Fantastic Mr Dahl
Fantastic Mr Dahl

Fantastic Mr Dahl

Written by Michael Rosen
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8 - 12
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Page count
1010L
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Sep 13, 2012
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Just how did Roald Dahl get into writing? Where did he get his ideas from? What ingredients in his life turned him into the kind of writer he was? Michael Rosen - poet, broadcaster and former Children’s Laureate, comes up with some of the answers to these key questions in his lively biography of the world’s No.1 storyteller. Full of stories and funny anecdotes from Roald Dahl’s school days and family life, Michael Rosen’s fascinating observations creates a vivid picture of one of the most famous writers of all time.

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      Michael Rosen is the best-selling and popular author of A Great Big Cuddle: Poems for the Very Young, Michael Rosen’s Sad Book, Tiny Little Fly, Bananas in My Ears, and many other books and poetry collections for children. A former British Children’s Laureate, Michael Rosen lives in London.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780141322131
    Publication Date
    September 13, 2012
    Publisher
    Puffin Books
    Original Publication Date
    September 6, 2012
    Page Count
    161
    Audience
    Juvenile Reader
    Reading Age
    8 - 12 years
    Lexile® Level
    1010L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~X
    Est. ATOS® Book Level
    ~6.8

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