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James and the giant peach : a children's story
Record details
- ISBN: 0679880909
- ISBN: 0140374248 (paperback)
- ISBN: 9780140374247 (paperback)
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Physical Description:
126 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
print - Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1996.
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| Subject: | Boys Fiction Aunts Fiction Imagination Fiction Fairy tales |
Available copies
- 6 of 8 copies available at Kenton County.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 8 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Covington Branch | J DAHL R (Text) | 33126006261873 | JFiction | Available | - |
| Covington Branch | J DAHL R (Text) | 33126025222872 | JFiction Paperback | Available | - |
| Covington Branch | J DAHL R (Text) | 33126025222880 | JFiction Paperback | Checked out | 05/09/2024 |
| Covington Branch | J DAHL R (Text) | 33126025222898 | JFiction Paperback | Available | - |
| Erlanger Branch | J DAHL R (Text) | 33126025222831 | JFiction | Available | - |
| Erlanger Branch | J DAHL R (Text) | 33126025222849 | JFiction Paperback | Available | - |
| Independence Branch | J DAHL R (Text) | 33126025222856 | JFiction Paperback | Checked out | 05/04/2024 |
| Independence Branch | J DAHL R (Text) | 33126025222864 | JFiction Paperback | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
A young boy escapes from two wicked aunts and embarks on a series of adventures with six giant insects he meets inside a giant peach. - Penguin Putnam
From the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG!Â
Roald Dahl was a champion of the underdog and all things littleâin this case, an orphaned boy oppressed by two nasty, self-centered aunts. How James escapes his miserable life with the horrible aunts and becomes a hero is a Dahlicious fantasy of the highest order. You will never forget resourceful little James and his new family of magically overgrown insectsâa ladybug, a spider, a grasshopper, a glowworm, a silkworm, and the chronic complainer, a centipede with a hundred gorgeous shoes. Their adventures aboard a luscious peach as large as a house take them across the Atlantic Ocean, through waters infested with peach-eating sharks and skies inhabited by malevolent Cloudmen, to a ticker-tape parade in New York City.
This happily ever after contemporary fairy tale is a twentieth-century classic that every child deserves to know. And Lane Smith's endearingly funny illustrations are a perfect match for the text.
"All the gruesome imagery of old-fashioned fairy tales and a good measure of their breathtaking delight."Â âKirkus Reviews
"A stunning book, to be cherished for its story, a superb fantasy." âThe Chicago Tribune
"The most original fantasy that has been published in a long time...[it] may well become a classic."Â âSan Francisco Chronicle - Random House, Inc.
From the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG!
Roald Dahl was a champion of the underdog and all things little—in this case, an orphaned boy oppressed by two nasty, self-centered aunts. How James escapes his miserable life with the horrible aunts and becomes a hero is a Dahlicious fantasy of the highest order. You will never forget resourceful little James and his new family of magically overgrown insects—a ladybug, a spider, a grasshopper, a glowworm, a silkworm, and the chronic complainer, a centipede with a hundred gorgeous shoes. Their adventures aboard a luscious peach as large as a house take them across the Atlantic Ocean, through waters infested with peach-eating sharks and skies inhabited by malevolent Cloudmen, to a ticker-tape parade in New York City.
This happily ever after contemporary fairy tale is a twentieth-century classic that every child deserves to know. And Lane Smith's endearingly funny illustrations are a perfect match for the text.
"All the gruesome imagery of old-fashioned fairy tales and a good measure of their breathtaking delight." —Kirkus Reviews
"A stunning book, to be cherished for its story, a superb fantasy." —The Chicago Tribune
"The most original fantasy that has been published in a long time...[it] may well become a classic." —San Francisco Chronicle