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It describes the aunts' physical features almost in a derogatory tone. The word 'ass' also appears. Then there are the mysical aspects of talking animals and a giant, flying peach. It also was challenged because one bug said that he would rather be fried than eaten by a Mexican. Dahl, however, was truthful in recording that culture's habit of eating insects. It describes the aunts' physical features almost in a derogatory tone. The word 'ass' also appears. Then there are the mysical aspects of talking animals and a giant, flying peach. It also was challenged because one bug said that he would rather be fried than eaten by a Mexican. Dahl, however, was truthful in recording that culture's habit of eating insects.
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∙ 11y agoIt is number 56 in the American Library Association top 100 most frequently challenged books of 1990 to 2001. A school in Indiana challenged the book because of the magic involved with the crocodile tongues. It was once banned in Wisconsin because of the spider licking her licks can have a sexual meaning. In 1991, in Altoona, Wisconsin because of the word "ass" used in the story. Another challenge was made in Hernando County, Florida when a woman had an issue with the grasshopper's line "I'd rather be fried alive and eaten by a Mexican" as well as references to tobacco and whiskey.
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∙ 15y agoHis parents were eaten at the beginning and they didn't want that to scare little children.
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∙ 9y agoIt was banned for using the common word "ass"
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∙ 14y agoJames found some crystals and drops them. Then strange things start happening. Go to the book store to buy a book and read IT!
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∙ 13y agobecause its mom
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Who was squashed by a giant peach?
A:Aunt Sponge and aunt Spiker were squashed by a giant peach.
Is James and the giant peach a classic book?
There is no book called 'James and the Giant Peac'
Who was the publisher of James and the giant peach?
Roald Dahl wrote "James and the Giant Peach."
What else is about miss ladybug from James and the Giant Peach?
In the book James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl, the ladybug is a "nine-spotted ladybug".
Who is the antagonist in James and the Giant Peach?
His aunts Spiker and Sponge, who are crushed by the rolling giant peach which soon come to New York City after James and his peach.
When was the book James and the Giant Peach banned from the first public school?
i hav no idea
When was James and the Giant Peach wrote?
James and the Giant Peach was written in 1961.
Who gets crushed by the peach in James and the Giant Peach?
The giant
Who rote James and the giant Peach?
Roald Dahl wrote 'James and the Giant Peach'.
How many chapters does James and the Giant Peach?
There are 39 chapters in James and the Giant Peach.
Who was squashed by a giant peach?
A:Aunt Sponge and aunt Spiker were squashed by a giant peach.
Is James and the giant peach a classic book?
There is no book called 'James and the Giant Peac'
How old was roald dahl when he wrote James and the giant peach?
he was 19 when he published James and the giant peach.
Who was the publisher of James and the giant peach?
Roald Dahl wrote "James and the Giant Peach."
Who was the writer for James and the giant peach?
James and the Giant Peach : Book - Roald Dahl / Film - Steven Bloom .
What else is about miss ladybug from James and the Giant Peach?
In the book James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl, the ladybug is a "nine-spotted ladybug".
Why was Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach banned?
Because some people are too illiterate to appreciate how great this kind of book is.
