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Chapter Book · Ages 8–+ · 2005 · Est. 2.5 hour read
Vile Verses
By Roald Dahl
Dive into a world of imaginative, outrageous, and delightfully disgusting verses.
4.2/5 Goodreads · 1,008 ratings
192 pages· 13,860 words· Est. 2.5 hour read
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Bookroo's summary
Explore a whimsical collection of Roald Dahl's imaginative and outrageous verses, where oozing grobes and slimy slugs come to life. With vibrant illustrations by artists like Quentin Blake and William Joyce, this volume promises a feast for the eyes and a tickle for the imagination. Will you dare to enter this world of wonderfully disgusting delights?
From the publisher
Roald Dahl is best remembered as the author of many well-loved children’s stories. But he was also the creator of some astonishingly imaginative, outrageous, and wonderfully disgusting verses. From oozing grobes to slimy slugs, this extraordinary collection is bursting with Dahl’s poems, verses, and songs. And with full-color original illustrations from a distinguished group of more than twenty artists, including Quentin Blake, William Joyce, and Lane Smith, this lavish volume is a must-have for any Dahl fan’s library.
At a glance
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 192
- Words
- 13,860
- Reading age
- 8–99+
- Audience
- Juvenile Reader
- Lexile
- ~829L
Themes & topics
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 5.3
- F&P level
- ~T
- AR points
- 2
- AR interest level
- MG
- AR quiz
- 102215
Publication
- Published
- September 22, 2005
- First published
- January 1, 2005
- Publisher
- Viking Juvenile
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780670060429
- OCLC
- 61724991
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