- Description
Description
Meet the boy who can talk to animals and the man who can see with his eyes closed. And find out about the treasure buried deep underground. A clever mix of fact and fiction, this collection also includes how master storyteller Roald Dahl became a writer. With Roald Dahl, you can never be sure where reality ends and fantasy begins. "All the tales are entrancing inventions." --Publishers Weekly
Author: Roald Dahl
Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers
Published: 05/01/2000
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.10w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9780141304700
ISBN10: 0141304707
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
- Juvenile Fiction | Short Stories
- Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy | General
About the Author
Roald Dahl (1916-1990) was born in Wales of Norwegian parents. He spent his childhood in England and, at age eighteen, went to work for the Shell Oil Company in Africa. When World War II broke out, he joined the Royal Air Force and became a fighter pilot. At the age of twenty-six he moved to Washington, D.C., and it was there he began to write. His first short story, which recounted his adventures in the war, was bought by The Saturday Evening Post, and so began a long and illustrious career.