Fantastic beasts and where to find them / Newt Scamander [i.e. J.K. Rowling].

By:

Rowling, J. K [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : Bloomsbury, 2009.Edition: Special ed. / with a foreword by Albus DumbledoreDescription: 88 pages; illustrations; 20 cmISBN:

9781408803011 (pbk.)
1408803011 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Fantasy fiction.

DDC classification:

823.914 22

Summary: 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, why there are so few Erumpents, 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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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Junior Fiction	Pop-Up Library Junior Fiction	Children &Young Adults Section	ROWL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		A00525356

Originally published: 2001.

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, why there are so few Erumpents, 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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