Who was Roald Dahl? /
Roald Dahl is one of the most famous children's book authors ever. Now in this Who Was--? biography, children will learn of his real-life adventures. A flying ace for the British Air Force, he was married to an Academy Award-winning actress. He also wrote books and screenplays for adults. Enter...
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Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group(USA) Inc.,
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Publisher Address: | New York : |
Publication Dates: | [2012] |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Who was--?
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Roald Dahl is one of the most famous children's book authors ever. Now in this Who Was--? biography, children will learn of his real-life adventures. A flying ace for the British Air Force, he was married to an Academy Award-winning actress. He also wrote books and screenplays for adults. Entertaining and readable, this biography has 80 black-and-white illustrations. |
Item Description: | The New york Times best-selling series. |
Carrier Form: | 102 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm. |
Audience: | 009-011. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 102). |
ISBN: |
9780448461465 0448461463 9781451766844 145176684X |
Index Number: | PR6054 |
CLC: | K835.615.6-49 |
Call Number: | K835.615.6-49/D131K |
Contents: | Who was Roald Dahl? -- Young Roald -- School days -- Adventures -- The flying hero -- America -- A struggling writer -- Family man -- More ups and downs -- Roald's hut -- The last chapter -- Timeline of Roald Dahl's life -- Timeline of the world -- Some of Roald Dahl's books for children -- Movies made from Roald Dahl's book. |