James and the Giant Peach (Colour Edition)

The Short story -:James Henry Trotter, 4 years old, lives with his loving parents in a beautiful cottage by the sea in the south of England, until his parents are killed by an escaped rhinoceros during a shopping trip in London.As a result, James is forced to live with his two cruel aunts, Spiker and Sponge, in a run-down house on a high, desolate hill . For four years, James is treated as a slave, forced to do hard labour, beaten for hardly any reason, improperly ate, and forced to sleep on bare floorboards.One summer afternoon, James stumbles across a mysterious old man, who gives him magic green "crocodile tongues" which, when drunk with water, will bring him happiness and great adventures. On the way to the house, James spills the "tongues" onto a barren peach tree, which then produces a single peach that quickly grows to nearly the size of a house. The aunts then sell tickets to neighbours to see the giant peach.When night comes, the aunts send James to collect rubbish thrown out by the crowd; but he discovers a tunnel, which leads to secret room inside the peach's seed, band of human- sized, talking creatures (a grasshopper, centipede, earthworm, spider, ladybug, silkworm, and a glow-worm ). These then become James' company in his adventure. Upon his arrival, the Centipede bites through the stem of the peach, whereupon it rolls down the hill, crushing Spiker and Sponge on the way. It rolls through villages, houses, and a famous chocolate factory before falling off the cliffs into the sea. James and the bugs came out to find them floating in the sea, but manage to hold themselves on the delicious flesh of the peach. Hours later, the peach is surrounded by sharks. Using the Earthworm as hook, James and the others of the peach hook the five hundred seagulls to the peach from the nearby islands,Now, the peach crosses the Atlantic Ocean. At one incident… but in this excitement it falls into the ocean and is rescued by James. That night, thousands of feet in the air, the giant peach floats through mountain-like, moonlit clouds, where the friends discover the ghostly "Cloud-Men", who control the weather. As the Cloud-Men form hailstones to throw down to the world below, the Centipede insults them, and an army of Cloud-Men pelt the giant peach with hail. They escape and then encounter a rainbow which they smash through. One Cloud-Man pours a tin of "rainbow paint" onto the Centipede, briefly turning him into a statue before he is freed by a Cloud-Man who pours water on him. One Cloud-Man almost boards the peach by climbing down the silken strings tied to the stem, which the Centipede severs to release him. Thereafter the friends approach New York City; whereupon the military, police, fire department, and rescue services are all called, and people flee to air raid shelters and subway stations, believing the city is about to be destroyed.A huge passenger jet flies past the giant peach, and severs the silken strings connecting the seagulls to the peach, which is then impaled upon the tip of the Empire State Building. The people on the 86th floor at first believe the inhabitants of the giant peach to be monsters; but when James explains his story, the people come James and his friends as heroes. The remains of the giant peach are brought down to the streets, where it took by the town's children, and its seed is based as a mansion in Central Park, where James lives,

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The book "JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH" is a great book that teaches us to have hope. In this book James is an orphan that lives with his two cruel aunts in a Ramshackle house and a desolate garden. But with a few magical seeds and a dead peach tree, James ' life is about to change forever. Roald Dahl is the author of this book that teach us to have perseverance and to never give up. I like this book because I love the animals and this story moves around animals. They are so funny with their peculiar characteristics. James ' two aunts are very funny although they were many mean and rude towards James. James lives with his aunts in a miserable condition. I felt bad for him because his mean ugly, aunts treated him badly. My favorite part is when the aunts were crushed under the peach. This book gives us the lesson of hope and friendship. It was a good experience to read this book. From now onwards i will always take care that i never become selfish. "So we should trust a human with its inner thoughts not his outer looks "

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I like the story very good . I did not like the delevery. Very late

The book was very good , it was my sons (7yr old)first novel and what he liked was how James made friends when he was lonely. It was an interesting book.

Nice for 6 year old

Read it to my 8 year old, and he loved it. The story was constructed really well with well imagined mystical characters

James and the Giant Peach: Roald DahlJames And The Giant Peach is one of my favourite books that have been made by Roald Dahl, just because of the way its been written. It's like you're actually there on the peach with them. Also, the characters actually have some detailed personalities between each of them. My favourite character is Centipede, he's honestly a really funny character and always makes me laugh.The best part of the story was when they went through the clouds and saw the Cloud-Men. After they saw them, Centipede started insulting them, which was hilarious.The plot of the story was amazing, and it actually made me feel like I was there in person. Also one of my other favourite parts was when he met the "creatures" that had eaten the green crystal-like orbs that dug into the ground.Aunt Sponge and Aunt Spiker also are two very "interesting" characters, that both boss James around to do stuff that needs doing (that mind you, he doesn't want to do).Overall very interesting story. Highly recommend for readers who like books that have a detailed storyline......................................There you go, my son enjoyed it and I hope you all enjoyed reading his review!AmazonCustomer 0141365455 040322#0

I'd listened to Roald Dahl books as a child, my dad always read to me. Now I'm reading them to my kids and the stories are still gripping, funny and so descriptive. They always ask me to keep reading at the end of a chapter, always eager to find out what happens next. It's a lovely time to spend with them and stirring their imagination. If you have kids, Roald Dahl books should be top of the list

Roald Dahl's style has you entering into the character's shoes and living out his experience like it's your own, especially in this book and his other classic, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. If you loved that one you'll like this too, and if you liked this one you'll love that one.One of the advantages of having children is that you get to enjoy reading the children's classics again, and pick up the subtleties you missed the first time.Read to your kids, it's good for them and for you, and I'm addressing you dad's out there!

Read this to my son when he was in hospital after he was first born.. made me very happy as we named him after this book.

I downloaded this book as I read his paper copy to my grandson over Christmas which we both enjoyed. I can now read to him via Skype while he looks at his book. It is a good way to be connected and remain part of his happiness.