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Roald Dahl

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Roald Dahl (1916-1990), the British author, playwright and scriptwriter known for such books as James and the Giant Peach and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, (both made into movies) said to be one of the most popular and certainly one of the wealthiest children's book authors in the world, actually stumbled into that career pretty much by accident.

He was imaginative and restless as a child himself, an indifferent student whose great achievement in school was "The Great Mouse Plot of 1924" where he and four schoolmates put a dead mouse in the gobstopper candy jar at the shop run by the nasty Mrs. Pratchett. They were caned for their efforts.

As an adult, Dahl explored Newfoundland and joined Shell Petroleum Company for the travel, living in Africa for a number of years, then joined the Royal Air Force as the Second World War loomed. After a crash in the Libyan desert left him unfit to serve, Dahl transferred to Washington as an assistant air attaché – a spy, in fact.

The writer C. S. Forster asked him to provide notes for a story on the RAF for The Saturday Evening Post and instead, Dahl provided a short story, The Gremlins, later published as a children's book though it was not originally intended for kids.

Over the course of his career, Dahl wrote short stories, scripts, screenplays and then settled into children's books in 1961 with the publication of James and the Giant Peach followed by numerous others including Fantastic Mr. Fox, The BFG and Matilda among others. Dahl's short stories are known for their plot twists, and his children's books for their clear-eyed, macabre, often darkly comic mood, featuring treacherous adult enemies of the child characters.

His work has been translated into 63 languages and has sold more than 200 million copies.Read moreRead less

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  • Penguin Readers Level 4: Roald Dahl Matilda (ELT Graded Reader)

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    Book 4 - Penguin Readers Roald Dahl
    Learn English with Matilda! A Penguin Readers book. Discover fifteen famous Roald Dahl adventures, adapted for learners of English aged 7+. Can you read them all?Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. Readers include simplified text, illustrations and language learning exercises. Please note that the e... ... Read more

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  • Penguin Readers Level 2: Roald Dahl The Twits (ELT Graded Reader)

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    Book 2 - Penguin Readers Roald Dahl
    Learn English with The Twits! A Penguin Readers book. Discover fifteen famous Roald Dahl adventures, adapted for learners of English aged 7+. Can you read them all?Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. Readers include simplified text, illustrations and language learning exercises. Please note that the... ... Read more

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  • Penguin Readers Level 1: Roald Dahl The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me (ELT Graded Reader)

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    Book 1 - Penguin Readers Roald Dahl
    Learn English with The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me! A Penguin Readers book. Discover fifteen famous Roald Dahl adventures, adapted for learners of English aged 7+. Can you read them all?Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. Readers include simplified text, illustrations and language learning exercises</strong... ... Read more

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  • Penguin Readers Level 3: Roald Dahl The BFG (ELT Graded Reader)

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    Book 3 - Penguin Readers Roald Dahl
    Learn English with The BFG! A Penguin Readers book. Discover fifteen famous Roald Dahl adventures, adapted for learners of English aged 7+. Can you read them all?Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. Readers include simplified text, illustrations and language learning exercises. Please note that the e... ... Read more

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  • Penguin Readers Level 1: Roald Dahl Billy and the Minpins (ELT Graded Reader)

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    Book 1 - Penguin Readers Roald Dahl
    Learn English with Billy and the Minpins! A Penguin Readers book. Discover fifteen famous Roald Dahl adventures, adapted for learners of English aged 7+. Can you read them all?Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. Readers include simplified text, illustrations and language learning exercises</... ... Read more

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  • Penguin Readers Level 3: Roald Dahl James and the Giant Peach (ELT Graded Reader)

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    Book 3 - Penguin Readers Roald Dahl
    Learn English with James and the Giant Peach! A Penguin Readers book. Discover fifteen famous Roald Dahl adventures, adapted for learners of English aged 7+. Can you read them all?Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. Readers include simplified text, illustrations and language learning exercises. Plea... ... Read more

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  • Penguin Readers Level 1: Roald Dahl The Enormous Crocodile (ELT Graded Reader)

    by Roald Dahl ...
    Illustrated by Quentin Blake ...
    Book 1 - Penguin Readers Roald Dahl
    Learn English with The Enormous Crocodile! A Penguin Readers book. Discover fifteen famous Roald Dahl adventures, adapted for learners of English aged 7+. Can you read them all?Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. Readers include simplified text, illustrations and language learning exercises. Please ... ... Read more

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  • Penguin Readers Level 4: Roald Dahl Danny the Champion of the World (ELT Graded Reader)

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    Book 4 - Penguin Readers Roald Dahl
    Learn English with Danny the Champion of the World! A Penguin Readers book. Discover fifteen famous Roald Dahl adventures, adapted for learners of English aged 7+. Can you read them all?Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. Readers include simplified text, illustrations and language learning exercises... ... Read more

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  • Penguin Readers Level 2: Roald Dahl The Magic Finger (ELT Graded Reader)

    by Roald Dahl ...
    Illustrated by Quentin Blake ...
    Book 2 - Penguin Readers Roald Dahl
    Learn English with The Magic Finger! A Penguin Readers book. Discover fifteen famous Roald Dahl adventures, adapted for learners of English aged 7+. Can you read them all?Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. Readers include simplified text, illustrations and language learning exercises. Please note t... ... Read more

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  • Penguin Readers Level 3: Roald Dahl George’s Marvellous Medicine (ELT Graded Reader)

    by Roald Dahl ...
    Illustrated by Quentin Blake ...
    Book 3 - Penguin Readers Roald Dahl
    Learn English with George's Marvellous Medicine! A Penguin Readers book. Discover fifteen famous Roald Dahl adventures, adapted for learners of English aged 7+. Can you read them all?Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. Readers include simplified text, illustrations and language learning exercises. P... ... Read more

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  • Penguin Readers Level 2: Roald Dahl Fantastic Mr Fox (ELT Graded Reader)

    by Roald Dahl ...
    Illustrated by Quentin Blake ...
    Book 2 - Penguin Readers Roald Dahl
    Learn English with Fantastic Mr Fox! A Penguin Readers book. Discover fifteen famous Roald Dahl adventures, adapted for learners of English aged 7+. Can you read them all?Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. Readers include simplified text, illustrations and language learning exercises. Please note t... ... Read more

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  • Penguin Readers Level 1: Roald Dahl Esio Trot (ELT Graded Reader)

    by Roald Dahl ...
    Illustrated by Quentin Blake ...
    Book 1 - Penguin Readers Roald Dahl
    Learn English with Esio Trot! A Penguin Readers book. Discover fifteen famous Roald Dahl adventures, adapted for learners of English aged 7+. Can you read them all?Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. Readers include simplified text, illustrations and language learning exercises. Please note that the... ... Read more

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