這本書描寫的小男孩James在無意間把小精靈給他的「寶物」掉到桃子樹上，之後突然長出了一個不斷長大的桃子，而當James在被阿姨們給關在門外而恰好進到了大桃子時，在桃子裏碰到了超大體型的蜘蛛、蚱蜢、蜈蚣、毛毛蟲、蚯蚓、螢火蟲，接著桃子成熟而滾下山坡，所有的冒險活動便因此而展開了，他們在旅途中會碰到什麼危險，又是否能化險為夷呢？最後他們真的能越過大西洋來到美國嗎？之後又會發生什麼事呢？非常有趣的故事。適合11歲以上兒童閱讀。When James accidently drops some magic crystals by the old peach tree, strange things start happening. the peach at the very tip of the tree starts growing, and growing, and growing... until it's as big as a house! When James crawls inside, he meets a houseful of oversized friends--Grasshopper, Centipede, Earthworm, and more. With a snip of the stem, the peach starts rolling away, and the adventure begins! |
