TY - BOOK AU - Kelley,True AU - Marchesi,Stephen TI - Who was Roald Dahl? T2 - Who was SN - 9780448461465 (pbk) U1 - 823.914 PY - 2012/// CY - New York PB - Grosset & Dunlap KW - Dahl, Roald KW - Authors, English KW - Biography KW - Juvenile literature KW - 20th century KW - Novelists, English KW - Children's literature KW - Authorship N1 - Lexile measure : 670L; Who was Roald Dahl? -- Young Roald -- School days -- Adventures -- The flying hero -- America -- A struggling writer -- Family man -- More ups and downs -- Roald's hut -- The last chapter -- Timeline of Roald Dahl's life -- Timeline of the world -- Some of Roald Dahl's books for children -- Movies made from Roald Dahl's book N2 - Roald Dahl is one of the most famous children's book authors ever. Now in this Who Was-- ? biography, children will learn of his real-life adventures. A flying ace for the British Air Force, he was married to an Academy Award-winning actress. He also wrote books and screenplays for adults. Entertaining and readable, this biography has 80 black-and-white illustrations ER -