Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: The Magical Car

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: The Magical CarIan Fleming's treasured classic soars in a deluxe edition featuring John Burningham's vibrant, full color original illustrations. Famous for creating James Bond, Ian Fleming also loved fast cars and this passion inspired him to write his only children's book, penned for his young son, Caspar. Published fifty years ago in 1964, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: The Magical Car introduced the world to the thrilling adventures of the "crackpot" Pott family and

Ian Fleming's treasured classic soars in a deluxe edition featuring John Burningham's vibrant, full-color original illustrations.

Famous for creating James Bond, Ian Fleming also loved fast cars -- and this passion inspired him to write his only children's book, penned for his young son, Caspar. Published fifty years ago in 1964, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang: The Magical Car introduced the world to the thrilling adventures of the "crackpot" Pott family and the flying car with a mind of her own. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang became an instant bestseller that has been reinvented as a musical and a film (with a screenplay co-written by Roald Dahl) and has also inspired three sequels written by Frank Cottrell Boyce. Now, to honor half a century of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Candlewick Press presents a full-color gift edition ready to zoom straight into hearts of a new generation.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 08/05/2014
ISBN: 9780763666781
Pages: 176
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.40w x 0.90d

Review Citations: Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2014 pg. 137
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2015 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 74980 / Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Reading Level: 6.6 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 4