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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Ian Fleming, best known for his James Bond novels, wrote only one children’s book—and it is a classic! Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is the name of the flying, floating, driving-by-itself automobile that takes the Pott family on a riotous series of adventures as they try to capture a notorious gang of robbers. This is a story filled with humor, adventure, and gadgetry that only a genius like Fleming could create.
From the Hardcover edition.
From the Hardcover edition.
160 pages, Paperback
First published October 22, 1964
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Ian Fleming
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Ian Lancaster Fleming was an English writer, best known for his postwar James Bond series of spy novels. Fleming came from a wealthy family connected to the merchant bank Robert Fleming & Co., and his father was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Henley from 1910 until his death on the Western Front in 1917. Educated at Eton, Sandhurst, and, briefly, the universities of Munich and Geneva, Fleming moved through several jobs before he started writing.
While working for Britain's Naval Intelligence Division during the Second World War, Fleming was involved in planning Operation Goldeneye and in the planning and oversight of two intelligence units: 30 Assault Unit and T-Force. He drew from his wartime service and his career as a journalist for much of the background, detail, and depth of his James Bond novels.
Fleming wrote his first Bond novel, Casino Royale, in 1952, at age 44. It was a success, and three print runs were commissioned to meet the demand. Eleven Bond novels and two collections of short stories followed between 1953 and 1966. The novels centre around James Bond, an officer in the Secret Intelligence Service, commonly known as MI6. Bond is also known by his code number, 007, and was a commander in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. The Bond stories rank among the best-selling series of fictional books of all time, having sold over 100 million copies worldwide. Fleming also wrote the children's story Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang and two works of non-fiction. In 2008, The Times ranked Fleming 14th on its list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945".
Fleming was married to Ann Fleming. She had divorced her husband, the 2nd Viscount Rothermere, because of her affair with the author. Fleming and Ann had a son, Caspar. Fleming was a heavy smoker and drinker for most of his life and succumbed to heart disease in 1964 at the age of 56. Two of his James Bond books were published posthumously; other writers have since produced Bond novels. Fleming's creation has appeared in film twenty-seven times, portrayed by six actors in the official film series.
Ian Lancaster Fleming was an English writer, best known for his postwar James Bond series of spy novels. Fleming came from a wealthy family connected to the merchant bank Robert Fleming & Co., and his father was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Henley from 1910 until his death on the Western Front in 1917. Educated at Eton, Sandhurst, and, briefly, the universities of Munich and Geneva, Fleming moved through several jobs before he started writing.
While working for Britain's Naval Intelligence Division during the Second World War, Fleming was involved in planning Operation Goldeneye and in the planning and oversight of two intelligence units: 30 Assault Unit and T-Force. He drew from his wartime service and his career as a journalist for much of the background, detail, and depth of his James Bond novels.
Fleming wrote his first Bond novel, Casino Royale, in 1952, at age 44. It was a success, and three print runs were commissioned to meet the demand. Eleven Bond novels and two collections of short stories followed between 1953 and 1966. The novels centre around James Bond, an officer in the Secret Intelligence Service, commonly known as MI6. Bond is also known by his code number, 007, and was a commander in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. The Bond stories rank among the best-selling series of fictional books of all time, having sold over 100 million copies worldwide. Fleming also wrote the children's story Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang and two works of non-fiction. In 2008, The Times ranked Fleming 14th on its list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945".
Fleming was married to Ann Fleming. She had divorced her husband, the 2nd Viscount Rothermere, because of her affair with the author. Fleming and Ann had a son, Caspar. Fleming was a heavy smoker and drinker for most of his life and succumbed to heart disease in 1964 at the age of 56. Two of his James Bond books were published posthumously; other writers have since produced Bond novels. Fleming's creation has appeared in film twenty-seven times, portrayed by six actors in the official film series.
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December 21, 2019
Muy divertida historia de una familia y su peculiar coche.
Un cuento clásico que no debe faltar y que emociona también a los adultos.
Entretenida y Original.
Un cuento clásico que no debe faltar y que emociona también a los adultos.
Entretenida y Original.
June 26, 2018
Poco que ver con la película, pero lo he disfrutado mucho. Es claramente literatura para niños y para los que aún llevamos un niño dentro. Completamente distinto a lo que se esperaría del creador de James Bond
August 24, 2018
Muy divertido. Lo compré por simple curiosidad y me ha encantado. Gran libro infantil.
February 14, 2023
Simplemente siempre será un libro que recuerdo con mucho amor, mu primer libro, nada más que decir
August 18, 2014
Un libro muy interesante, siendo un libro infantil escrito por el creador de James Bond me parece que tiene un toque especial que lo hace interesante para los adultos y que no deberíamos dejar que se pierda entre las arenas del tiempo, los niños merecen leer esto.
El libro definitivamente se lo lleva Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, que es el nombre que la familia Pott le pone a este maravilloso auto y que parece venir de ese mundo extraño y fantástico del que salieron Willy Wonka y Mary Poppins. Por ultimo solo diré que si este auto existiera de verdad sería una maravilla inigualable de la ingeniería automotriz.
El libro definitivamente se lo lleva Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, que es el nombre que la familia Pott le pone a este maravilloso auto y que parece venir de ese mundo extraño y fantástico del que salieron Willy Wonka y Mary Poppins. Por ultimo solo diré que si este auto existiera de verdad sería una maravilla inigualable de la ingeniería automotriz.
May 9, 2017
Aunque solo una historia tiene similitudes con la película (la cual vi antes), ha sido bastante divertido leer sobre el famoso coche y su familia.
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