Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator

Dahl, Roald

ISBN 10: 0141805552 ISBN 13: 9780141805559

Publisher: Puffin, 2004

Synopsis

Charlie has now won Willy Wonka's chocolate factory and with his parents and grandparents - and Mr Wonka - he's travelling by a strange new method of transport: a Great Glass Elevator! But suddenly things start to go wrong as the elevator zooms intothe sky, finally going into orbit around the Earth. An exciting adventure ensues, in which Charlie and his companions defend themselves against a mob of vicious space monsters.

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Review:

Picking right up where Charlie and the Chocolate Factory left off, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator continues the adventures of Charlie Bucket, his family and Willy Wonka, the eccentric candy maker. As the book begins, our heroes are shooting into the sky in a glass elevator, headed for destinations unknown. What follows is exactly the kind of high-spirited magical madness and mayhem we've all come to expect from Willy Wonka and his creator Roald Dahl. The American space race gets a send-up, as does the President, and Charlie's family gets a second chance at childhood. Throw in the Vermicious Knids, Gnoolies and Minusland and we once again witness pure genius. (Ages 9 to 12)

Review:

"Dahl's phenomenal popularity among children speaks for his breathless storytelling charms."--Publishers Weekly

-Dahl's phenomenal popularity among children speaks for his breathless storytelling charms.---Publishers Weekly

About this edition

• Publisher: Puffin
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0141805552
• ISBN 13: 9780141805559
• Binding: Audio CD