Who Was Roald Dahl?

Name: Who Was Roald Dahl?
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Author: True Kelley
ISBN: 9780735205512

Author: True Kelley

Series: Who Was?

Narrator: René Ruiz

Unabridged: 1 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Listening Library

Published: 06/07/2016

Categories: Children's Nonfiction, Language Arts, Composition & Creative Writing, Places, Europe, Biographical

Synopsis

Roald Dahl is one of the most famous children's book authors ever. Now in this Who Was . . . ? biography, children will learn of his real-life adventures. A flying ace for the British Air Force, he was married to an Academy Award-winning actress. He also wrote books and screenplays for adults.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sophie on December 01, 2022

Super interesting! My Parents got this book after reading the BFG book (and seeing the movie). I'm a big Roald Dahl fan - so it was wonderful learning more about his unusual life! Very inspirational for kids who want to be authors, too.........more

Goodreads review by Mr. on March 24, 2016

It takes a unique imagination to write children's books, and that is certainly what Roald Dahl had. However, this book was more than just about the man who wrote so many popular titles - it was about a family man who had up and down personality swings and a tough family life. I now know that most of......more

Goodreads review by Mariah Roze on June 13, 2017

I am currently trying to read every book by Roald Dahl for 2017. When I saw that there was a "Who Was…" about him I had to read it. Even though I have read Roald's two autobiographies I still learned a little bit of new information. Roald Dahl flew ace for the British Air Force. He was married to an......more