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The BFG

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Information

• First editions:
  • Jonathan Cape Ltd., 1982, Great Britain.
    • Illustrated by Quentin Blake
    • Value (circa 1989) in Fine condition
      • $12-$15
  • Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1982, USA.
• Collected in:
  • The BFG, Matilda, and George's Marvelous Medicine
• Movie:
  • "The BFG"
• Play:
  • "The BFG"
• Audio Books:
  • The BFG read by Natasha Richardson
  • The BFG read by Amanda Root and Jeremy Bulloch

Description

When orphan Sophie is snatched from her bed by a Giant, she fears that he's going to eat her. But although he carries her far away to Giant Country, the Giant has no intention of harming her. As he explains, in his unique way of talking, "I is the only nice and jumbly Giant in Giant Country! I is THE BIG FRIENDLY GIANT! I is the BFG." The BFG tells Sophie how he mixes up dreams to blow through a trumpet into the rooms of sleeping children. But soon, all the BFG's powers are put to the test as he and Sophie battle to stop the other Giants from tucking into the children of the world. The RAF and even the Queen become involved in the mission.   [from roalddahl.com]

Reviews

• "Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake are uncanny..." by Ruth Gordon

Awards

• Federation of Children's Book Groups Award (UK 1982)
• Deutsche Jugendliteraturpreis (Germany 1984)
• International Board on Books for Young People awards for Norwegian and German translations (1986)
• Good Book Guide "Best Books of the Past 20 Years" (UK 1997)

Fun Stuff

• The BFG Trivia Quiz
• The REAL BFG!
• BFG Commemorative Stamp
• Illustrations by Mr. Hutchinson's Fifth Grade Class

Merchandise

• Robertson's Jam Badge
• BFG and Sophie Figurine
• The BFG's Snozzcumbers Jellies
• The BFG's Frobscottle Sweets
• BFG Stuffed Toy

Articles

• "Visiting Royal Bedrooms"

Teacher Resources

• The BFG
  • BFG for President!
    • Designed to teach about the election process
  • Dream Jars
    • Description and pictures of classroom activity where students made "dream jar" stories
  • TeacherView Activities
    • Two different lesson plans with several ideas for students of various ages
  • Creative Writing Activity
    • Scroll down to find "Recipes for Dreams"
  • Chapter Activities
    • Activities and worksheets for each chapter of the book
  • Acrostic Poems
    • Examples of several acrostic poems written by students after reading the book
  • Creative Commercial Activity
    • Designed to teach creativity and teamwork
  • BFG Read-and-Feed
    • Instructions on throwing a "read-and-feed" and photos from one that looks very fun!
  • Reader's Theatre Script
    • Script adapted for reader's theatre for four actors
  • Ideas for Classroom Activities
    • Includes ideas for teaching language devices and a fun recipe for Frobscottle!
  • Theater Study
    • PDF featuring a synopsis of David Wood's stage adaptation of the book and numerous activities to do with students after watching the play
  • Ideas for Classroom Activities
    • Includes ideas for studying dreams and depicting giants
  • Strange Words
    • Examples of "strange words" from the text and questions pertaining to them

Cover Illustrations

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Dutch Cover Illustration - "Die GSR - Die Groot Sagmoedige Reus"

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Norwegian Cover Illustration – "SVK"