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Drum roll please! Now introducing…… Roald Dahl!

Drum roll please! Now introducing…… Roald Dahl! . When Roald was young, just like you, he .... . Was born in 1916, in Wales ( pssst …that’s in the United Kingdom) Loved stories & books about trolls & mythical creatures Had a secret diary (he hid it in a tree!)

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Drum roll please! Now introducing…… Roald Dahl!

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  1. Drum roll please! Now introducing……Roald Dahl!

  2. When Roald was young, just like you, he.... • Was born in 1916, in Wales (pssst…that’s in the United Kingdom) • Loved stories & books about trolls & mythical creatures • Had a secret diary (he hid it in a tree!) • Hated school  & loved candy  • Was told by his English teacher that he was a HORRIBLE writer WOW!

  3. When he got a bit older, like you will someday, he.... • Decided to travel the world! • So he moved to Africa • Learned to fly an airplane to fight in World War II • His plane crashed in the desert…ouch!! • Moved to America • Wrote his first book, The Gremlins • Walt Disney loved the book & wanted him to make a movie about it! • Married Patricia Neal and had 5 children • Wrote until his peaceful death in 1990. He was 74 years old. Do you know who Walt Disney is? Can you think of his other movies?

  4. Wow! He wrote a ton of books! Children’s Books Autobiographies, Novels, & Poetry Boy- Tales of Children Going Solo The Great Mouse Plot My Year My Uncle Oswald Sometime Never Dirty Beasts Revolting Rhymes Rhyme Stew • The BFG • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory • Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator • Danny, the Champion of the World • The Enormous Crocodile • Esio Trot • Fantastic Mr. Fox • George’s Marvelous Medicine • The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me • The Gremlins • James and the Giant Peach • The Magic Finger • Matilda • The Minpins • The Twits • The Vicar of Nibbleswicke • The Witches How long do you think all that writing took? I wonder if his hand ever got tired? Hmmm.

  5. But kids loved a few of them more than all the rest Have you read any of these?

  6. These movies look familiar? Guess What? They’re all based on his books!

  7. FAVORITE MY I wonder if her bottom got sore sitting on top of those books?

  8. Words of Wisdom from Mr. Dahl • “It doesn't matter who you are or what you look like, so long as somebody loves you.” – The Witches • “Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.” • “A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom. “ • “A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.”- Charlie & the Great Glass Elevator

  9. There’s always more to learn at… • http://www.roalddahlmuseum.org • http://www.roalddahlday.info/ • http://www.goodreads.com • http://www.roalddahlfans.com • http://www.roalddahl.com/ These have fun facts PLUS fun games! 

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