Matilda [Paperback]

Roald Dahl (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 5, 1996

Matilda longs for her parents to be good and loving and understanding. But they are none of these things. They are perfectly horrid to her. Matilda invents a game of punishing them each time they treat her badly and she soon discovers she has supernatural powers.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Matilda applies her untapped mental powers to rid the school of the evil, child-hating headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, and restore her nice teacher, Miss Honey, to financial security. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Puffin Books (December 5, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 014037468X
• ISBN-13: 978-0140374681
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,830,459 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Roald Dahl (1916-1990) was born in Llandaff, South Wales, and went to Repton School in England. His parents were Norwegian, so holidays were spent in Norway. As he explains in Boy, he turned down the idea of university in favor of a job that would take him to"a wonderful faraway place. In 1933 he joined the Shell Company, which sent him to Mombasa in East Africa. When World War II began in 1939 he became a fighter pilot and in 1942 was made assistant air attaché in Washington, where he started to write short stories. His first major success as a writer for children was in 1964. Thereafter his children's books brought him increasing popularity, and when he died children mourned the world over, particularly in Britain where he had lived for many years.The BFG is dedicated to the memory of Roald Dahls eldest daughter, Olivia, who died from measles when she was seven - the same age at which his sister had died (fron appendicitis) over forty years before. Quentin Blake, the first Children's Laureate of the United Kingdom, has illustrated most of Roald Dahl's children's books.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is a great book!, January 13, 2001

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Matilda (Spanish Language) (Paperback)

Matilda was good,very good because it had a very good story. The story is about a girl named Matilda who is a very good reader and goes to school. Mrs. Trunchball is the head mistress at her school. She is very mean to all the children. The end is really surprising. I can't tell you the ending or I would give it away.

Roald Dahl has written other books like The Enormous Crocodile, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, George's Marvelous Medicine, The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me, The Twits, The BFG, and the Magic Finger. I have read all of these books by Roald Dahl. My favorite is The Enormous Crocodile. Matilda is my second favorite.

Kathryn M

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Teachable Moment!, February 22, 2008

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This review is from: Matilda (Spanish Language Edition) (Paperback)

As a teacher in a multi-lingual school, a copy of a book in ANY language other than English is like gold! Matilda is a great book for any child.

Most children today are avid movie goers. A book that "goes with" a movie has gotten my students reading, reading, reading! After viewing the video AND reading the book makes for a great compare and contrast lesson...putting the book in Spanish allows for me to expand that experience and the growth of my Spanish speaking learners!

I highly recommend this book to teachers working with non-English speaking students.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is my #1 favorite book., June 8, 2001

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Matilda (Spanish Language Edition) (Paperback)

Matilda is a book about a girl named Matilda who is as smart as a 6th grader, but is in kindergarten. This book is very magical and, at times, funny, like when she uses a power she has to scare Ms.Trunchbull, the schools horrible headmaster. It is a very good book and I liked it a lot. Some other books the author wrote are good, but I think this one is the best. I would recommend this book to everybody. Put this one on your list!