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James and the Giant Peach

by Roald Dahl

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ISBN13: 9780140374247
ISBN10: 0140374248
Condition: Standard
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Publisher Comments:

Roald Dahl was a champion of the underdog and all things little — in this case, an orphaned boy oppressed by two nasty, self-centered aunts. How James escapes his miserable life with the horrible aunts and becomes a hero is a Dahlicious fantasy of the highest order. You will never forget resourceful little James and his new family of magically overgrown insects — a ladybug, a spider, a grasshopper, a glowworm, a silkworm, and the chronic complainer, a centipede with a hundred gorgeous shoes. Their adventures aboard a luscious peach as large as a house take them across the Atlantic Ocean, through waters infested with peach-eating sharks and skies inhabited by malevolent Cloudmen, to a ticker-tape parade in New York City. This happily ever after contemporary fairy tale is a twentieth-century classic that every child deserves to know. And Lane Smith's endearingly funny illustrations are a perfect match for the text.

Synopsis:

When James Henry Trotter accidentally drops some magic crystals by the old peach tree, 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. Then James discovers a secret entranceway into the fruit, and when he crawls inside, he meets a bunch of marvelous oversized friends — Old-Green-Grasshopper, Centipede, Ladybug, Miss Spider, and more.

After years of feeling like an outsider in the house of his despicable Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker, James has finally found a place where he belongs. With a snip of the stem, the peach starts rolling away, and the exciting adventure begins!

Synopsis:

When magic touches an old peach tree, strange things start happening. A giant peach grows as large as a house, and when James crawls inside, the adventure begins. Lane Smith has created wonderful new illustrations based on the characters in the new full-length movie from Disney.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780140374247
Subtitle:
A Children's Story
Author:
Dahl, Roald
Illustrator:
Smith, Lane
Illustrations:
Smith, Lane
Author:
Smith, Lane
Author:
Burkert, Nancy Ekholm
Publisher:
Puffin Books
Location:
New York, N.Y. :
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Children's fiction
Subject:
Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic
Subject:
Children's 9-12 - Fiction - Fantasy
Subject:
Fantastic fiction
Subject:
Insects
Subject:
Fairy tales
Subject:
Movie Tie - In
Subject:
Aunts
Subject:
Aunts -- Fiction.
Subject:
General Juvenile Fiction
Copyright:
Series Volume:
93-15
Publication Date:
April 1996
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
Children/juvenile
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
126
Dimensions:
7.94x5.02x.39 in. .26 lbs.
Age Level:
09-12
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