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The Best of Roald Dahl
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Information
- First editions:
- Vintage Books, 1978, USA.
- Value (circa 1994) in Very Good condition
- Without dustjacket: $4-$8
- With dustjacket: $14-$21
- Michael Joseph, 1983, Great Britain.
- Value (circa 1994) in Very Good condition
- Without dustjacket: $3-$7
- With dustjacket: $11-$17
- Contains:
Description
This collection brings together Dahl's finest work, illustrating his genius for the horrific and grotesque which is unparalleled.
"Dahl has the mastery of plot and characters possessed by great writers of the past, along with a wildness and wryness of his own. One of his trademarks is writing beautifully about the ugly, even the horrible." Los Angeles Times
"An ingenious imagination, a fascination with odd and ordinary detail, and a lust for its thorough exploitation are the...strengths of Dahl's storytelling." New York Times Book Review
Reviews
Fun Stuff
Teacher Resources
- "Dip in the Pool"
- "Galloping Foxley"
- "Lamb to the Slaughter"
- Classroom Activities
- Includes a reading jigsaw, ranking features of the perfect murder, and vocabulary matching task
- Convince that Jury
- A R.A.F.T. Writing Prompt involving identification of important quotes from the story and then writing a persuasive essay in the form of a closing argument from a defense attorney
- "Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Coat"
- "Parson's Pleasure"
- "Pig"
- "Taste"
- "The Boy Who Talked with Animals"
- Classroom Activities
- Includes a crossword, questions, who said what, vocabulary, summary, and writing a letter
- "The Hitchhiker"
- "The Landlady"
- "The Way Up to Heaven"
Cover Illustrations
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Spanish Cover Illustration - "Los Mejores Relatos De Roald Dahl"
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