- Paperback: 32 pages
- Publisher: Puffin UK (Nov 1 1998)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0140503420
- ISBN-13: 978-0140503425
- Product Dimensions: 25.8 x 20 x 0.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 141 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,291,646 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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With his "secret plans and clever tricks," the Enormous Crocodile desires to lunch not with but on a nice, juicy child. His croc companion, the Notsobig One, is the first to try to talk him out of his scheme, claiming children are no good to eat. "'Tough and chewy!' cried the Enormous Crocodile. 'Nasty and bitter! What awful tommyrot you talk! They are juicy and yummy!'" One jungle critter after another--from Trunky the elephant to Muggle-Wump the monkey to the Roly-Poly Bird--tries to prevent the Enormous Crocodile from carrying out his dastardly deed, but on he waddles toward the village. Unfortunately for him, the animals have a few secret plans and clever tricks up their furry sleeves, too!
This new storybook format of a fabulous Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake classic is destined to delight a whole new generation of young readers. The first collaborative effort of this picture-perfect creative match, The Enormous Crocodile's uniquely Dahl-esque dialogue and laugh-out-loud illustrations marked the beginning of a beautiful partnership. Some of their other creations include The Magic Finger and The BFG. Dahl is a master at giving readers a delectably sweet taste of vengeance. (Ages 6 to 10) --Emilie Coulter --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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This crocodile has an enormous appetite and boasts that he is going to eat a nice juicy child for lunch. Fortunately for the children, the other animals in the jungle see through the crocodile's cunning disguises.
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In the biggest brownest muddiest river in Africa, two crocodiles lay with their heads just above the water. Read the first page
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Teaches a great lesson,
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This review is from: Enormous Crocodile (Paperback)
The Enormous Crocodile by Roald Dahl is about an enormous crocodile that decides that he wants to eat children today. This is an extremely short novel, which children will enjoy because of the sentences and events that are repeated over and over again. The Enormous Crocodile teaches a great lesson: bad things will happen to those with bad intentions.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Sheer pleasure for all ages!,
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I dare you to pick up this book in a book store, read the first page to your child and then tell him you're not going to buy it. You'll never get away with it. Roald Dahl excels at writing stories that grip the reader in the first paragraph and don't let go until the end. If you can't get your child to read, let Roald Dahl come to the rescue. Even if you have to read it yourself, your kid will want to read it afterwards. This is a great Roald Dahl starter.
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This review is from: The Enormous Crocodile (Paperback)
The Enormous Crocodile is a fun story with animals of all sorts. The Enormous Crocodile plans to get children, but the plans fail because of the animals. It is like a fun mystery. And the story has so much suspense. There is an elephant, a Roly Poly bird, a monkey and a hippo named Humpy Rumpy.
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