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Dirty Beasts (Picture Puffins) [Illustrated] (Paperback)

by Roald Dahl (Author), Quentin Blake (Illustrator)
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Product details

  • Paperback: 32 pages
  • Publisher: Puffin; New Ed edition (29 Nov 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0140568239
  • ISBN-13: 978-0140568233
  • Product Dimensions: 25.6 x 19.8 x 0.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 109,675 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Product Description

Product Description
Roald Dahl has created a ghastly assortment of wicked beasts getting up to some extraordinary and unmentionable things in this comic collection of verse. Meet the clever pig with a plan to save his bacon, the scorpion who likes to sting, the ginat toad who can jump from England into France, and lots more. . . (P.S. Beware of ALL the animals in this book!)

About the Author
Roald Dahl was born in 1916 in Wales of Norwegian parents. He was educated in England before starting work for the Shell Oil Company in Africa. He began writing after a 'monumental bash on the head', sustained as an RAF pilot during WW2. Roald Dahl is one of the most successful and well-known of all children's writers. His books include THEGIRAFFE, THE PELLY AND ME, THE BFG and JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH. Roald Dahl died in 1990 at the age of seventy-four.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A delightful and humorous read., 10 Mar 2005
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I read this book quite a few years ago as a child, and loved it. Even when I read it now, it still brings a smile to my face.

The poems are about animals, as the title would suggest, but often the more gruesome child-like side. For example, the poem about Daisy the cow, my personal favourite.

The rhyming schemes and lengths of the poems vary, which keeps the book interesting.

I would recommend this book for children and parents alike, as it is funny yet makes poetry seem fun and easy. As a child, I remember wanting to write my own poetry like it. 7 years later, I am doing so for my A Level English Language work. It is book that is difficult to forget, but for all the right reasons.

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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A fun collection of rhyming tales sure to bring a smile, 18 Jun 2001
A favourite bedtime book for my two children 4,6, which I thoroughly enjoy reading. Short tales about people and animals written in rhyming verse, with a "naughty" hint to them which leaves us all smiling. A great fun read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars An all rounder for children and adults alike., 5 Oct 2000
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We took this audiobook with us in the car on holiday and we all thoroughly enjoyed the Roald Dahl magical humour. We played it over and over again to the point when we knew the verses by heart! The children loved it so much that I have now bought the book as well.
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