Book of the month
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Book of the Month – May
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Mr Wonka’s inventions are out of this world! He’s thought up every kind of sweet imaginable in his amazing chocolate factory, but no one has ever seen inside, or even met Mr Willy Wonka! Charlie Bucket can’t believe his luck when he finds a golden ticket and wins the trip of a life time around the famous chocolate factory. He still could never have dreamed what surprises lie in store!
Introducing…
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Charlie Bucket – The hero
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Augustus Gloop – A greedy boy
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Mike Teavee – A boy who does nothing but watch television
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Veruca Salt – A girl who is spoiled by her parents
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Violet Beauregarde – A girl who chews gum all day long
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Mr Willy Wonka – The amazing ‘chocolatier’ who owns the factory
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The Oompaloompas – Mr Wonka’s strange little helpers.
What the children thought
”I liked the book. Willy Wonka was funny and The Oompaloompas made me laugh lots”, Caitlin, 10.
” I thought the film was better”, Connor, 11
“It’s my new favourite book. My mum’s reading it to me. At the bit where Charlie finds a golden ticket; can’t wait to see what happens”, Ewan, 6
“I liked Augustus Gloop: he’s fat like my dad”, Julie, 9
“It was exciting and left me wanting to read more from Roald Dahl”, Rebecca, 11
About the Author
ROALD DAHL
Born: Llandaff, Wales, 1916. Schools: Llandaff Cathedral School, St Peter’s, Repton Jobs: Shell Oil Company, RAF Fighter Pilot, Air Attache, Author.
Roald Dahl found Charlie and the Chocolate Factory one of the most difficult books to write. His first try at the story had fifteen horrible children. His nephew read the book and said it was rotten and boring, so Dahl realised he needed to rewrite it!
The idea for Charlie came from Roald Dahl’s schooldays, when he and other friends were sometimes asked by Cadbury’s to test newly invented chocolate bars. He used to dream of inventing his own famous chocolate bar that would impress Mr Cadbury himself.
Roald Dahl died in 1990 at the ageof seventy-four
For a closer look at the world of Roald Dahl CLICK HERE .
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