Quidditch Through the Ages: The Illustrated Edition (Illustrated Edition) by Rowling, J. K.

Quidditch Through the Ages: The Illustrated Edition (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781338340563)

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Format: Hardcover
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Quidditch Through the Ages: The Illustrated Edition (Illustrated Edition) by Rowling, J. K.

Quidditch Through the Ages: The Illustrated Edition

$34.99
Quidditch Through the Ages: The Illustrated Edition (Illustrated Edition) by Rowling, J. K.

Quidditch Through the Ages: The Illustrated Edition

$34.99
Format: Hardcover
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The definitive guide to the most popular sport in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, now fully illustrated by award-winning artist Emily Gravett

If you have ever asked yourself where the Golden Snitch came from, how the Bludgers came into existence, or why the Wigtown Wanderers have pictures of meat cleavers on their robes, you need Quidditch Through the Ages. This invaluable volume is consulted by young Quidditch fans on an almost daily basis.Proceeds from the sale of this book will go to Comic Relief and Lumos, who will use your money to continue improving and changing lives -- work that is even more important and astonishing than the three and a half second capture of the Golden Snitch by Roderick Plumpton in 1921.Now fully illustrated in brilliant color by award-winning artist Emily Gravett, this special new edition is a beautiful gift for Harry Potter fans and Quidditch enthusiasts alike.

Author: J. K. Rowling
ISBN-10: 1338340565
ISBN-13: 9781338340563
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Language: English
Published: 10/06/2020
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.80lbs
Size: 11.50h x 10.10w x 0.90d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 8.2
Point Value: 2
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 47419 / Quidditch Through the Ages
By J. K. Rowling
By J. K. Rowling
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Emily Gravett won the Macmillan Prize for Illustration with her first book Wolves, which went on to win the Kate Greenaway Medal and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor, and marked the beginning of an international career creating extraordinary and innovative books for children: Little Mouse's Big Book of Fears won the Kate Greenaway Medal for her a second time. Her own picture books are published in more than 20 languages and she has also collaborated with some of the most creative writers working today including Julia Donaldson, A.F. Harrold, and Matt Haig. She lives in Brighton, United Kingdom, with her daughter and partner.

J.K. Rowling is the author of the enduringly popular Harry Potter books. After the idea for Harry Potter came to her on a delayed train journey in 1990, she plotted out and started writing the series of seven books and the first was published as Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in the UK in 1997. The series took another ten years to complete, concluding in 2007 with the publication of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

To accompany the series, J.K. Rowling wrote three short companion volumes for charity, Quidditch Through the Agesand Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, in aid of Comic Relief and Lumos, and The Tales of Beedle the Bard, in aid of Lumos. She also collaborated on the writing of a stage play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, which was published as a script book.

Her other books for children include the fairy tale The Ickabog and The Christmas Pig, which were published in 2020 and 2021 respectively and have also been bestsellers. She is also the author of books for adults, including a bestselling crime fiction series.

J.K. Rowling has received many awards and honors for her writing. She also supports a number of causes through her charitable trust Volant and is the founder of the children's charity Lumos.

To find out more about J.K. Rowling visit jkrowlingstories.com.

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