CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY: follows the extraordinary adventures of a young boy named Charlie Bucket. Charlie lives in a small, impoverished house with his parents and four grandparents. His family struggles to make ends meet, but Charlie is kind-hearted and dreams of a better life. The story takes a magical turn when the reclusive chocolate maker Willy Wonka announces a contest: he has hidden five golden tickets inside his chocolate bars. The winners of these tickets will get a once-in-a-lifetime tour of his mysterious chocolate factory, along with a lifetime supply of chocolate. Charlie dreams of finding one of the tickets, but the odds seem against him. Through a series of fortunate events, Charlie miraculously finds a golden ticket in a chocolate bar he buys with a rare coin. Along with the other four lucky ticket holderseach representing different character flawsCharlie enters the magical world of Willy Wonkas factory. Inside, he discovers fantastical rooms filled with edible wonders, such as a chocolate river, everlasting gobstoppers, and squirrels trained to crack nuts. As the tour progresses, each of the other children faces consequences for their bad behavior, leading to humorous and cautionary situations. Charlie, however, remains humble and respectful, ultimately impressing Willy Wonka. At the end of the story, Charlie learns that Willy Wonka is looking for an heir to his chocolate empire. Wonka is moved by Charlies kindness and character, and he offers him the chance to take over the factory. The story concludes with Charlies family being lifted out of poverty and embarking on a sweet new adventure in the world of chocolate. CHARLIE AND THE GREAT GLASS ELVEVATOR: After winning the chocolate factory, Charlie and his family are invited to explore its wonders. However, their journey takes an unexpected turn when they inadvertently travel to outer space, encountering a variety of strange creatures, including the menacing Vermicious Knids. Sequel to "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
This book has been graded for interest at 7-11 years.
There are 384 pages in this book. This book was published in 2014 by Penguin Random House Children's UK .
Roald Dahl was born in Wales of Norwegian parents the child of a second marriage. His father and elder sister died when Roald was just three. His mother was left to raise two stepchildren and her own four children. Roald was her only son. He had an unhappy time at school and this influenced his writing greatly. He once said that what distinguished him from most other childrens writers was this business of remembering what it was like to be young. Many of his books have been turned into films - Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The BFG, The Witches, James and The Giant Peach, Esia Trot, Fantastic Mr Fox. Roalds childhood and schooldays are the subject of his autobiography Boy. https://www. roalddahl. com/ QUENTIN BLAKE is Britain's leading illustrator, and was chosen as the first Children's Laureate.
This book contains the following stories:
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
This story tells what happens to Charlie Bucket after the story told in 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'. 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 just launched. Lurking inside are the Vernicious Knids - the most brutal, vindictive murderous beasts in the universe. So grab your gizzard! Hold your hats! Only Charlie and Willy Wonka can stop the Knids from destroying everything!
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Charlie Bucket lives with his mum and dad and four grandparents. They are pretty poor. What Charlie likes most is chocolate, but he only gets one bar a year - on his birthday. Just before his birthday Mr Mr Willy Wonka - the most extraordinary chocolate maker in the world - runs a competition - five golden tickets inside his chocolate bars and whoever finds them can come and look around his fantastic chocolate factory. Against the odds little Charlie Bucket gets to go. Inside the factory he sees that the other children are nasty little beasts - Augustus Gloop - a great big greedy nincompoop; Veruca Salt - a spoiled brat; Violet Beauregarde - a repulsive little gum-chewer; Mike Teavee - a boy who only watches television - and Mr Wonka sees it too. And the prize for the real winner is quite extraordinary...
This book features the following characters:
Charlie Bucket
This book features the character Charlie Bucket.
Willy Wonka
This book features the character Willy Wonka.
