Following the success of his stage adaptation of "The BFG",David Wood has now written a series of scenes, or "playlets" forperformance by children in schools and other amateur groups. Withnotes on simple staging, props and costumes, these plays can beperformed with the minimum of experience or resources. Evidently not even Roald Dahl could resist the acronym craze ofthe early eighties. BFG? Bellowing ferret-faced golfer?Backstabbing fairy godmother? Oh, oh... Big Friendly Giant! ThisBFG doesn't seem all that F at first as he creeps down a Londonstreet, snatches little Sophie out of her bed, and bounds away withher to giant land. And he's not really all that B when comparedwith his evil, carnivorous brethren, who bully him for being suchan oddball runt. After all, he eats only disgusting snozzcumbers,and while the other Gs are snacking on little boys and girls, he'sblowing happy dreams in through their windows. What kind of way isthat for a G to behave? The BFG is one of Dahl's most lovable
One day, Barney, a solitary little boy, falls into a chalk pitand lands in a sort of cave, where he meets 'somebody with a lot ofshaggy hair and two bright black eyes' - whom he names him Stig.And together they enjoy some extraordinary adventures. This is amuch-loved classic story.
The story of a young German girl who steals books, of her family and the Jewish boxer hidden in their basement as they struggle to survive in Nazi Germany when the bombs begin to fall. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. 9 岁小女孩莉赛尔和弟弟在战乱中被迫送到寄养家庭，但弟弟不幸死在旅途中，莉赛尔在弟弟冷清的丧礼后偷了一本掘墓工人的手册，为的是要纪念自己永远失去的家庭。 寄养家庭位在慕尼黑凋蔽贫困的区域，大人彼此仇恨咒骂，老师狠毒无情，战火时时威胁人命。莉赛尔每晚抱着掘墓工人手册入睡，恶梦不断。养父为了让她安眠，于是为她朗诵手册内容，并开始教她识字。 学会认字进而开始读书的莉赛尔，尽管生活艰苦，吃不饱穿不暖，却发现了一项比食物更让她难以抗拒的东西——书，她忍不住开始偷书，用偷来的书继续学习认字。从此莉赛尔进入了文字
This bestselling book features a collection of favorite I Spyriddles that send readers searching 12 photographs for hiddenobjects.
