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OverviewCharlie and the Great Glass Elevator is the superb sequel to the ever-popular Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl. Charlie Bucket has WON Willy Wonka's chocolate factory and is on his way to take possession of it. In a great glass elevator! But when the elevator makes a fearful whooshing noise, Charlie and his family find themselves in splendid orbit around the Earth. A daring adventure has begun, with the one and only Mr Willy Wonka leading the way. A true genius . . . Roald Dahl is my hero David Walliams Roald Dahl, the best-loved of children's writers, was born in Wales of Norwegian parents. After school in England he went to work for Shell in Africa. He began to write after a monumental bash on the head , sustained as an RAF pilot in World War II. Roald Dahl died in 1990. Quentin Blake is one of the best-known and best-loved children's illustrators and it's impossible now to think of Roald Dahl's writings without imagining Quentin Blake's illustrations. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Roald Dahl , Quentin BlakePublisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK Imprint: Puffin Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.196kg ISBN: 9780141322698ISBN 10: 0141322691 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 06 September 2007 Recommended Age: From 7 to 11 years Audience: Children/juvenile , Children's (6-12) Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Out of stock Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationRoald Dahl was a spy, ace fighter pilot, chocolate historian and medical inventor. He was also the author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The BFG and many more brilliant stories. He remains THE WORLD'S NUMBER ONE STORYTELLER. Quentin Blake has illustrated more than three hundred books and was Roald Dahl's favourite illustrator. In 1980 he won the prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal. In 1999 he became the first ever Children's Laureate and in 2013 he was knighted for services to illustration. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |