by Roald Dahl, Aimee Bender (Introduction), Jordan Crane (Illustrator), Nancy Ekholm Burkert (Illustrator)Roald Dahl
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Roald Dahl (1916-1990) was born in Wales of Norwegian parents. He spent his childhood in England and, at age eighteen, went to work for the Shell Oil Company in Africa. When World War II broke out, he joined the Royal Air Force & became a fighter pilot. At the age of twenty-six he moved to lớn Washington, D.C., and it was there he began lớn write. His first short story, which recounted his adventures in the war, was bought by The Saturday Evening Post, and so began a long & illustrious career.After establishing himself as a writer for adults, Roald Dahl began writing children’s stories in 1960 while living in England with his family. His first stories were written as entertainment for his own children, to whom many of his books are dedicated.Roald Dahl is now considered one of the most beloved storytellers of our time. Although he passed away in 1990, his popularity continues khổng lồ increase as his fantastic novels, including James & the Giant Peach, Matilda, The BFG, and Charlie và the Chocolate Factory, delight an ever-growing legion of fans.Learn more about Roald Dahl on the official Roald Dahl web site: www.roalddahl.com
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A stunning 50th-anniversary deluxe edition of Roald Dahl’s beloved James and the Giant Peach, featuring—a new introduction by Aimee Bender, the thành phố new york Times bestselling author of The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake—cover art by the award-winning cartoonist Jordan Crane—the original interior art from the 1961 first edition—French flaps và deckle-edged paperJames & the Giant Peach is a perennial bestseller about a boy’s magical journey across the sea, by one of the most beloved storytellers of our time. When James, a boy stuck living with his cantankerous aunts, is given magic crystals by a sympathetic wizard, he accidentally drops them at the foot of the peach tree outside his house, causing one of the fruits lớn grow the form size of a house. Inside he finds oversized insects who promise him deliverance from his aunts, và soon the giant peach is rolling downhill, bound for the Atlantic Ocean and beyond on a magnificent adventure that will take James & his new friends far indeed.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading quảng cáo online of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres và disciplines. Readers trust the series khổng lồ provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions & notes by distinguished scholars & contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.Xem thêm: Cuộc Đời Bạn Đáng Giá Bao Nhiêu Tiền ? Review & Tóm Tắt “Bạn Đắt Giá Bao Nhiêu
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Roald Dahl (1916-1990) was born in Wales of Norwegian parents. He spent his childhood in England and, at age eighteen, went to work for the Shell Oil Company in Africa. When World War II broke out, he joined the Royal Air Force & became a fighter pilot. At the age of twenty-six he moved to lớn Washington, D.C., and it was there he began lớn write. His first short story, which recounted his adventures in the war, was bought by The Saturday Evening Post, and so began a long & illustrious career.After establishing himself as a writer for adults, Roald Dahl began writing children’s stories in 1960 while living in England with his family. His first stories were written as entertainment for his own children, to whom many of his books are dedicated.Roald Dahl is now considered one of the most beloved storytellers of our time. Although he passed away in 1990, his popularity continues khổng lồ increase as his fantastic novels, including James & the Giant Peach, Matilda, The BFG, and Charlie và the Chocolate Factory, delight an ever-growing legion of fans.Learn more about Roald Dahl on the official Roald Dahl web site: www.roalddahl.com
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