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Roald Dahl

Roald Dahl. By Jaylin Lowe. Early Childhood. Born on September 13, 1916, in Wales Fifth of seven siblings Grew up in Wales Both father and sister died when he was three Pure Norwegian Almost lost his nose in a car crash Didn’t like writing at that time. Education.

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Roald Dahl

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  1. Roald Dahl By Jaylin Lowe

  2. Early Childhood • Born on September 13, 1916, in Wales • Fifth of seven siblings • Grew up in Wales • Both father and sister died when he was three • Pure Norwegian • Almost lost his nose in a car crash • Didn’t like writing at that time

  3. Education • Went to Llandaff Cathedral School (ages 7-9) • Went to St. Peters –a boarding school in England (ages 9-13) • Went to Repton –a boarding school in England (ages 13-20) • Good at sports, captain of Fives (like handball) and Squash-Rackets (squash) and also played football • Only person in the school who studied photography • Won many awards in photography • Chose not to go to college because he wanted to travel

  4. Accomplishments • He wrote many books and screenplays including: • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1973 • Matilda 1988 • Fantastic Mr. Fox 1970 • James and the Giant Peach 1961 • Danny the Champion of the World 1975 • The BFG 1982 • The Witches 1975 • Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

  5. Influences • Became a writer almost by accident • First made up stories for bedtime stories for his children • Was asked to write a story about being a fighter pilot and says he wouldn’t have considered being a writer otherwise • Led to being a full time writer • Strict schools led to the writing of cruel adults • Being a Cadbury’s Chocolate tester gave him ideas to write Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

  6. My Favorites • Matilda- a story of a brilliant girl with horrible parents • The Witches- the story of real witches • Danny the Champion of the World- the story of poaching • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - a story of a magnificent factory and misbehaving children

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  9. Author’s Craft (3 of 3)

  10. Conclusion Roald Dahl’s books made a difference in my life because they teach me lessons that can help in real life. In Danny the Champion of the World the lesson is be fun. In Matilda it’s believe in yourself. In The Witches it’s you can make a difference. It’s great that Roald Dahl is able to put such great lessons in such fun-to-read books.

  11. Bibliography Dahl, Roald. Boy. Jonathan Cape, 1984. Print. Dahl, Roald. Danny the Champion of the World. New York, NY: Penguin Group, 1975. Print. Dahl, Roald. The Witches. New York, NY: Penguin Group, 1983. Print. Liukkonen, Petri. "Roald Dahl." Authors Calendar. 2008. Web. 12 Jan. 2010. <http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/rdahl.htm>. Cover of The BFG. Web. 14 Jan. 2010. <http://sottai.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/roald-dahl-the-bfg.jpg>. "Roald Dahl." Fantastic Fiction. 13 Feb. 2010. Web. 17 Jan. 2010. <http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/d/roald-dahl/>. Primn III, E. Russell, ed. Favorite Children Authors. Excelsior, MN: Tradition Books, 2003. Print.

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