german and english review

Inhalt: James ist der einsamste und traurigste Junge der Welt! Seit seine Eltern von einem Rhinozeros gefressen wurden, muss er bei den schrecklichen Tanten Schwamm und Zinke leben – was die Hölle ist! Doch eines Tages geschieht das Unglaubliche: James findet im Garten einen magischen Riesenpfirsich, in dem die seltsamsten Geschöpfe wohnen.

Meine Bewertung: Eindeutig in meiner Top 3 von Roald Dahl Büchern!!!

Was für eine wundervolle und magische Reise das Buch war. Es hat einfach Spaß gemacht die Bewohner des Pfirsichs zu begleiten, hätte ich auf die Streitereien verzichten können, natürlich, trotzdem hatte es aber auch etwas lustiges.

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Summary: When James accidentally drops some magic crystals by the old peach tree, strange things start to happen. The peach at the top of the tree begins to grow, and before long it's as big as a house. When James discovers a secret entranceway into the fruit and crawls inside, he meets wonderful new friends--the Old-Green-Grasshopper, the dainty Ladybug, and the Centipede of the multiple boots. After years of feeling like an outsider in his aunts' house, James finally found a place where he belongs. With a snip of the stem, the peach household starts rolling away--and the adventure begins!

My review: Totally in my top 3 of Roald Dahl books!!!

What a wonderful and magical journey this book was. It was just so much fun to join all the peach residents on their adventures, of course I could have done without all the bickering, but sometimes it was actually really funny.

James whole life is turned upside down when he has to move in with his two aunts. Things start looking up when a man in the garden gives James a bag full of magical items. When James drops the items by accident they seep into the ground and these items manifest into a giant peach. Reading this book will take you and your students on a magical adventure. The leveling system is The Lexile, reading level 870L. Each student can create a peach out of construction paper and take their peach on "adventure" with them. Have them take a picture with their peach and bring their picture to class and have a group discussion about where their peach went.

James lost his parents at a young age and now lives with his two horrid aunts. They make him work all day and never let him play. But one day a mysterious visit gives him some magical green crystals with the promise that these crystals will help him escape his life. Unfortunately before James can use the crystals he spills them on the old dead peach tree in the yard. The next day a giant peach has begun to grow on the long dead tree until it becomes so big it begins to attract a crowd. One day, after his aunts have cruelly locked him outside James finds a hole in the peach and crawls in. Inside he meets a plethora of new friends and then the peach begins to roll. The peach rolls all the way to the ocean and James' real adventure begins. 

A great book for students to read independently or in literature circles. Activities and novel studies are widely available online. Dahl's use of imagery and figurative language makes James a great book to use in the classroom. 

Lexile: 790L

Lexile Level: 790L

James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl tells the story about a boy named James that lives with two unkind aunts. James meets a mysterious old man who gives him a magical gift. He ends up on an adventure inside of a giant peach where he makes friends with several talking insects with interesting personalities. This book is enjoyed by students because of the magical and unpredictable story. Teachers could use this book to teach vocabulary words in context and to teach lessons on figurative versus literal language as the book features wonderful descriptive writing. This book could be used to teach writing lessons as it could show students an example of descriptive writing. Teachers could assign this book to upper elementary students to use in a literature circle. Students would be able to read the text separately before discussing it with their peers.