Title: The BFG: A Set of Plays
Author: Roald Dahl
Publisher: Puffin
Number of pages: 119
Type of Book: Classic, Fiction, Play
Age: 8+
Buy it here: http://www.amazon.com/The-BFG-Plays-Roald-Dahl/dp/0142407925; free download of The BFG (The Book not The Play) here: http://www.freeport.k12.pa.us/cms/lib2/PA01001445/Centricity/Domain/253/The_BFG.pdf; buy The BFG (The Book not The Play) here: http://product.chelisbookazine.com/product/the-bfg/
Price:$5.99; N1580
MY SUMMARY
Life is as normal as can be for little orphaned Sophie until one day, she spies a tall dark person in a black cloak, holding a large suitcase and a thin trumpet in his hands, walking on the street in the middle of the night. This person is not just any tall person, he’s four times taller than the average person. He’s a giant! This chance encounter sparks the beginning of the adventure of a lifetime as the giant thrusts his big thin hand in her window, snatches Sophie from her bed and takes her with him to Giant country! There Sophie meets all sorts of scary man-eating giants, visits the Dream Country, etc. Read the book to learn about Sophie’s adventure with the giants and how she became an international sensation!
THUMBS UP AND DOWN
UP: The BFG (Big Friendly Giant) was the major highlight of the book! With his bad English and funny behaviour, he’s the type of character that readers never forget. The book also sports detailed instructions on how kids can produce the play at home or in school including tips for sound effects and lighting, costumes, props, etc.
Use this for a school play, family play, etc. I recommend this book for kids aged 8 and above, their teachers and parents.
DOWN: None.
RATING
5 Stars
TRIVIA
- The giants love eating these ……? Human Beings
- A ………………… to a giant is like a lovely ice cream lolly to humans? A nice Fat Eskimo.
- Who said this? ‘Upgoing bubbles is a catasterous disastrophe!’ The BFG.
- Child-chewing giants would rather eat children than old people because…? In the words of the BFG: ‘Little chiddlers is not so tough to eat as old grandmamma’
- The BFG held these in his hands? A very long thin trumpet and
- A large Suitcase
Read The BFG here: http://www.freeport.k12.pa.us/cms/lib2/PA01001445/Centricity/Domain/253/The_BFG.pdf
Visit here: www.roalddahl.com
CHALLENGE: The BFG: A Set of Plays
CREATE (WRITE a Story/Poem OR DRAW)
- Write a short play with 1 act and 2 scenes.
OR
- Draw a picture of the BFG using the details below:
There was something coming up the street on the opposite side. It was something black …
Something tall and black …
Something very tall and very black and very thin…
It wasn’t a human. It couldn’t be. It was four times as tall as the tallest human. It was so tall its head was higher than the upstairs windows of the houses…
The Giant (if that was what he was) was wearing a long BLACK CLOAK…
In one hand he was holding what looked like a VERY LONG, THIN TRUMPET. In the other hand, he held a LARGE SUITCASE…
Send your answers to ugochinyelu.anidi@gmail.com
Entry requirements: Entrants must be within the 8-12 age range. The first correct entry will be announced on this page and will win a copy of this book.
Answers must be submitted before 12:00am on Sunday, April 10th 2016.
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