ISBN: 9781408803011    Publisher: Bloomsbury Childrens Year of publishing: 2009     Format:  Paperback No of Pages: 128        Language: English

As featured in the first year set texts reading list in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is an extensive introduction to the magical beasts that exist in the magical non-Muggle world. Some of the animals featured in the A-Z you will have already met in the existing Harry Potter books: for example Hippogriff Flobberworm Kappa - others you certainly won't: read on to find out exactly what a Chizpurfle is or why one should always beware of the sinister Lethifold ...As Albus Dumbledore says in his introduction this set text book by Newt Scamander has given the perfect grounding to many a Hogwarts student. It will be helpful to all Muggles out there too ...On reading the book you will also find that Harry Ron and (in one instance) Hermione - couldn't resist grafittiing the book and adding their own personal hand-written opinions.
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was J.K. Rowling's first novel followed by Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows as well as two books written specifically for Comic Relief and based on the Harry Potter novels: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Quidditch Through the Ages. The Harry Potter novels have now sold over 325 million copies worldwide and been translated into 64 languages. J.K. Rowling has generated huge popular appeal for her books across the generations in an unprecedented fashion: she was the first children's author to be voted the BA Author of the Year and also to win the British Book Awards Author of the Year.
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