Thursday, March 15, 2012

Roald Dahl....








Roald Dahl has written a variety of books, ranging from infants books to young adult books. Some of his titles are:The Twitches, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,Matilda, Esio Trot, The Twits, The BFG, The Magic Finger and many more. He has also wrote about his tremendous life in two chapter books. The first one, which is called boy tales of childhood is about his childhood and how he was brought up. The second one, Going Solo, is about his terrifying and ecstatic experiences. He was born at Villa Marie, Fairwater road, Llandaff, Cardiff (Wales). His parents, Harald Dahl and Sofie Magdalene Dahl, were norwegian. Dahl was named after the polar explorer Roald Amundsen. Roalds' sisters were names Else, Asta and Alfhild. He also had two step-sisters named Astire and Elise. At the age of three, his step sister Astire, who was seven at the time, came down with appendicitis and shortly after, passed away. Not long after, his father also died. As Roald Dahl grew older and left home, he had some amazing and scary experiences. He was even in a airplane crash! Roald Dahl also had a girl named Olivia.When Olivia was young, Roald used to create fictional stories for her when she went to bed at night. Lot's of these became his best-selling books. In 1990, aged 74, Roald Dahl passed away, But this did not stop his books from thriving. In 2005, they made one of his award-winning, best-selling chapter book, Charlie and the chocolate factory into a major motion picture. That movie was also a big hit.  To this day, Roald Dahl is one of the most respected and best-selling author with fans ranging all over the world.

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