Posts Tagged ‘ Potter ’

Amazon.com Review It’s hard to fall in love with an earnest, appealing young hero like Harry Potter and then to watch helplessly as he steps into terrible danger! And in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the much anticipated sequel to...
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Amazon.com Review Readers beware. The brilliant, breathtaking conclusion to J.K. Rowling’s spellbinding series is not for the faint of heart–such revelations, battles, and betrayals await in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows that no fan will make it to the end unscathed. Luckily, Rowling has prepped loyal...
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Review What is the meaning of intellectual property in a world of rapidly evolving media forms? How do owners protect their intellectual property? In sharing it, how do they preserve their rights? What constitutes fair Use of the fruits of someone else s genius? What allowances should...
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Entertainment Weekly, November 26, 2004 “Find out how Rowling went from the dole to the zeitgeist in this biopic…” When the first Harry Potter books magically appeared in bookstores, the world of children’s literature changed forever. Every child and adult alike reveled in the highly imaginative,...
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From Publishers Weekly Gushing with enthusiasm and admiration, Beahm’s compendium of Harry Potter trivia and essays should help tide over fans impatiently waiting for book six to come out. Chapters like “The Real World of J.K. Rowling” (by contributor Stephen McGinty) and “The Magic of Words: A...
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Amazon.com Review With six two-page spreads featuring the key scenes from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, this Harry Potter pop-up book allows younger children to begin to experience the thrilling saga of Harry Potter’s first year at Hogwarts. Every page...
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From Publishers Weekly With infectious, at times frenetic, excitement, Anelli presents two narratives in this hip report on how a boy wizard became a rock star. The first is a love letter to the fans of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter: a smart, creative, multinational, generation-spanning and technology-driven...
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From School Library Journal Grade 4-6-This book has just one thing going for it. It’s the first biography for youngsters about the popular author. The only other sources of information are articles in newspapers, magazines, and on the Internet. Unfortunately, the text reads like a rough draft...
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Amazon.com Review Now, the classic books from the library of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry–Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them and Quidditch Through the Ages–are available in hardcover in a sturdy boxed gift set. (These books are written...
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The works of Beatrix Potter with an active table of contents. Works include:THE TALE OF PETER RABBITTHE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTERTHE TALE OF SQUIRREL NUTKINTHE TALE OF BENJAMIN BUNNYTHE TALE OF TWO BAD MICETHE TALE OF MRS. TIGGY-WINKLETHE PIE AND THE PATTY-PANTHE TALE OF MR. JEREMY FISHERTHE STORY OF A FIERCE BAD RABBITTHE...
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