Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
essential information
- press: Puffin (12 April 2004)
- Title of foreign language book: Charlie and chocolate
- Series Title: PuffinModernClassics
- Paperback: Page 155
- Audience: 8-12 years old
- Language:English
- ISBN: 0142401080
- Bar code: nine trillion and seven hundred and eighty billion one hundred and forty-two million four hundred and one thousand and eighty-eight
- 商品尺寸:17.3 x12.4x1.3 cm
- 商品重量:59g
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Book description
Willy Wonkasfamouschocolatefactory is opening at last, and only five luckychildrenwill beallowed inside. But what they find is evenwilder thanany ofthe wild rumors, theyve heard!
About the author
Charlie who likes chocolate candy? Baxter lived in a cabin with his six elders. His family is very poor, but the elders always save money and give him a chocolate candy on his day. There is a big chocolate house near his house, belonging to a gentleman named kawang. The chocolate candy he makes is always so magical. And strangely, no one has ever seen a worker come out of his... Charlie is full of curiosity about Mr. kawangs. Finally, Mr. kawang announced that he would choose five children to visit his and all his magical equipment, on the condition that he found the five golden sugar paper with the invitation letter. People all over the world are crazy about it. After two disappointments, Charlie became the winner of the last lottery ticket with the 50p he accidentally picked up on the road when four gold lottery tickets were produced all over the world. So on the last day of February, Charlie took Grandpa, four other lucky children and their parents into Mr. kawangs chocolate
Roald Dahl (1916-1990) wasborninWales of Norwegian parents. He spent his childhood inEnglandand,at age eighteen, went to work for the Shell Oil CompanyinAfrica.When World War II broke out, he joined the Royal AirForceandbecame a fighter pilot. At the age of twenty-six hemovedtoWashington, D.C., and it was there he began to write.Hisfirstshort story, which recounted his adventures in the war,wasboughtby The Saturday Evening Post, and so began alongandillustrious career.
After establishing himself asawriterfor adults, Roald Dahl began writing children’s storiesin1960 whileliving in England with his family. His firststorieswere written asentertainment for his own children, to whommany ofhis books arededicated.
Roald Dahl is now consideredoneofthe most beloved storytellers of our time. Although hepassedawayin 1990, his popularity continues to increase ashisfantasticnovels, including James andtheGiantPeach, Matilda, The BFG, and CharlieandtheChocolate Factory, delight an ever-growinglegionoffans.
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