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Boy – Tales of Childhood

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Information

• First editions:
  • Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1984, USA.
  • Jonathan Cape, 1984, Great Britain.
    • Value (circa 1989) in Fine condition
      • $12-$15
• Collected in:
  • Boy and Going Solo
• Audio Books:
  • Boy - Tales of Childhood read by Andrew Sachs

Description

"Boy" is a fascinating memoir of Roald Dahl's childhood. Dahl shares his stories about his family, life at school and his first job. One of the most intriguing aspects of this book is that you can see the real events and preoccupations that shaped Dahl's fiction writing. As Anne Faundez writes in Junior Education, "His delight in the sweet shop and in chocolate bars, his fascination with flying, his interest in nature and his brush with bullying and corporal punishment are just some of the personal experiences with stayed with him and which he wove into his stories." The book features many black-and-white photos and extracts from letters in Roald Dahl's own handwriting.   [from roalddahl.com]

Reviews

• "In real life the witch won..." by Hazel Rochman
• Review by Norwegian student Ingvild Nilsen
• Review by Norwegian student Kirsti Helene Pettersen
• Reviewby Norwegian student Karina Lind
• Review by Norwegian student Eirik Bergsli
• Review by Indian student Neha Batura

Awards

• Boston Globe-Horn Books Book Award for Excellence in Children's Literature (USA 1985)

Fun Stuff

• Boy - Tales of Childhood Trivia Quiz
• Sotheby's Dahl Auction

Teacher Resources

• Boy - Tales of Childhood
  • Unit Lesson Plan
    • Includes unit of instruction for 20 lessons, 5 lesson plans, condensed first lesson, autobiographical scaffold, and comparative question
  • "Goat's Tobacco" Activities
    • Includes a number of story analysis exercises pertaining to the "Goat's Tobacco" incident
  • Reading About Adventure in Memoir
    • Lesson plan with activities relating to adventure and adventure writing

Cover Illustrations

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Farrar, 1984 [Buy this Book]

Farrar, 1984 [Buy this Book]

Heinemann, 1986 [Buy this Book]

Puffin, 1986 [Buy this Book]

Penguin, 1988 [Buy this Book]

Puffin, 1999 [Buy this Book]

Puffin, 2001 [Buy this Book]

Puffin, 2008 [Buy this Book]

Puffin, 2009 [Buy this Book]

Penguin, 2011 [Buy this Book]

German Cover Illustration – "Gutt"

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Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag GmbH, 1995
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German Cover Illustration – "Boy - Schönes und Schrekliches aus meiner Kinderzeit"

Spanish Cover Illustration – "Boy (Relatos De Infancia)"

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Santillana USA Pub Co Inc, 1999
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