James and the Giant Peach
by Aimee Bender (Introduction by)Jordan Crane (Illustrator)Nancy Ekholm Burkert (Illustrator)Roald Dahl
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Astunning 50th-anniversary deluxe edition of Roald Dahl's beloved James and the Giant Peach, featuring
-a new introduction by Aimee Bender, the New York Times bestselling author of The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
-cover art by the award-winning cartoonist Jordan Crane
-the original interior art from the 1961 first edition
-French flaps and deckle-edged paper
James and the Giant Peach is aperennial bestseller about a boy's magical journey across the sea, by one of the most beloved storytellers of our time. When James, a boy stuck living with his cantankerous aunts, is given magic crystals by a sympathetic wizard, he accidentally drops them at the foot of the peach tree outside his house, causing one of the fruits to grow the size of a house. Inside he finds oversized insects who promise him deliverance from his aunts, and soon the giant peach is rolling downhill, bound for the Atlantic Ocean and beyond on a magnificent adventure that will take James and his new friends far indeed.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theseries to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-datetranslations by award-winning translators.
-a new introduction by Aimee Bender, the New York Times bestselling author of The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
-cover art by the award-winning cartoonist Jordan Crane
-the original interior art from the 1961 first edition
-French flaps and deckle-edged paper
James and the Giant Peach is aperennial bestseller about a boy's magical journey across the sea, by one of the most beloved storytellers of our time. When James, a boy stuck living with his cantankerous aunts, is given magic crystals by a sympathetic wizard, he accidentally drops them at the foot of the peach tree outside his house, causing one of the fruits to grow the size of a house. Inside he finds oversized insects who promise him deliverance from his aunts, and soon the giant peach is rolling downhill, bound for the Atlantic Ocean and beyond on a magnificent adventure that will take James and his new friends far indeed.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theseries to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-datetranslations by award-winning translators.
| ISBN-13 | 9780143106340 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 0143106341 |
| Weight | 0.43 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 0.50 x 5.70 x 8.40 In |
| List Price | $16.00 |
| Edition | 1st Edition |
| Format | - |
|---|---|
| Pages | 160 pages |
| Publisher | Penguin Classics |
| Published On | 2011-08-30 |
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