Roald Dahl

You are going to embark on a Roald Dahl scavenger hunt. Follow the blue directions below and have fun!

Go to www.roalddahl.com to find the following:

First click on skip intro. in the left hand corner.

Then click on “The Man”.

Then click on “Biography”.

Then click on “Childhood”.

1) When was Roald Dahl born?

Now click on “School”.

1) What was Roald Dahl’s favorite candy as a child?

2) What greatly influenced Dahl’s writing as a child?

3) What was the title of Dahl’s autobiography?

Now click on “The First Chapter.

1) What was the title of Dahl’s first children’s book?

Now click on “The World’s Favorite Children’s Author”.

1) How did Dahl become interested in writing children’s books?

2) What was the title of Dahl’s second book?

Go to www.roalddahlfans.com to find the following:

In the left hand column under Dahl’s life, click on “timeline”.

1) What year was his first book, The Gremlins, published in?

2) What year did the book Matilda come out?

3) What year did the movie Matilda come out?

4) What year did the movie James and the Giant Peach come out?

5) What year did Roald Dahl die?

Now look back in the left hand column, and scroll down to find Places to go. Click on “Dahl museum”. Now click on Gallery Tour.

Take a tour of the museum to see what is there, and list 2 things that you can do at the Roald Dahl museum!!

What you can do at the Roald Dahl museum:

Pick 1 Roald Dahl story and then answer the following questions:

1) What story did you read?

2) What was this story about?

3) Would you like to read this book? Why or why not?

Complete the word search puzzle on Roald Dahl’s books!