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About Roald Dahl. Roald Dahl is his real name. It is Norwegian.He was born on September 13, 1916 in Llandaff, Wales He passed away November 23, 1990. Roald Dahl wrote books for children and adults.. . . . . . . About the Books. He began to write children's books in 1943. His first book was The Gremlins.He wrote over 40 books.Some of Roald Dahl's books are: Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryMatildaJames and the Giant PeachThe Witches.
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2. About Roald Dahl Roald Dahl is his real name. It is Norwegian.
He was born on September 13, 1916 in Llandaff, Wales
He passed away November 23, 1990.
Roald Dahl wrote books for children and adults.
3. About the Books He began to write children’s books in 1943. His first book was The Gremlins.
He wrote over 40 books.
Some of Roald Dahl’s books are:
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Matilda
James and the Giant Peach
The Witches
4. Book Features Roald Dahl’s books are special because they are written from a child’s perspective. Some stories include magic and many portray adults as silly. Other books have animals that wage war on cruel people.
5. Illustrations Quentin Blake usually illustrated Roald Dahl’s children’s books.
He drew colorful drawings for the book covers.
Inside the books there are pen and ink drawings.
6. Medal In spite of the popularity of his books, Roald Dahl’s books did not win many awards but he did win the Children’s Book Award and the White Bread Award
Roald Dahl deserves the medal because he wrote great books. Many of them have become childhood classics.
In addition his books are so popular that quite a few have been made into movies. They are:
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Matilda
James and the Giant Peach
7. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Charlie, a poor boy finds the last winning golden ticket to visit the Wonka chocolate factory with a group of four other winners from around the world. He takes his grandfather with him as he tours each department in the candy factory. During the tour, other children break the rules and are eliminated. Eventually Charlie and his grandfather break the rules too. Will Charlie win the grand prize? Read this very interesting book to find out.
8. James and the Giant Peach James, a an orphaned young boy, had to live with his mean aunts.
One day a strange man appeared and gave James magic crystals. A giant peach grew when James dropped some magic crystals on the ground. James’s mean aunts were squashed by the giant peach which rolled over them.
James decides to live inside the peach and is joined by insect friends on an unforgettable journey.
I rate this book 5 stars because it is full of adventure. I like the way the insects help James.
9. Matilda Matilda is a girl who loves to read. Her problem is that her family doesn’t like to read. They love TV and tend to ignore her while they watch it. Matilda begs her parents to let her attend school. Her father agrees to send her to school because he makes a deal with the very mean Head Mistress. Matilda loves school, her classmates and her teacher, Ms. Honey.
When Matilda gets angry strange things happen to those responsible. Read this book to find out who become the victim of her powers.
I rate this book five stars because Matilda is an interesting character and I liked the way Roald Dahl ended the story. Read it to find out what happened in the end.
10. Dr. Seuss Theodore Seuss Geisel
Date of birth: March 2, 1904
Place of Birth: Springfield, Massachusetts
Dr. Seuss died September 24, 1991
11. He wrote one of his first books, “And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street” in 1936 on while on a ship to Europe.
Dr. Seuss wrote over 46 books. Some of his most famous books are:
The Cat in the Hat
Green Eggs and Ham
Yertle the Turtle
Oh, the Place You’ll Go About the Books
12. Book Features Dr. Seuss’s books are funny.
Many of them rhyme.
His characters are sometimes people or animals but other times they are strange creatures.
He sometimes makes up words such as Sneetches, Gak, Wump etc.
13. Illustrations Dr. Seuss drew his own illustrations. The image is one of the drafts of the Cat from the Cat in the Hat.
Some of the creatures he drew were unlike any animal yet had many features of animals we know. For ex. he might put antlers in old places. Sometimes the people do not look like people. They might be animals or something else.
14. The Foot Book The Foot Book is a fun book because it rhymes and has funny pictures about feet. I like the way the book is illustrated with all those feet. This book is great for young students because it teaches them about opposites.
I rate this book four stars.
18. Works Cited The Official Roald Dahl Web Site
http://www.roalddahl.com/
The Library Spot
http://www.libraryspot.com/know/drseuss.htm
Dr. Seuss Web Page
http://www.seuss.org/seuss/seuss.home.html
Image of the Star
http://www.afn.org/~afn15301/seussfiles/seusspics.html