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More About Boy is the story of Roald Dahl's very own boyhood, as told in Boy, featuring never-before-seen material from behind the scenes, and some of the secrets he left out. Enjoy tales of sweet shops and chocolate, mean old ladies and a Great Mouse Plot--the inspiration for some of the world-famous, bestselling books he would eventually write. This stunning new edition includes some wonderful and strange things that have NEVER been seen before! Some funny, some frightening--all true.
Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: Puffin Books (September 3, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0142414980
ISBN-13: 978-0142414989
Product Dimensions: 7 x 0.3 x 8.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
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Age Range: 10 and up
Grade Level: 5 and up
Another new-book gem that I recently picked up from the local public library. Although commonly categorized as a book title "for children", it has a "Web 2.0" feel and includes a lot of primary source documents. So, it would appeal to all age groups.When I was in fifth grade, after lunch recess our teacher would provide us with a delicious twofold treat: rest and a good book. She would read to us as we unwound from running around, playing and all-things-commonplace to elementary school lunch periods. With our heads down or eyes wandering the room, we listened joyfully to our teacher reading many Roald Dahl book titles: "James and the Giant Peach" (my favorite!), Charlie's memorable adventures ("Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" plus "Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator"), and many others. To my delight, when I visit most elementary and middle school libraries, there are usually many of Mr. Dahl's books on the library shelves.Strangely enough, when I was an elementary and middle school student, I do not remember reading Mr. Dahl's autobiographies: "Boy: Tales from Childhood" and "Flying Solo", so as an adult and running a public middle school library, I became acutely aware of these titles in our library's biography-autobiography book shelving section.On my recent visit to the local public library, I delightfully discovered this "updated", reformatted edition of "Boy". Printed on high quality book paper, I eagerly thumbed and skimmed through the book pages. Unexpectedly, I discovered that this edition (published in the U.K. in 2008 then 2009 in the U.S.), included many of the author's personal photos, initial and subsequent writing drafts, plus "fun facts" (such as on page 155, we learn "Roald Dahl liked to play tricks all his life.
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