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More about Boy: Roald Dahl's tales from childhood

Dahl, Roald

Publié en 2008

Livre
Fiction

wenty-five years ago in Boy, the world’s favorite storyteller recollected scenes from his youth—some funny, some frightening, all true. More About Boy is the expanded story of Roald Dahl’s childhood, with his original text augmented by never-before-seen material from behind the scenes, and some of the secrets that were left out. Dahl’s adventures and misadventures during his school years are crowded with people as strange and wonderful as any character he created and are as exciting and full of the unexpected as his celebrated fiction. This special keepsake hardcover edition is filled with personal memorabilia such as family photos, letters, report cards, plus dozens of illustrations by Quentin Blake, as well as a quiz to test the knowledge of Dahl afficionados of all shapes and sizes.

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Dirty Beasts

Blake, Quentin / Dahl, Roald

Publié en 2001

Livre
Fiction
Album

Roald Dahl's inimitable style and humor shine in this collection of poems about mischievous and mysterious animals. From Stingaling the scorpion to Crocky-Wock the crocodile, Dahl's animals are nothing short of ridiculous. A clever pig with an unmentionable plan to save his own bacon and an anteater with an unusually large appetite are among the characters created by Dahl in these timeless rhymes. This new, larger edition is perfect for reading aloud and makes Quentin Blake's celebrated illustrations even more enjoyable.

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The Enormous Crocodile

Blake, Quentin / Dahl, Roald

Publié en 2001

Livre
Fiction
Album

The Enormous Crocodile is a horrid greedy grumptious brute who loves to guzzle up little boys and girls. But the other animals have had enough of his cunning tricks, so they scheme to get the better of this foul fiend, once and for all!

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Langue : Français

The Twits

Blake, Quentin / Dahl, Roald

Publié en 2007

Livre
Fiction
Roman

How do you outwit a Twit ?Mr. and Mrs. Twit hate everything, including their trained monkeys, the Muggle-Wumps, who now want revenge.

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Langue : Français

Revolting Rymes

Blake, Quentin / Dahl, Roald

Publié en 2001

Livre
Autre

Did you think Cinderella married the prince and lived happily ever after, or that the three little pigs outsmarted the wolf? Think again! Master storyteller Roald Dahl adds his own darkly comic twists to six favorite tales, complete with rambunctious rhymes and hilarious surprise endings.

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Langue : Français

A Nest full of eggs

Jenkins, Priscilla Belz / Rockwell, Lizzy

Publié en 1995

Livre
Documentaire

This first look at robins follows a full year of growth and change: how the birds develop inside their egg during the spring, how they mature from chicks into fledglings in the summer, how they learn to fly in the fall, and how they leave for warmer climes in winter—only to return when spring comes around again.

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Langue : Français

The little Engine that could

Hauman,doris / Hauman, George / Piper, Watty

Publié en 2009

Livre
Fiction
Album

The classic tale of persevering against the odds!The Little Engine That Could comes to life all over again in this gorgeous oversized picture book with foil on the cover and the beautiful art from the 1950s. A train of toys desperately need an engine to take them over the mountain so that they can deliver toys and food to children. But none of the big, important engines will help them. Luckily, the Little Blue Engine comes along. She is small, but she has confidence that she can do it - and she does!

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Langue : Français

Still: A Winter's Journey

Budig, Greg

Publié en 2009

Livre
Fiction
Album

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Langue : Français

Thunder Boomer !

Crum, Shutta / Thompson, Carol

Publié en 2009

Livre
Fiction
Album

A farm family scurries for shelter from a violent thunderstorm that brings welcome relief from the heat and also an unexpected surprise.

Thunder Boomer is a book about a family who is experiencing an awful thunder storm. It is terribly noisy and scary for the family and the animals. The mom calls the storm a thunder boomer throughout the book. At the end of the storm the chicken finds a kitten that was separated from her family because of the storm.

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Langue : Français

The Stinky Cheese Man and other Fairly Stupid Tales

Scieszka, Jon / Smith, Lane

Publié en 1992

Livre
Fiction
Conte

Madcap revisions of familiar fairy tales.Subjects: Fairy tales --United States.Children’s stories, American.Fairy tales.Short stories.

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Langue : Français

The Day the Rains Fell

Faundez, Anne / Littlewood, Karin

Publié en 2010

Livre
Fiction
Album

Lindiwe visits Earth to show her daughter Thandi all the beautiful plants and animals she has made. But when they arrive, they see wilted trees. They find soil that is dusty and lifeless. The animals are tired and thirsty. Lindiwe and Thandi must find a way to make Earth well again.

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Langue : Français

The Mittens

Brett, Jan

Livre
Fiction
Album

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Langue : Français