Title:
Who was Roald Dahl? / by True Kelley ; illustrated by Stephen Marchesi.
ISBN:
9780448461465
9781451766844
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Publication Information:
New York : Grosset & Dunlap, [2012]
©2012
Physical Description:
102 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.
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.
Summary:
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.
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.6 1.0 153909.
Reading Counts RC 3-5 4.2 4 Quiz: 58759.
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Interest age level:
009-011.
Audience:
670L Lexile
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OCLC Number:
ocn779263762
Availability:
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