James and the Giant Peach (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) (Penguin Modern Classics) - Softcover
James and the Giant Peach An enormous escaped rhinoceros from London Zoo has eaten James' parents. And it gets worse! James is packed off to live with his two really horrible aunts, Sponge and Spiker. Poor James is miserable, until something peculiar happens and James finds himself on the most wonderful and extraordinary journey he could ever imagine... Full description
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Review:
When poor James Henry Trotter loses his parents in a horrible rhinoceros accident, he is forced to live with his two wicked aunts, Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker. After three years he becomes "the saddest and loneliest boy you could find". Then one day, a wizened old man in a dark-green suit gives James a bag of magic crystals that promise to reverse his misery forever. When James accidentally spills the crystals on his aunts' withered peach tree, he sets the adventure in motion. From the old tree a single peach grows, and grows, and grows some more, until finally James climbs inside the giant fruit and rolls away from his despicable aunts to a whole new life. James befriends an assortment of hilarious characters, including Grasshopper, Earthworm, Miss Spider and Centipede--each with his or her own song to sing. Roald Dahl's rich imagery and amusing characters ensure that parents will not tire of reading this classic aloud, which they will no doubt be called to do over and over again! We'll just come right out and say it ... James and the Giant Peach is one of the finest children's books ever written.
Review:
"This newly-illustrated edition of an avowed children's favorite has all the makings of a classic match-up: Milne had Shepard, Carroll had Tenniel, and now Dahl has Smith...author and illustrator were made for each other, and it's of little consequence that it took almost 35 years for them to meet" --Kirkus.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherPenguin Classics
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 0143106341
- ISBN 13 9780143106340
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages160
- IllustratorCrane Jordan
- Rating
Buy New
Learn more about this copy
£ 7.86
Shipping:
£ 3.23
Within U.S.A.
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Stock Image
James and the Giant Peach: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
Published by
Penguin Classics
(2011)
ISBN 10: 0143106341
ISBN 13: 9780143106340
New
Softcover
Quantity: 8
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. Crane, Jordan; Burkert, Nancy Ekholm (illustrator). Brand New! Not Overstocks or Low Quality Book Club Editions! Direct From the Publisher! We're not a giant, faceless warehouse organization! We're a small town bookstore that loves books and loves it's customers! Buy from Lakeside Books!. Seller Inventory # OTF-Y-9780143106340
Buy New
£ 7.86
Convert currency
Seller Image
James and the Giant Peach: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) by Dahl, Roald [Paperback ]
Published by
Penguin Classics
(2011)
ISBN 10: 0143106341
ISBN 13: 9780143106340
New
Soft Cover
Quantity: 10
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Soft Cover. Condition: new. Crane, Jordan; Burkert, Nancy Ekholm (illustrator). Seller Inventory # 9780143106340
Buy New
£ 11.41
Convert currency
Seller Image
James and the Giant Peach
Published by
Penguin Classics
(2011)
ISBN 10: 0143106341
ISBN 13: 9780143106340
New
Softcover
Quantity: 5
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. Crane, Jordan; Burkert, Nancy Ekholm (illustrator). Seller Inventory # 9646489-n
Buy New
£ 9.53
Convert currency
Seller Image
James and the Giant Peach (Paperback or Softback)
Published by
Penguin Books 8/30/2011
(2011)
ISBN 10: 0143106341
ISBN 13: 9780143106340
New
Paperback or Softback
Quantity: 5
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Crane, Jordan; Burkert, Nancy Ekholm (illustrator). James and the Giant Peach 0.41. Book. Seller Inventory # BBS-9780143106340
Buy New
£ 11.74
Convert currency
Stock Image
James and the Giant Peach: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
Published by
Penguin Classics
(2011)
ISBN 10: 0143106341
ISBN 13: 9780143106340
New
Paperback
Quantity: 12
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: New. Crane, Jordan; Burkert, Nancy Ekholm (illustrator). Brand New!. Seller Inventory # 0143106341
Buy New
£ 12.35
Convert currency
Seller Image
James and the Giant Peach (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) (Paperback)
Published by
Penguin Books Ltd, London
(2011)
ISBN 10: 0143106341
ISBN 13: 9780143106340
New
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Crane, Jordan; Burkert, Nancy Ekholm (illustrator). Paperback. A new and delectable Deluxe edition of this wonderful classic, with a cover designed by Jordan CraneAstunning 50th-anniversary deluxe edition of Roald Dahl's beloved James and the Giant Peach, featuring-a new introduction by Aimee Bender, the New York Times bestselling author of The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake-cover art by the award-winning cartoonist Jordan Crane-the original interior art from the 1961 first edition-French flaps and deckle-edged paperJames and the Giant Peach is aperennial bestseller about a boy's magical journey across the sea, by one of the most beloved storytellers of our time. When James, a boy stuck living with his cantankerous aunts, is given magic crystals by a sympathetic wizard, he accidentally drops them at the foot of the peach tree outside his house, causing one of the fruits to grow the size of a house. Inside he finds oversized insects who promise him deliverance from his aunts, and soon the giant peach is rolling downhill, bound for the Atlantic Ocean and beyond on a magnificent adventure that will take James and his new friends far indeed.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theseries to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-datetranslations by award-winning translators. An enormous escaped rhinoceros from London Zoo has eaten James' parents. And it gets worse! James is packed off to live with his two really horrible aunts, Sponge and Spiker. Poor James is miserable, until something peculiar happens and James finds himself on the most wonderful and extraordinary journey he could ever imagine. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780143106340
Buy New
£ 13.11
Convert currency
Stock Image
James and the Giant Peach
Published by
Penguin Books Ltd 2011-09-29, London
(2011)
ISBN 10: 0143106341
ISBN 13: 9780143106340
New
paperback
Quantity: 10
Seller:
Rating
Book Description paperback. Condition: New. Crane, Jordan; Burkert, Nancy Ekholm (illustrator). Language: ENG. Seller Inventory # 9780143106340
Buy New
£ 9.99
Convert currency
Stock Image
James and the Giant Peach: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
Published by
Penguin Classics
(2011)
ISBN 10: 0143106341
ISBN 13: 9780143106340
New
Softcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. Crane, Jordan; Burkert, Nancy Ekholm (illustrator). Buy with confidence! Book is in new, never-used condition. Seller Inventory # bk0143106341xvz189zvxnew
Buy New
£ 15
Convert currency
Stock Image
James and the Giant Peach: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
Published by
Penguin Classics
(2011)
ISBN 10: 0143106341
ISBN 13: 9780143106340
New
Softcover
Quantity: 14
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. Crane, Jordan; Burkert, Nancy Ekholm (illustrator). Seller Inventory # I-9780143106340
Buy New
£ 15.01
Convert currency
Stock Image
James and the Giant Peach: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
Published by
Penguin Classics
(2011)
ISBN 10: 0143106341
ISBN 13: 9780143106340
New
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: New. Crane, Jordan; Burkert, Nancy Ekholm (illustrator). Anv Dlx. Seller Inventory # DADAX0143106341
Buy New
£ 15.50
Convert currency