The Wonderful Story Of Henry Sugar

Author : Roald Dahl
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101652950
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar written by Roald Dahl and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2000-05-22 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seven superb short stories from the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG! The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar is coming soon to Netflix! Meet the boy who can talk to animals and the man who can see with his eyes closed. And find out about the treasure buried deep underground. A clever mix of fact and fiction, this collection also includes how master storyteller Roald Dahl became a writer. With Roald Dahl, you can never be sure where reality ends and fantasy begins. "All the tales are entrancing inventions." —Publishers Weekly

Author : Marie Lu
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0399171894
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Legend: the Graphic Novel written by Marie Lu and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-04-21 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born into an elite family in one of the Republic's wealthiest districts, fifteen-year-old June is a military prodigy. Born into the slums of the Republic’s Lake Sector, fifteen-year-old Day is the country’s most wanted criminal. But his motives are not as sinister as they often they seem. One day June’s brother is murdered and Day becomes the prime suspect. Now, Day is in a race for his family’s survival, while June tries desperately to avenge her brother’s death. And the two uncover the truth of what has really brought them together and the lengths their country will go to in order to keep its secrets.

Author : Roald Dahl
Publisher : Vallardi
ISBN 13 : 8867316001
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The boy who talked with animals written by Roald Dahl and published by Vallardi. This book was released on 2014-07-10T00:00:00+02:00 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Giamaica un'enorme tartaruga marina viene catturata da un pescatore, che vuole ucciderla per vendere la carne e il carapace. Il piccolo David, però, colto da un'irrefrenabile crisi isterica, riesce a far liberare l'animale, convincendo suo padre a pagare per la sua salvezza. Ormai fra l'animale e David è nato un legame che nessuno potrà più sciogliere e che li porterà assai lontano... Il testo, in lingua originale, è arricchito da: • Glossari con la traduzione delle parole più interessanti o difficili; • Note su strutture della lingua, forme idiomatiche o familiari, registri espressivi, phrasal verbs...; • Reading Comprehension Exercises.

Author : Tom Solomon
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
ISBN 13 : 1781383464
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Roald Dahl's Marvellous Medicine written by Tom Solomon and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2016-09-13 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most people know Roald Dahl as a famous write of children’s books and adult short stories, but few are aware of his fascination with medicine. Right from his earliest days to the end of his life, Dahl was intrigued by what doctors do, and why they do it. During his lifetime, he and his family suffered some terrible medical tragedies: Dahl nearly died when his fighter plane went down in World War II; his son had severe brain injury in an accident; and his daughter died of measles infection of the brain. But he also had some medical triumphs: he dragged himself back to health after the plane crash, despite a skull fracture, back injuries, and blindness; he was responsible for inventing a medical device (the Wade-Dahl-Till valve) to treat his son's hydrocephalus (water on the brain), and he taught his first wife Patricia to talk again after a devastating stroke. His medical interactions clearly influenced some of his writing – for example the explosive potions in George’s Marvellous Medicine. And sometimes his writing impacted on events in his life – for example the research on neuroanatomy he did for his short story William and Mary later helped him design the valve for treating hydrocephalus. In this unique book, Professor Tom Solomon, who looked after Dahl towards the end of his life, examines Dahl’s fascination with medicine. Taking examples from Dahl’s life, and illustrated with excerpts from his writing, the book uses Dahl’s medical interactions as a starting point to explore some extraordinary areas of medical science. Solomon is an award-winning science communicator, and he effortlessly explains the medical concepts underpinning the stories, in language that everyone can understand. The book is also peppered with anecdotes from Dahl’s late night hospital discussions with Solomon, which give new insights into this remarkable man’s thinking as his life came to an end.

Author : Random House
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 0593127862
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Troll-tastic Tales (DreamWorks Trolls) written by Random House and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2020-07-07 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are six DreamWorks Trolls Step into Reading leveled readers in one troll-tastic collection! This Step into Reading collection features six DreamWorks Trolls leveled readers, including Poppy and Branch's Big Adventure, All About the Trolls, Poppy's Party, Drop the Beat!, Color Day!, and The Sound of Spring. It's the perfect gift for children ages 4 to 7. Step 2 readers use basic vocabulary and short sentences to tell simple stories. For children who recognize familiar words and can sound out new words with help. Step 3 readers feature engaging characters in easy-to-follow plots about popular topics. For children who are ready to read on their own.

Author : Roald Dahl
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 1405911263
Total Pages : 21 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Piece of Cake (A Roald Dahl Short Story) written by Roald Dahl and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2012-09-13 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Piece of Cake is a short, gripping story of life in wartime from Roald Dahl, the master of the shocking tale. In A Piece of Cake, Roald Dahl, one of the world's favourite authors, tells the horrific story of a pilot whose plane crashes in the desert. A Piece of Cake is taken from the short story collection Over to You, which includes nine other dramatic and terrifying tales of life as a wartime fighter pilot, and is drawn from Dahl's own experiences during the Second World War. This story is also available as a Penguin digital audio download read by Julian Rhind-Tutt. Roald Dahl, the brilliant and worldwide acclaimed author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, and many more classics for children, also wrote scores of short stories for adults. These delightfully disturbing tales have often been filmed and were most recently the inspiration for the West End play, Roald Dahl's Twisted Tales by Jeremy Dyson. Roald Dahl's stories continue to make readers shiver today.

Author : Roald Dahl
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0374350558
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book More About Boy written by Roald Dahl and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2009-09-15 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published: London: Puffin Books, 2008.

Author : Roald Dahl
Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 9780375810350
Total Pages : 79 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Mildenhall Treasure written by Roald Dahl and published by Knopf Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2000 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes how a British plowman unearthed a collection of Roman silver in the 1940s and the events that followed this tremendous discovery.

Author : Graham Masterton
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 178854501X
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ghost Virus written by Graham Masterton and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE MUST-READ HORROR NOVEL FROM THE MILLION-COPY-SELLING GRAHAM MASTERTON. A RASH OF MURDERS A young woman pours acid over her body. A loving husband kills his wife. A headteacher throws her pupils out of a window. Who or what has made ordinary Londoners commit such horrific acts? A DEADLY VIRUS DC Jerry Pardoe and DS Jamila Patel of Tooting police are at a loss. With no obvious connection between the killings, they fear a virus. THE INFECTION IS SPREADING Something evil is stirring in the city. A supernatural force that infects its victims with a lust to murder. And Jerry and Jamila are powerless to stop it... 'One of the most original and frightening storytellers of our time.' PETER JAMES

Author : Roald Dahl
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 0140066942
Total Pages : 583 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Best of Roald Dahl written by Roald Dahl and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 1984 with total page 583 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twenty wickedly anarchic tales from the master of the unpredictable, chosen from his bestsellers Over to You, Someone Like You, Kiss Kiss and Switch Bitch.Stylish, outrageous and haunting, they explore the sinister side of the human psyche with unexpected outcomes. There's the wife who serves up a murderous new dish to her husband, the gambler who collects little fingers from losers, the sound machine that can hear grass scream, and the night-time seduction that has macabre consequences, to name a few.