermicious...
Last seen flying through the sky in a giant elevator in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Charlie Bucket's back for another adventure. When the giant elevator picks up speed, Charlie, Willy Wonka, and the gang are sent hurtling through space and time. Visiting the world’' first space hotel, battling the dreaded Vermicious...
29) Matilda
Author
Publisher
Oficina Do Livro
Pub. Date
2017
Language
Portuguese
Description
O pai da Matilda acha que a filha nĆ£o Ć© mais do que uma crosta.ĆĀ A mĆ£e passa o tempo a jogar bingo e a ver televisĆ£o.ĆĀ A stĆ“ra Docemel Ć© a Ćŗnica que vĆŖ o potencial da menina.ĆĀ A Sra. Partetudo, diretora da Escola Tiraniza, julga todos os alunos burros e fecha-os dentro da Pildra.ĆĀ E a Matilda... Ć© uma menina dotada de uma grande inteligĆŖncia, que se cansou do comportamento idiota dos adultos e vai ensinar-lhes uma grande liĆ§Ć£o!...
Author
Publisher
Oficina Do Livro
Pub. Date
2017
Language
Portuguese
Description
O que Charlie mais adora no mundo Ć© chocolate.ĆĀ O cheiro e o sabor fazem as suas maravilhas, mas sĆ£o tambĆ©m a sua tortura.ĆĀ A fĆ”brica do senhor Wonka, o melhor e mais prestigiado inventor de chocolate do planeta, encontra-se fechada hĆ” muitos anos, mas vai permitir a visita a cinco sortudos. Quem encontrar os cinco Bilhetes Dourados, emitidos e escondidos nos diversos chocolates, irĆ” visitĆ”-la e receberĆ” todos os tipos de doces Wonka,...
31) The magic finger
Author
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
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Description
Angered by a neighboring family's sport hunting, an eight-year-old girl turns her magic finger on them.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
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Description
Containing excerpts from earlier tributes to Dahl's work and wit, this is an eclectic and funny collection of tidbits by and about the late author. It also features a missing chapter from "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory."
Author
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
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Description
Find out where the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG got all his wonderful story ideas in this autobiographical account of his childhood!
From his own life, of course! As full of excitement and the unexpected as his world-famous, best-selling books, Roald Dahl's tales of his own childhood are completely fascinating and fiendishly funny. Did you know that Roald...
From his own life, of course! As full of excitement and the unexpected as his world-famous, best-selling books, Roald Dahl's tales of his own childhood are completely fascinating and fiendishly funny. Did you know that Roald...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Formats
Description
How would you get rid of a murder weapon without causing suspicion? Where would you hide a diamond where no one else would think of looking? What if you found out that the tattoo on your back was worth over a million dollars? You will discover that just about anything is possible in a Roald Dahl story, and here are eleven of his very best.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Formats
Description
Is it really possible to invent a machine that does the job of a writer? What is it about the landlady's house that makes it so hard for her guests to leave? Does Sir Basil Turton value most his wife or one of his priceless sculptures? These compelling tales are a perfect introduction to the adult writing of a storytelling genius.
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
“Roald Dahl sometimes shared a tonal kinship with Ogden Nash, and he could demonstrate a verbal inventiveness nearly Seussian…[His] stories work better in audio than in print.” –The New York Times
Roald Dahl’s wickedly funny novels have turned him into the world’s number 1 storyteller. In this collection five splendiferous stories are brought to life by the author himself.
Charlie...
Roald Dahl’s wickedly funny novels have turned him into the world’s number 1 storyteller. In this collection five splendiferous stories are brought to life by the author himself.
Charlie...
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
“Roald Dahl sometimes shared a tonal kinship with Ogden Nash, and he could demonstrate a verbal inventiveness nearly Seussian…[His] stories work better in audio than in print.” –The New York Times
FANTASTIC MR. FOX
Nobody outfoxes Fantastic Mr. Fox!
Someone's been stealing from the three meanest farmers around, and they know the identity of the thief—it's Fantastic Mr. Fox! Working alone they...
FANTASTIC MR. FOX
Nobody outfoxes Fantastic Mr. Fox!
Someone's been stealing from the three meanest farmers around, and they know the identity of the thief—it's Fantastic Mr. Fox! Working alone they...
38) Boy
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Language
English
Description
“Roald Dahl sometimes shared a tonal kinship with Ogden Nash, and he could demonstrate a verbal inventiveness nearly Seussian…[His] stories work better in audio than in print.” –The New York Times
Where did Roald Dahl get all of his wonderful ideas for stories?
From his own life, of course! As full of excitement and the unexpected as his world-famous, best-selling books, Roald Dahl's tales of his own childhood...
Where did Roald Dahl get all of his wonderful ideas for stories?
From his own life, of course! As full of excitement and the unexpected as his world-famous, best-selling books, Roald Dahl's tales of his own childhood...
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
“Roald Dahl sometimes shared a tonal kinship with Ogden Nash, and he could demonstrate a verbal inventiveness nearly Seussian…[His] stories work better in audio than in print.” –The New York Times
THE TWITS
How do you outwit a Twit?
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...
THE TWITS
How do you outwit a Twit?
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...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Join the expedition visiting legendary Candy Man Willy Wonka in a splendiferous movie that wondrously brings to the screen the endlessly appetizing delights of Roald Dahl's classic book. On a whirlwind tour of Willy's incredible, edible realm of chocolate waterfalls, elfish Oompa-Loompas, and industrial-sized confections, a boy named Charlie will discover the sweetest secret of all: a generous, loving heart.