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Matilda

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Information

• First editions:
  • Viking Kestrel, 1988, USA.
    • Illustrated by Quentin Blake
  • Jonathan Cape, 1988, Great Britain.
• Collected in:
  • The BFG, Matilda, and George's Marvelous Medicine
  • Great Girl Stories
• Movie:
  • "Matilda"
• Audio Books:
  • Matilda read by Jean Marsh
  • Matilda read by Joely Richarson

Description

Matilda is an exceptionally bright young girl with an insatiable appetite for books and reading. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wormwood, think she's just a nuisance. Matilda thinks, rightly, that all they are interested in is watching TV and making money by cheating people. She decides to punish them. She soon discovers that she has supernatural powers which are not only going to prove useful at home but also at Crunchem Hall School where Matila and her classmates must contend with the scariest headmistress of them all – Miss Trunchbull. [from roalddahl.com]

Reviews

• "I like Matilda..." by Vicki Weissman
• Raving Reviews by several students

Awards

• Federation of Children's Book Groups Award (UK 1988)
• Voted "Nation's Favorite Children's Book" in BBC Bookworm Poll (UK 1998)

Fun Stuff

• Matilda Trivia Quiz
• Trivia Quiz (external)
• Trivia Quiz (external)
• Illustrations by Mr. Hutchinson's Fifth Grade Class

Merchandise

• Robertson's Jam Badge
• Matilda Figurine
• 'Bruce Bogtrotter's Choccies

Teacher Resources

• Matilda
  • Anticipation Guide
    • Web questionnaire designed to introduce issues and ideas found in the book
  • Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary
    • Includes excerpt from the text and interactive worksheet
  • Teacher's Notes
    • PDF file that includes biographical information on Dahl and student activities

Cover Illustrations

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