J. K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Large Print Edition

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

_Join Harry Potter as he sets out on the magical journey of a lifetime in this large print edition of the first book in J.K. Rowling's multi-award-winning series.Harry Potter has never even heard of Hogwarts when the letters start dropping on the doormat at number four, Privet Drive. Addressed in green ink on yellowish parchment with a purple seal, they are swiftly confiscated by his grisly aunt and uncle. Then, on Harry's eleventh birthday, a great beetle-eyed giant of a man called Rubeus Hagrid bursts in with some astonishing news: Harry Potter is a wizard, and he has a place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. An incredible adventure is about to begin!J.K. Rowling's internationally bestselling Harry Potter books continue to captivate new generations of readers. Harry's first adventure alongside his friends, Ron and Hermione, will whisk you away to Hogwarts, an enchanted, turreted castle filled with disappearing staircases, pearly-white ghosts and magical paintings that flit from frame to frame. This gorgeous large print edition features a spectacular cover by award-winning artist Jonny Duddle, and is perfect for those who have difficulty reading standard size print. Get ready to lose yourself in the biggest children's books of all time.SORTING - SPELLS - SECRETSSeven magical stories, one epic adventure._Please note: The book cover and spine design you receive may vary slightly from the image shown.

Produktdetails

• Harry Potter Vol.1
• Verlag: Bloomsbury Children's Books / Bloomsbury Trade
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 37761
• LTE
• Seitenzahl: 464
• Altersempfehlung: von 9 bis 11 Jahren
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. März 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 245mm x 161mm x 42mm
• Gewicht: 846g
• ISBN-13: 9780747554561
• ISBN-10: 0747554560
• Artikelnr.: 13498421

Autorenporträt

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, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, as well as three books written for charity and inspired by the Harry Potter novels: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Quidditch Through the Ages and The Tales of Beedle the Bard. The Harry Potter novels have now sold over 400 million copies worldwide and been translated into 70 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. J.K. Rowling lives with her family in Edinburgh.

©Debra Hurford Brown

Rezensionen

I've yet to meet a ten-year-old who hasn't been entranced by its witty, complex plot and the character of the eponymous Harry Independent