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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Paperback – Illustrated, August 16, 2007
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Willy Wonka's famous chocolate factory is opening at last! But only five lucky children will be allowed inside. And the winners are: Augustus Gloop, an enormously fat boy whose hobby is eating; Veruca Salt, a spoiled-rotten brat whose parents are wrapped around her little finger; Violet Beauregarde, a dim-witted gum-chewer with the fastest jaws around; Mike Teavee, a toy pistol-toting gangster-in-training who is obsessed with television; and Charlie Bucket, Our Hero, a boy who is honest and kind, brave and true, and good and ready for the wildest time of his life!
- Print length192 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Grade level3 - 7
- Lexile measure810L
- Dimensions5.06 x 0.52 x 7.75 inches
- PublisherViking Books for Young Readers
- Publication dateAugust 16, 2007
- ISBN-100142410314
- ISBN-13978-0142410318
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- Publisher : Viking Books for Young Readers; Reprint edition (August 16, 2007)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 192 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0142410314
- ISBN-13 : 978-0142410318
- Reading age : 6 - 9 years, from customers
- Lexile measure : 810L
- Grade level : 3 - 7
- Item Weight : 5.1 ounces
- Dimensions : 5.06 x 0.52 x 7.75 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #2,213 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The son of Norwegian parents, Roald Dahl was born in Wales in 1916 and educated at Repton. He was a fighter pilot for the RAF during World War Two, and it was while writing about his experiences during this time that he started his career as an author.
His fabulously popular children's books are read by children all over the world. Some of his better-known works include James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Fantastic Mr Fox, Matilda, The Witches, and The BFG.
He died in November 1990.
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My kids’ favorite part of the book was when the squirrels threw Veruca Salt (and her parents!) down the garbage shoot. I bring that up when the kids start whining about something, reminding them that it was the parents’ spoiling of Veruca that made her into such an insufferable brat! The Oompa-Loompas and their long, complex songs were not as funny as I remembered, and I could tell the kids were pretty much waiting for them to be over so the story could resume. This surprised me since I seemed to remember them being my favorite part. Maybe I just didn’t do them justice in my attempts to sing like an Oompa-Loompa!
The lessons conveyed by CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY are simple but important. Behave with respect, dignity, and politeness and try not to be like Augustus, Veruca, Violet, of Mike, each of whom personify excess, disrespect, selfishness and unhealthy habits. I can’t recommend this book highly enough if you’re looking for an easy-to-follow, short book to read out loud to children! It has simple black-and-white illustrations every few pages, something to look at but not stare at continually, so it is a good book for transitioning from picture books to chapter books.
It starts with Charlie Bucket, his family, and their ordinary life. Charlie is a poor boy, living with four grandparents and his parents. He has very little to eat, he doesn’t have new toys or clothes. He is kind, simple, humble, and respectful. He is the type of character who thinks of others before himself.
Charlie luckily wins one out of five rare golden tickets. These allow the winners inside Willy Wonka’s famous factory. Mike, Veruca, Violet, and Augustus are the other winners. They can be described as greedy, rude, spoiled, disrespectful, and demanding. Charlie is not as rich but he is a very nice person. The only reason they all end up together is because of Willy Wonka’s contest.
Most of the chapters are about the adventures of the five winners while inside the factory. The visit is out of the ordinary! Many unexpected things happen. Many unexpected words are said. My favorite parts are when the Oompa Loompas sing. The lyrics of their songs are funny!
I really enjoyed the characters. They are so different from one another. Charlie stands out because of his kindness and because he is well behaved. I did not enjoy the character of Augustus because I found him to be greedy.
I enjoyed the ending and I would like to read the sequel. The theme is about getting what one deserves. You can see it with each of the children, especially Charlie.
Kids 8 -12 will enjoy this book.
I would recommend this to readers who liked other Roald Dahl books and to anyone who enjoys comedy and karma.
I rate this book 5 stars ★★★★★.
This is funny and entertaining. I had a great time reading this book!
Review by LY, age 8
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But there was on thing that made Charlie happy and that was the smell of the chocolate factory, he used to pass by, twice a day while going and coming back from school. He always used to look at the giant chocolate factory and was eager to know that how would it look from inside.
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The chocolate factory, belonged to Willy Wonka who manufactured the most magical, mouth watering, beautiful and scrumptious chocolates in the whole world. One day, he held a contest for children where he announced that a Golden Ticket would be hidden underneath the ordinary wrapping paper of 5 ordinary bars of chocolate. The 5 lucky finders of these 5 Golden tickets would earn a free day tour in his giant chocolate factory and would also be allowed to see the secrets and magic of his factory.
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A visit to Willy Wonka's chocolate factory is nothing less than a dream come true for any child in the world. His chocolate factory is every chocolate lover's paradise.
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Who would be the 5 luckiest kids who would get a chance to win a free day tour to the chocolate factory ?
Would Charlie be one those 5 kids who would win a day tour to the chocolate factory ?
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This book is soo good that after reading it you are surely going to crave for chocolates 😜😜
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I give 5 / 5.


Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on October 25, 2018
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But there was on thing that made Charlie happy and that was the smell of the chocolate factory, he used to pass by, twice a day while going and coming back from school. He always used to look at the giant chocolate factory and was eager to know that how would it look from inside.
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The chocolate factory, belonged to Willy Wonka who manufactured the most magical, mouth watering, beautiful and scrumptious chocolates in the whole world. One day, he held a contest for children where he announced that a Golden Ticket would be hidden underneath the ordinary wrapping paper of 5 ordinary bars of chocolate. The 5 lucky finders of these 5 Golden tickets would earn a free day tour in his giant chocolate factory and would also be allowed to see the secrets and magic of his factory.
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A visit to Willy Wonka's chocolate factory is nothing less than a dream come true for any child in the world. His chocolate factory is every chocolate lover's paradise.
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Who would be the 5 luckiest kids who would get a chance to win a free day tour to the chocolate factory ?
Would Charlie be one those 5 kids who would win a day tour to the chocolate factory ?
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This book is soo good that after reading it you are surely going to crave for chocolates 😜😜
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I give 5 / 5.


My son wrote this review as he was the one that read and enjoyed this book, I've read this book myself but it was many a moons ago...
A really good book and is the first book of the 'Charlie and The...' series. And is the most popular Roald Dahl book to this date, well I think so anyway. It's about a boy called 'Charlie' that can't afford to buy chocolate bars but luckily finds some money and buys some and shares the chocolate with his family. There's a few golden tickets available hidden in chocolate bars and his grandpa gives him his savings to buy one more bar of chocolate hoping to find the golden ticket which de does.
He takes a tour around the secret chocolate factory with his grandpa with a group of misbehaved children. Eventually Charlie is the only one left at the end and ignore the offer to him by Mr Wonkas employee which led Mr Wonka to give him the factory and Charlies whole family move in living happily ever after.
The characters are:
Charlie Bucket;
Mr and Mrs Bucket;
Grandpa Joe;
Grandma Josephine;
Grandpa George;
Mr Willy Wonka;
The Oompa Loompas;
Mr and Mrs Gloop and Augustus Gloop;
Mr and Mrs Teavee and Mike Teavee;
Mr and Mrs Beauregarde and Violet Beauregarde
Mr and Mrs Salt and Veruca Salt
Overall very well-done book with a very good storyline, I just wish there was a competition so that I could win a chocolate factory, I wouldn't mind any factory just so long as it makes chocolate.
Highly recommended.
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It was bought for our Ukrainian 11 year old but proved to be too difficult for him to get a grasp off. I enjoyed it though, I read it twice!
