James and the Giant Peach: Roald Dahl's Fantasy Adventure for ChildrenWhen James Henry Trotter accidentally drops some magic crystals by the old peach tree, strange things start to happen. The peach at the top of the tree begins to grow, and before long it's as big as a house. Then James discovers a secret entranceway into the fruit, and when he crawls inside, he meets a bunch of marvelous oversized friends -- Old-Green-Grasshopper, Centipede, Ladybug, Miss Spider, and more. After years of feeling like an outsider in the house of his despicable Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker, James has finally found a place where he belongs. With a snip of the stem, the peach starts rolling away, and the exciting adventure begins! |
Common terms and phrases
attach some scrap audience auditorium floor AUNT SPIKER AUNT SPONGE boots Captain CENTIPEDE Champaign cheer cloud Cloud-Men color costume curtain closes curtain opens cut one side dear Sponge EARTHWORM Empire State Building FATHER fence Fold Footlights red freeze front Giant Peach GLOWWORM Good-bye hailstones happening to James hear Hooray Hurry insert string James feels James Henry Trotter LADYBIRD LADYBUG large box legs LIGHTING CHANGE little green things LITTLE OLD look loved MOTHER NARRATOR turning never noise Oh dear old peach tree OLD-GREEN-GRASSHOPPER paint pauses pest Pleasant Plains Queen Mary reverse side rolling scrap cardboard seagulls SECOND OFFICER sharks shouting side and spread Silkworm slowly Sponge and Aunt Spotlight Stage Uppers stand stem stop story straps to keep string or straps Strobe light Take a large There's turns to watch unfreezes wait watch the action What's this light worm
References to this book
Nonfiction Matters: Reading, Writing, and Research in Grades 3-8 Stephanie Harvey Limited preview - 1998 |
Textbooks for Learning: Nurturing Children's Minds Marilynn Chambliss,Robert Calfee No preview available - 1998 |