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Roald Dahl's Matilda's How to be a Genius: Brilliant Tricks to Bamboozle Grown-Ups

Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake,

Roald Dahl's Matilda's How to be a Genius: Brilliant Tricks to Bamboozle Grown-Ups

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5 out 5

35 reviews

MATILDA WORMWOOD is a genius - her brain fizzes and bubbles with brilliance. She outwits her gruesome parents, and even her terrifying head teacher, the monstrous Miss Trunchbull. Now, YOU TOO can baffle, bewilder and bamboozle your friends and family! ASTOUND them with feats of calculation, scientific miracles, incredible creativity and fiendishly clever tricks, all with simple, step-by-step instructions. Inspired by ROALD DAHL'S terrific tale MATILDA, this is the perfect book for budding brainboxes everywhere!

Reviews

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Good

Dona Rapunzel Possum 17.01.2024

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Awesome fun book with experiments

Lord Bruno Custard 29.12.2023

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Amazing. Just brilliant tricks kids can use to hypnotise grown - ups. I mean, explosive chocolate cake, WOW!

Professor Panther Quest 10.12.2023

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I love this book the super natural science and the puzzling paper is very very fun to read. I would recommend this to my cousin because it was my birthday present.

Captain Honeycomb Vesuvius 02.09.2023

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I love experimenting and learning about Maths, I love this book

Esquire Neptune Squirrel 17.08.2023

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Really Really good book

Anonymous 14.08.2023

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It was quite good and l would recommend this book

Queen Iggy Porridge-Oats 03.08.2023

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A good book

Commander Chilli Vampire 26.07.2023

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I like how the book shows you how to do awesome tricks! The pictures and instructions are clear. I recommend this book if you want to learn some cool magic tricks!

Coach Burp Palm-tree 12.02.2023

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Love Dahl

Captain Iggy Waterfall 14.09.2022

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I enjoyed this book very much. I did this book because it tells me that subject that Matilda did even though I can’t move things with my eyes I still can do you some of Matilda‘s tricks. I am now a Matilda genius this book is very funny and very good I would recommend it!

Senorita Petunia Gravy 06.09.2022

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I love matilda and really liked this book alot

Lady Cynthia Manatee 26.08.2022

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I thought this book was ok but it was a little bit boring. It wasn’t fiction but my favourite character was Matilda. It wasn’t factual but looking at the book cover I thought it would be interesting. I’d maybe recommend it to someone else if they liked maths.

Judge Rapunzel Hungry-Hippo 23.08.2022

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I loved doing everything

Fairy Kiki Palm-tree 13.08.2022

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read this!

Dona Esmerelda Dangerous 12.08.2022

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It was good because there were pictures to copy and fun puzzles.

Judge Flossy Tyrannosaurus 05.08.2022

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It was fiction, the person I loved best was Matilda because she reads a lot of books that are Nonfiction and fiction. I would recommend it to someone else because It is very adventurous..

Anonymous 05.08.2022

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I have read that it's a funny thing about memes and dads . Even when their own child is the most disgusting blister you could ever imagine they still I think that he or she is wonderful. Matilda because she never got her hair Paul. It interested me because the author use lots of formal language. I I would recommend it to someone else so they would say something the same

Anonymous 11.07.2022

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It was good with the crafts and experiments. The one with the word "girl" actually taught me how to draw a girl's face. there were other cool tricks in the book that I found interesting and fun.

Anonymous 01.07.2022

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Matilda Is an absolutely amazing book. I would give this book an 1,000 because it is that good. I would choose Matilda if it is fiction and Miss Trunchball if it was factual. I woiuld reccomened this to someone else.

Anonymous 05.01.2022

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