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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

by Ian Fleming · 1964

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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 of robbers. This is a story filled with humor, adventure, and gadgetry that only a genius like Fleming could create.

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adventureadventureMore like thisLess of thisfantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of thisBritish mysteryBritish mysteryMore like thisLess of thishumorhumorMore like thisLess of thismagical realismmagical realismMore like thisLess of this
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childhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of thismoviesmoviesMore like thisLess of thismothersmothersMore like thisLess of this
Setting
EnglandEnglandMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrensyoung adultmiddle grade
Length
short · 160 pages

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