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Information

Information on identifying editions is from Richard Walker’s “Roald Dahl – A Guide to Collecting His First Editions”.

First editions: Knopf, 1972, USA. Illustrated by: Joseph Schindelman To identify: First Edition statement, jacket priced at $3.95 Allen & Unwin, 1973, UK. Illustrated by: Faith Jaques To identify: Standard practice statement (‘First published in Great Britain in’ followed by the date, no later dates or printing statements), no jacket and not priced

Later editions: Unwin/Hyman, 1986, UK. Illustrated by: Michael Foreman To identify: Two publishing statements; the second reads ‘This edition published 1986’ with jacket priced at £7.50 Viking, 1995, UK. Illustrated by: Quentin Blake To identify: Number line with jacket £9.99. Note: There is a variant jacket that is not priced and has no Viking logo on the spine Knopf, 2001, USA. Illustrated by: Quentin Blake To identify: Number line with non-priced jacket

Previewed in: “The Glass Elevator: Some Startling New Adventures with Charlie Bucket” published in August 18, 1972 issue of LIFE Magazine



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Description

Now that he’s won the chocolate factory, what’s next for Charlie?

Last seen flying through the sky in a giant elevator in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Charlie Bucket’s back for another adventure. When the giant elevator picks up speed, Charlie, Willy Wonka, and the gang are sent hurtling through space and time. Visiting the world’s first space hotel, battling the dreaded Vermicious Knids, and saving the world are only a few stops along this remarkable, intergalactic joyride.

Teacher Ideas

Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator – Novel Study (Preview) PDF preview of Novel Study including everything you need to teach the novel (full version available for purchase on novelstudies.org)

Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator – Something Nasty in the Lifts PDF with activities related to exploring Dahl's use of descriptive language including drawing an alien



Reviews

“Books for Children” by Karla Kuskin (The Saturday Review)

Awards

Surrey School award (UK 1975)

Nene award (1978)

Fun Stuff

Merchandise

Charm – Elevator & Knid





Teacher Ideas

Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator – Novel Study (Preview) PDF preview of Novel Study including everything you need to teach the novel (full version available for purchase on novelstudies.org)

Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator – Something Nasty in the Lifts PDF with activities related to exploring Dahl's use of descriptive language including drawing an alien



Covers

Knopf, 1972

Knopf, 1972

Bantam, 1972

Allen & Unwin, 1973



Puffin, 1975

Bantam, 1980

Bantam, 1984

Puffin, 1986



Collins, 1986

Puffin, 1988

Collins, 1991

Viking, 1995



Puffin, 1998

Knopf, 2001

Puffin, 2001



Puffin, 2005

Puffin, 2007

Puffin, 2007

Penguin, 2007



Puffin, 2007

Puffin, 2010

Puffin, 2016

Puffin, 2018







Afrikaans Covers – Charlie en die groot glashyser

Human & Rousseau, 2016





Arabic Covers – تشارلي والمصعد الزجاجي العظيم

Samir Editeur, 2012





Bulgarian Covers – Чарли и Големият стъклен асансьор

Enthusiast





Catalan Covers – Charlie i el gran ascension de vidre

La Magrana, 2012





Chinese Covers

1991





Dutch Covers – Sjakie en de grote glazen lift

Uitgeverij De Fontein, 2012

Uitgeverij De Fontein, 2016





Estonian Covers – Charlie ja Suur Klaaskabiin

Draakon & Kuu





French Covers – Charlie et le grand ascenseur de verre

Gallimard, 1978

Gallimard, 1998

Gallimard

Gallimard, 2013



Gallimard, 2016





Galician Covers – Charlie e o grande ascensor de cristal

Merlin, 2005

Xerais, 2005





German Covers – Charlie und der Große Gläserne Fahrstuhl

Rowohlt, 1997

Bertelsmann Verlag

Rowohlt, 2003

Rowohlt, 2003







Greek Covers – Ο ΤΣΑΡΛΙ ΚΑΙ Ο ΜΕΓΑΛΟΣ ΓΥΑΛΙΝΟΣ ΑΝΕΛΚΥΣΤΗΡΑΣ

Psichogios, 1988





Hindi Covers

2005





Korean Covers – 찰리와 거대한 유리 엘리베이터

Sigongsa, 2000





Norwegian Covers – Charlie og den store glassheisen

Gyldendal, 2018





Polish Covers – Charlie i Wielka Szklana Winda

Znak, 2015





Russian Covers

Росмэн, 2005

Самокат, 2016





Serbian Covers – Čarli i veliko stakleno liftalo

Beli Put, 2006





Slovakian Covers – Charlie a veľký sklený výťah

Enigma





Spanish Covers – Charlie y el gran ascensor de cristal

Alfaguara Infantil, 2005

Alfaguara, 2005

Alfaguara, 2016





Turkish Covers – Charlie’nin Büyük Cam Asansörü

Can Yayınları, 2017





Vietnamese Covers – Charlie và chiếc thang máy bằng kính