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The Enormous Crocodile (first published on 1 November 1978) is a British children's story, written by British author Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake.A picture book written for younger readers than Dahl's other works, the story tells of a hungry crocodile who aims to eat human children via using various, not-quite-impenetrable disguises.
Qiu Miaojin (Chinese: 邱妙津; 29 May 1969 – 25 June 1995), also romanized as Chiu Miao-chin, was a Taiwanese novelist.She is best known for her 1994 novel Notes of a Crocodile.
A review in the Sydney Morning Herald noted the style of the writing as a commentary on the archaeology, disturbing burial sites: the collision course of Amelia and archeologist Emerson "provided laughs as well as the threat of death and danger that seems to partner disturbing the Pharaohs in their ancient resting places."
After examining their remains and going through newspaper articles, Tony discovers the killer is a giant crocodile, possibly mutated by recent atomic bomb testings in the ocean. Swearing revenge on the creature, Tony and John enlist the help of fisherman Tanaka (Manop Asavatep), who lends his boat to pursue the monster.
Katherine Pancol (born 22 October 1954) is a French journalist and novelist. Her books have been translated into some 30 languages, and sold millions of copies worldwide. In the United States, she is known as the author of The Yellow Eyes of Crocodiles (Penguin, 2013) and its sequel, The Slow Waltz of Turtles (Penguin, 2016), both translated by William Rodarm
Needs more pictures, especially when the plot summary is increased. Aesthetics: 7; Good aesthetics, pleasing to the eye, however sections need to be expanded to prevent the page from looking cluttered. Overall: 7; It's a great start with a good writing style, however it needs much more information and expanded sections, especially the plot.
Notes of a Crocodile is a collection of eight diaries, told in a double narrative. The odd-numbered chapters are written in the first person in the form of private diaries, describing the university life of the protagonist Lazi and others, as well as their conflicts between self-identity and emotional belonging.
"The Crocodile" (Russian: Крокодил, Krokodil) is a short story by Fyodor Dostoyevsky that was first published in 1865 in his magazine Epoch. It is a work of satire , parodying political, social and economic themes prevailing in Russia at the time.