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  	Roald Dahl Collection Grades 5-8 by Roald Dahl See below for complete list of titles. Appropriate titles of equal value may be substituted if any of the listed titles are unavailable at shipping time. Set Includes: The BFG The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me Going Solo* Matilda The Witches $18.00 You save: 35% Paperback Book Collection | Grades 5-8

  
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  	James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl and Lane Smith James sadly resigns himself to a life of continued misery with his two wicked aunts after he drops a bag of magic given to him by a strange little man under the old peach tree...until he notices an amazing peach starting to grow there. $6.99 Paperback Book | Grades 3-5

  
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James and the Giant Peach

A Children's Story

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Author: Roald Dahl

Illustrator: Quentin Blake

Interest Level:
3-5

Lexile Framework:
870L

Grade Level Equivalent:
6.7

Guided Reading Level:
Q

Age:
8-12

Genre:
Adventure, Classics, Comedy and Humor, Fantasy

Subject:
Leadership and Responsibility, Just Rewards, Magic

First published in 1961, James and the Giant Peach remains a favorite for young readers almost 40 years later. In it, young James Henry Trotter loses his parents and is forced to live with his evil aunts. Luckily, he is given magic crystals, which he accidentally spills on his aunts' decrepit peach tree. One of the peaches begins to grow, and grow, and grow. Finally, James climbs into the peach and it rolls away from his aunts' yard and his miserably lonely life. With the giant peach, he begins a new life, making friends along the way with hilarious characters like the Grasshopper and the Earthworm.

Dahl's use of rich imagery and amusing characters brings this outrageously imaginative tale alive. Readers will tremble when they first meet Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker, and will feel a tremendous thrill when the peach takes off and James begins his journey. The words and images virtually jump off the page. A wonderful choice for reluctant readers, this story is a treasure that begs to be read over and over again.