The story of an unusual little girl who has magical powers. When someone makes her angry she zaps a punishment on them with her magic, flashing finger!
This is a new edition of this hugely popular story of James and his journey to New York with the strangest group of insect friends. It features a great new Quentin Blake cover and new author biograph
If you are looking for a fun read for your elementary or early middle school reader, try one of Roald Dahls books. Dahl has written wonderful titles such as James and the Giant Peach, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, and countless others. Dont forget the month of September celebrates Roald Dahls works, so be sure to read one of his books before the month is out.
Tiña catro meses, Danny perde a súa nai. A súa única compaña será a de seu pai, que para el é o máis marabilloso do mundo. Vivían nun vello carromato de xitanos, que era a súa modesta casa e o seu fogar feliz, situado detras dunha gasolineira na que ademais facian algunhas reparacions. Os xoguetes de Danny foron as rodas, os cegoñais, toda esa zarrapallada dos motores e demais pezas de automobiles. Pero seu pai gardaba un importante segredo que colocara a Danny en serias dificultades e que esta relacionado coa faisans: ese belido animal de pluma, tan cobizado polos cazadores e tan preciado na cociña. O gran segredo desvelado sera o motivo polo cal Danny se vexa obrigado, con tan so dez anos, a conducir un coche. Tamen acontecera que o seu pai rompera un nocelo, por poñer un exemplo dos moitos enredos nos que se veran envoltos. Realmente os problemas son debidos a gran paixon do seu pai e a sua adversion polo señor Hazell, dono case absoluto da rexion na que se desenvolve a presente historia. Danny, o campion do mundo e posiblemente a novela mais realista de Roald Dahl, un dos clasicos da literatura infantil do seculo XX. Un libro que recolle alguns dos temas clasicos da literatura de Dahl: a sua intransixencia co tirano, a sua feroz critico do adulto despota, o seu desexo de vinganza cando as perigosas persoas maiores amosan os seus comportamentos mais deleznables.
El indiscutible talento de uno de los escritores más ágiles y originales aparece reflejado en estas sorprendentes historias. El humor, la ironía y la imaginación del autor se mezclan sabiamente para crear situaciones y personajes inolvidables.Once increibles historias para asustarse, sobresaltarse y descubrir que todo es posible en Roald Dahl, maestro del genero.
Matilda's parents have called her some terrible things, but the truth is she's a genius and they're the stupid ones. Underestimating Matilda proves to be a big mistake as they, along with her spiteful headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, discover when Matilda uses her very special power to get the better of them.
Every Saturday morning the Greg family goes off to shoot animals and birds. But the girl who lives next door hates hunting.
Now it''s made her so angry she''s put the magic finger on them all. And v
The witches have a motto: One child a week is fifty-two a year. Squish them and squiggle them and make them disappear.The Grand High Witch of All the World is the scariest of the lot, but one boy and the grandmother he adores have a plan to get rid of the witches for good.
