Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Ian Fleming

ISBN 10: 0375825916 / ISBN 13: 9780375825910

Published by Random House Books for Young Readers (edition First Edition), 2003

About this Item

With dust jacket. It's a preowned item in good condition and includes all the pages. It may have some general signs of wear and tear, such as markings, highlighting, slight damage to the cover, minimal wear to the binding, etc., but they will not affect the overall reading experience.

Seller Inventory # 0375825916-11-1-29

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers (edition First Edition)
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0375825916
• ISBN 13: 9780375825910
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

About this title

Synopsis

Inventor and racing car enthusiast Caractacus "Crackpot" Pott and his family discover adventure beyond their wildest dreams on a holiday excursion when their car sprouts wings and flies away. 12,000 first printing.

Review

This is why the book holds up, 50 years after its original publication: its sense of the world as an inexplicable but also miraculous place.
--Los Angeles Times Online

There's no improving on perfection--in this case Fleming's adventure story (featuring the unconventional family Pott and their magically refurbished motorcar) with the original, transcendent Burningham illustrations, first published in 1964. The confiding informality of the storyteller's voice; the nonstop and immensely child-pleasing adventures; the spunk of young Jeremy and Jemima; and of course the ingenious personality of Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang herself--all combine to make an ideal family read-aloud. This handsome fiftieth-anniversary gift edition is ... so very welcome.
--Horn Book
This is why the book holds up, 50 years after its original publication: its sense of the world as an inexplicable but also miraculous place.
--Los Angeles Times Online

There s no improving on perfection in this case Fleming s adventure story (featuring the unconventional family Pott and their magically refurbished motorcar) with the original, transcendent Burningham illustrations, first published in 1964. The confiding informality of the storyteller s voice; the nonstop and immensely child-pleasing adventures; the spunk of young Jeremy and Jemima; and of course the ingenious personality of Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang herself all combine to make an ideal family read-aloud. This handsome fiftieth-anniversary gift edition is ... so very welcome.
Horn Book
This is why the book holds up, 50 years after its original publication: its sense of the world as an inexplicable but also miraculous place.
Los Angeles Times Online"