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Description edit
Ian Fleming, best known for his James Bond novels, wrote only one children’s book—and it is a classic! Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is the name of the flying, floating, driving-by-itself automobile that takes the Pott family on a riotous series of adventures as they try to capture a notorious gang... read more
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First Sentence edit
Most motorcars are conglomerations (this is a long word for bundles) of steel and wire and rubber and plastic, and electricity and oil and gasoline and water, and the toffee papers you pushed down the crack in the back seat last Sunday.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 557 of 986 in 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up. (authoritative list)
Preceded by Uncle, and followed by White Stone (Dolphin).
Authors & Contributors edit
- Ian Fleming (Author)
- John Burningham (Illustrator)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Country: England
Publication Date: 1964
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 150
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Country: England
Publication Date: 1964
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 150
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