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Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl bol britský spisovateľ, známy hlavne od roku 1940 tvorbou pre deti i dospelých. K jeho najznámejším dielam patrí "Charlie a továreň na čokoládu" , "Matilda", "Čarodejnica" a "Jakub a obrovská broskyňa". Z jeho tvorby pre dospelých je asi najznámejšia kniha poviedok "Ľúbostné rošády".

Roald Dahl sa narodil 13. septembra v roku 1916 v Spojenom kráľovstve. Jeho rodičia sa tam prisťahovali z Nórska. Keď mal  4 roky, umrel jeho otec na zápal pľúc, predtým prišiel o sedemročnú sestru Astri. Jeho matka ostala na Britských ostrovoch. Bol výborným športovcom, hral za školský futbalový tím a bol aj kapitánom školského sqauhového tímu.

Po skončení školy sa stal obchodným zástupcom firmy Shell pre oblasť východnej Afriky. V roku 1939 nastúpil do Royal Air Force, kde získal hodnosť Pilot Officer. Pri havárii jeho litedla v Lýbii sa zranil, mal fraktúru lebky a dočasne oslepol. V nemocnici v Alexandrii sa zamiloval do sestričky, keď sa mu však vrátil zrak, zistil, že láska nie je slepá a uvedomil si, že bol zamilovaný len do jej hlasu. V roku 1941 sa vrátil do Británie, pretože ho bolesti hlavy  prinútili zavesiť kariéru pilota na klinec.

Roald Dahl začal písať po prevelení do Washingtonu. V roku 1953 sa v New Yorku oženil s herečkou Patriciou Nealovou, boli svoji 30 rokov a mali päť detí: Oliviu (zomrela v siedmich rokoch), Tessu, Thea, Opheliu a Lucy. Olivii neskôr venoval knihu Kamoš obor. S manželkou sa rozviedli v roku 1983, dôvodom bola o 22 rokov mladšia  Felicity d'Abreu Crosland,ktorú si po rozvode vzal.

Zomrel 23. novembra v roku 1990 na leukémiu vo svojom dome v Great Missendene, Buckinghamshire. Jeho vdova pokračovala v jeho neúnavnej charitatívnej činnosti prostredníctvom nadácie nesúcej jeho meno.

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Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator


'Did we go too far?' Charlie asked. 'Too far?' cried Mr Wonka. 'Of course we went too far! We've gone into orbit!'WHOOSH! Inside the Great Glass Elevator, Willy Wonka, Charlie Bucket and his family are cruising a thousand feet above the chocolate factory. They can see the whole world below them, but they're not alone. The American Space Hotel has also just launched. Lurking inside are the Vermicious Knids - the most brutal beasts in the universe!Can Charlie and Willy Wonka stop them from destroying everything?
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The Enormous Crocodile


The Enormous Crocodile decides that he wants a nice juicy child for lunch, horrifying the other animals in the jungle--his friend, the Notsobig One; Humpy-Rumpy, the hippopotamus; Trunky, the elephant; Muggle-Wump, the monkey; and the Roly-Poly Bird. Despite his secret plans and clever tricks, what the boastful crocodile doesn't know is that the brave jungle animals have plans of their own for him! In the end, the Enormous Crocodile gets exactly what he deserves.
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12,45 €

The Magic Finger


Out the window they flew, far up into the sky, and soon the whole family was flying around and around together. Every Saturday morning the Gregg family goes off to shoot animals and birds. But the girl who lives next door hates hunting. Now it's made her so angry that she's PUT THE MAGIC FINGER ON THEM ALL. And very strange things have begun to happen...
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James and the Giant Peach


James Henry Trotter is about to go on the adventure of a lifetime. James lives his awful Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker, two of the meanest people you can imagine. Life isn't much fun at all, until something peculiar happens at the bottom of his garden... A peach at the very top of a tree begins to grow... and grow... and GROW! Inside are seven very unusual insects - all waiting to take James on a magical journey.
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory


Greetings to you, the lucky finder of this Gold Ticket from Mr Willy Wonka! Tremendous things are in store for you! Charlie Bucket's life is about to change forever, thanks to one miraculous moment! Willy Wonka, chocolate maker extraordinaire, has hidden five golden tickets in five ordinary bars of chocolate, and any child who finds one will get the chance to visit his incredible factory. And Charlie has found one . . . But so have . . . Augustus Gloop - a glutton for chocolate Veruca Salt - a spoiled and selfish brat Violet Beauregarde - a repulsive gum-chewer Mike Teavee - a television fiend With a chocolate river, delectable confectionery and mysterious Oompa Loompas, Mr Wonka's factory is the most wondrous place Charlie has ever seen.
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11,15 €

Fantastic Mr Fox


"On a hill above the valley there was a wood. In the wood there was a huge tree. Under the tree there was a hole. In the hole lived Mr Fox and Mrs Fox and their four Small Foxes. . . " Mr Fox is a very clever fox - every evening he creeps down into the valley and helps himself to food from the nearby farms. Chickens from Farmer Boggis, ducks and geese from Farmer Bunce, and turkeys from Farmer Bean. But now the farmers have had enough, and together they hatch a plan to get rid of Mr Fox for good! But what they don't know is Mr Fox has some help, and a fantastic escape plan of his own...
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11,80 €

The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me


MEET BILLY. A kid with a dream. He wants to turn an old wooden house into an incredible sweetshop full of treats! AND MEET THE LADDERLESS WINDOW-CLEANING COMPANY: Monkey, Pelican (Pelly) and Giraffe (who needs ladders when you've got a giraffe?!). They have just landed a big break cleaning all six hundred and seventy-seven windows of the mansion owned by the richest man in all of England! All they need now is a little help from Billy. Can these unlikely new friends make Billy's wildest dreams come true and take him on an adventure he'll never forget . . .?
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9,50 €

The BFG


One dark, silvery moonlit night, Sophie is snatched from her bed by a giant! Luckily it is the Big Friendly Giant (the BFG), who is no ordinary bone-crunching giant, but instead prefers snozzcumbers and frobscottle to children. But there are other giants in Giant Country. And those giants have a plan to gallop far and wide to find some tasty human beans to eat. Can Sophie and the BFG stop them?
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The Witches


"One child a week is fifty-two a year. Squish them and squiggle them and make them disappear." This is a story about REAL WITCHES. Real witches dress in ordinary clothes, have ordinary jobs and look very much like ordinary people. But they are far from ORDINARY . . . The Grand High Witch, leader of all the witches, has a plan to make each and every child disappear. That is, unless one boy and his grandmother can stop her . . .
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George's Marvellous Medicine


"The rule would be this: whatever George saw, if it was runny or powdery or gooey, in it went . . ." George Kranky's grandma is a grouch. She's always mean to George (and not much nicer to his parents either). One day, when George is put in charge of giving Grandma her medicine, he wonders if he can come up with his own remedy to try and help Grandma become less of a grump. Using some rather unusual ingredients, George creates his magic medicine*. But will it stop his grandma from being so horrible . . . or will it shoot sparks out of the top of her head?! *WARNING: Do NOT try to make George's Marvellous Medicine yourselves at home. It is likely to be extremely dangerous.
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The Twits


Mr Twit is a foul and smelly man who always has bits of cornflake and sardine in his beard. Mrs Twit is scheming and sly and always thinking of the next horrible trick to play on her husband. The Twits are so ghastly and evil that they even keep Muggle-Wump the monkey and his family captive in their garden. But not for much longer! The monkeys are planning to trick the terrible Twits so that they can escape and put a stop to the frightful pair once and for all!
Na sklade 1Ks
10,90 €

Charlie a veľký sklený výťah


Pokračovanie príbehu malého Charlieho z továrne na čokoládu. Nik nepochybuje o tom, že pán Wonka je úžasný čokoládový mág, ale Charlie i jeho rodina ani trochu nedôverujú jeho pilotným schopnostiam, najmä ak tá vec, ktorú pilotuje, je veľký sklený výťah, stúpajúci do stratosféry. No život s pánom Wonkom nikdy nie je nudný, a ak aj niekoho nechtiac dostane do problémov, určite ich nakoniec aj hravo vyrieši... alebo nie?
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9,30 € 9,70€

Matilda


Príbeh malého, výnimočne nadaného dievčatka, ktoré v sebe objaví schopnosť pohybovať predmetmi na diaľku vás pravdepodobne prinúti - ako sa to stalo miliónom detí, ale i dospelých na celom svete - nepustiť knihu z rúk prv než ju dočítate. Vďaka deju plnému napätia, originálnych nápadov a svojrázneho, niekedy až čierneho humoru sa kniha stala ihneď po prvom vydaní v roku 1988 bestsellerom.
Na sklade > 5Ks
9,60 € 10,00€

Roald Dahl: Lift-the-Flap Hide and Seek


It's time for a gloriumptious game of hide and seek with Roald Dahl! Who's that hiding under the flap? Is it a ginormous giraffe or a friendly giant? Just watch out for the enormous crocodile... With iconic illustrations from Quentin Blake, this sturdy, colourful lift-the-flap book is the perfect way to introduce the youngest chiddlers to the wonderful world of Roald Dahl. Look out for more marvellous board books for titchy toddlers: Roald Dahl: Words Roald Dahl: Shapes Roald Dahl; Colours Roald Dahl: ABC Roald Dahl: 123 Roald Dahl: Opposites My Dad is Fantastic My Mum is Magnificent
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Roald Dahl: Animal Sounds


Discover the sounds made by all sorts of marvellous animals with Roald Dahl! From curious cows to excited elephants, busy little hands will discover some truly splendiforous animals and fearsome beasts. With iconic illustrations from Quentin Blake, this sturdy, colourful board book is the perfect introduction to the world of Roald Dahl for toddlers.
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9,50 €

A barátságos óriás


A világ leghíresebb mesemondójának egyik leghíresebb regénye! A Hatalmagos Azonáltal Barátságos Óriás, azaz a HABÓ nem közönséges csontkrámcsáló óriás. Ahhoz túlságosan is kedves és gyámbor. Szofi legnagyobb szerencséjére. Ha ugyanis bármelyik másik óriás rabolta volna el az éjszaka kellős közepén, hamarosan felfalta volna reggelire. Amikor Szofi megtudja, hogy az óriások Angliába loholnak, és egészben nyeldekelnek le kedves gyerkedliket, ő meg a HABÓ elhatározza, egyszer s mindenkorra véget vetnek a szörnyűséges emberevésnek! Roald Dahl kém volt, kiváló vadászpilóta, csokoládétörténész és feltaláló, továbbá a Charlie és a csokigyár, a Matilda, A barátságos óriás, valamint számos nagyszerű történet szerzője. A köteteket a számos David Walliams-könyvet is illusztráló Quentin Blake rajzai gazdagítják.
Na sklade 2Ks
11,29 €

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