James and the Giant Peach

by Huw Thomas, Quentin Blake (Illustrator)

James and the Giant Peach Offers teachers with the resources they need to teach "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl. This title contains speaking and listening activities, and offers assessment guidance, and photocopiable pages. It can support the NLS at Key Stage 2 as a classic, an adventure story, a fantasy story, and a story by an established writer. Full description

Paperback

First published September 4, 2006

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Reviews

[Jesusgarcia]

Jame's and the Giant Peach was a very good book because it was very fun to read a book that is fiction. I like the way the author describes everything with detail. Traveling on a peach must be very fun and James is very brave to just stand there when they were attacked. Meeting giant insects must be very scary because of their hairy body and scary looking face.

[Meredith Henning · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read aloud to Sean-Paul

[Kanwarpal Singh · Rating 3 out of 5]

James is an orphan, living with his two horrible aunts, Sponge and Spiker. A mysterious man gives James some magic crystals that will make marvelous things happen to him, but James accidentally drops them on the roots of an old peach tree that doesn't grow any peaches. But then, the magic works on the tree, and it grows a giant peach. Inside the peach, James finds several giant insects, and when the peach breaks off the tree, they go on an adventure.

Most importantly are the insect characters that inhabit the peach, all play their part in the journey and help educate the reader on natural history.From the glow worms light to the spiders web used for hammocks.
The combination of Dahl's bizarre imagination and complete disregard for rules makes him the perfect author for distracted and imaginative people

[Alejandra · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's a good book but the story is a little weird (read it cause of school)

[Elsie Lee · Rating 3 out of 5]

didn't like it it was kind of boring

[ale ☆ · Rating 4 out of 5]

a very interesting book.

[Pumpkin · Rating 4 out of 5]

“ What about a giant peach?”
James and the Giant Peach a novel by Roald Dahl. About a little boy named James, his mom and dad got eaten by a rhinoceros while shopping at New York City. So James have with his two ugly and selfish aunts they names are Spiker and Sponge. Until a man give James a Peach seed, it start to grow bigger and bigger “IT’S A GIANT PEACH!!”. James use his little hand to grab the peach and taste it, and James go in the peach with that hole. James craw into the peach he have found new friend they were insect. The gain big insect there were caterpillar, spider, grasshopper and many more insect. The peach start rolling down the hill and the adventure is starting. James’s dad told James that one day he will bring James to see the Empire State Building, but his dad already die. James wish to see it. But still it kind of like a kid story because no one can talk with the insect and no giant peach that a person can go into. This story can make it more drama like describe more how James feel when he lost his mom and dad. Also no rhinoceros can escape from a zoo and eat people. I think this book is more liker for kid like grade 1&2 example turn it into a short chapter book. The plot of the story is not really for grade 4-6, because the plot is kind of fake to make kids interest more. The book is harder for kids so maybe they may like the movie more.

[Aimee Hayes]

James and The Giant Peach is a story filled with happiness and sadness about the life of a young boy named James. He was orphaned at a young age, after his parents were tragically eaten by an angry rhinoceros, and was forced to live with his two horrible Aunts, they are called Aunt Spike and Aunt Sponge. They treated him horribly! They made him work all hours under the sun, barely fed him, kept him locked away so he couldn't make or play with any friends. This was all about to change after meeting a mysterious nameless old man who gave James a handful of crocodile tongues mixed with various other ingredients that made them magical! Soon after, James lives changes dramatically. Fortunately, it changes for the better.

This story is a classic fairy tale where it begins with tragedy, but ends happily ever after. Throughout the book there are fantastic ballads that tell the story through rhyme and rhythm that adds an extra twist. The story is extremely adventurous and imaginative that will intrigue young minds.

Age range: 9-11

[Mckenna · Rating 5 out of 5]

this is a funny and cool book

[Skylar]

my teacher read it to me

[Michele · Rating 4 out of 5]

Always fun to read. It sure would be neat to go the Roald Dahl museum.

[Sam]

You can't read it

[Daniel B · Rating 5 out of 5]

its realey intense. i like the part of cloud people.

[Toby Dralion · Rating 5 out of 5]

a great book full of imagination!