Chitty Chitty Bang Bang the Magical Car
Ian Fleming's beloved original text -- newly illustrated by Joe Berger! "Crackpot" is what everybody calls the Pott family. So when they go to buy a new car and come back with a wreck, nobody is surprised. Except for the Potts themselves. First, the car has a name. And she tells them...
| Main Author: | Fleming, Ian, 1908-1964 |
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| Other Authors: | Burningham, John. |
| Format: | Downloads eBook Books eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Somerville :
Candlewick Press,
2013.
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| Series: |
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
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| Online Access: |
Go to Downloadable eBook Here. |
| Summary: |
Ian Fleming's beloved original text -- newly illustrated by Joe Berger! "Crackpot" is what everybody calls the Pott family. So when they go to buy a new car and come back with a wreck, nobody is surprised. Except for the Potts themselves. First, the car has a name. And she tells them what it is. Then they find out that she can fly. And swim. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is a car on a mission to stop a criminal gang in its tracks -- and she is taking the Potts with her! Jump into the world's most loved magical car for her first adventure. |
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| Item Description: |
Title from eBook information screen. |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource |
| Format: |
Requires OverDrive Read (file size: N/A KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 5120 KB) or Kobo app or compatible Kobo device (file size: N/A KB). |
| Audience: |
Text Difficulty 5 MG/Middle grades (4th-8th) 6.6 |
| ISBN: |
9780763666842 |
| Author Notes: |
Fleming served as the Moscow correspondent for the Reuters News Agency from 1929 till 1933. he then became a banker and a stockholder in London until the beginning of World War II. When the war began, Fleming became the personal assistant to the Director of British Naval Intelligence, where he learned most of his espionage terms. When the war was over, he worked as the foreign manager of The Sunday Times in London. Fleming wrote twelve James Bond novels, nearly all of which were made into Motion Pictures. His works included: Casino Royale, Live and Let Die, Moonraker, Diamonds Are Forever, Dr. No, Goldfinger, Thunderball, Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang, and For Your eyes Only. He of died of a heart attack on August 12, 1964. (Bowker Author Biography) |