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Summary: Holy Hippogriffs! This is a real Snitch (er, catch!)
Review: The latest books about the world of Harry Potter let us further explore author J.K. Rowling's limitless imagination. As you read about magical beasts, creatures, and wizard sports, you will find yourself thinking, "How DID she think of this?" 'Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them' offers an A-Z glossary of magical animals ranging from the dreaded Acromantula to firebreathing dragons to adorable-sounding Puffskeins. The cover and first few pages show that the book belongs to Harry Potter himself, and scrawled in the margins are comical comments from Harry and pals Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. 'Quidditch Through The Ages' concerns the favorite sport of the wizarding world (which is, of course, Quidditch). An elaborate description of the 7-player, 4-ball, broomstick-mounted sport proves to be delightful and witty. These books are a must-have for Harry Potter fans and a wonderful purchase choice as well ....
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Summary: Wonderful Info on Harry's World!!!
Review: I loved these books! (of course, it's hard to not love anything Harry Potter) Even though some beasts were left out, and they were a bit text-booky, I couldn't help being interested. There's just some magic in the Harry Potter series that makes them un-putdownable. I'm usually not interested in sports, or politics (in fact I hate them) When they are described in these books they're just so interesting! I would really reccomend reading these books! But don't get them if you've never read harry potter, and think this will give you insight into his world. You must have read the first 4 books before reading these.
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Summary: Yawn.
Review: I guess I've outgrown the Harry Potter thing. This book just didn't do it for me. If you buy it the money goes for a good cause though. I'm on to books like Sights by Susanna Vance and Holes by Louis Sachar. Magic for older COOLER kids like me!
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Summary: Great books, if a little inaccurate
Review: While Quidditch through the ages is a good book and captures the magic of the sport known as Quidditch, there are mistakes in Fantastic Beasts and where to find them. JK Rowling, when writing the book, left out Blast-Ended Skrewts, House Elves, Banshees, Boggarts, Dementors, Vampires, Hags, Poltergeists, and Ghosts, to name a few. I think the overall experience of reading the book was cheapened by this. I would have given this book bundle a 4.5, but I had to pick between four or five.
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Summary: Cool, but expected a bit more...
Review: Whatever I am going to say, has already been written by another reviewer:1- These two books are highly entertaining, as well as short! I finished Magical Beasts and Where to Find Them in 45 minutes! And I'm no fast reader. I wish the author had made a larger version. If that is what Hogwarths students have for a book, I think I'd pass the subject in a flash. 2- Although inventive in the side notes, I was almost dissapointed from the fact that Dumbledores's forward writing specifies that either "these beasts are imaginary and won't hurt you", or something like "this sport (Quidditch) doesn't exist at all". I know: this two phrases work as a warning for people who take things too far, but it does take a little bit of the magic from them. 3- When the headmaster is, at the beggining of the book, saying that Potter himself let his book to be copied... It is a funny thing to read, but, aren't wizards supposed to be hiding from the Muggle eye? I don't know about you, but printing a book with a huge insight into wizarding world wouldn't be the best way to keep a low profile. Get what I mean? 4- For the context of Magical Beasts... Well, it does'nt have vampires, giants, ogres or boggarts. What happened? I understand that poltergeists, ghouls, and ghosts would fall into the Spirit-division. And elves, banshees, dementors would sort of be, in the Being-division. But, what about the first 4? And, are they all? Just 75 species of magical beasts? Come'on! By the way: Blast ended skrewts are a hybrid that the Magic Ministry didn't know of... so it can't really be calssified in an "official" book. Pretty well, and although I know some more things will come to mind a bit later, I did liked this books. I do recommend them. And they are very well appreciated. Thanks to the author.
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Summary: Doesnt have all magical creaturs
Review: This book is O.k. if you just need something to read till book 5.Butits not that great Fantastic Beasts & where 2 find themdoesnt have blast ended skrewts,house elves,banshees,vampires,giants,dementors,ogres,poltergeists,ghosts,or boggarts.
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Summary: Good books for Potterheads (people obsessed with the series)
Review: If your obsessed with the Harry Potter Series these books are good quick reads to help numb the pain that we won't see a new book for over a year (gasp!). If you buy these too books you'll get to see the books that Harry really reads in the series. Quidditch Through the Ages is one of Harry's favorite books and gives you all the basic knowlege on the popular sport and some background information. Fantastic Beasts and where to find them comes from the hands of Harry Potter himself. You can flip through and read all intresting facts about mythical animals. SOme that have appeared in the Series, some that haven't. What's evne better about this book is it has comments written by Harry, Ron, and sometimes Hermione around the text. Just like a real school book. And to top it off their are intorductions by Dumbledoor himself. Like I said before if you're a true Potterhead these short little tidbits will be a treat. Now if only "order of the Phoenix" would come out just a little faster.
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Summary: cheap, cheap, cheap
Review: While I love Harry Potter books, I can't say that I appreciated the cheapness of the publication of these pamphlets. Everything about the production of these little things was tacky, including the teeny tiny printing. Get a clue, publishers!! At least the proceeds go to charity or I would feel really ripped off.
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Summary: Wow!
Review: These books are an insight to the wizarding world. It brings a clearer view of the culture that us muggles can not see. It is written not as an outsider view, but from someone who has experienced magic throughout (you'd think J.K. R has something to hide...). Also, the books appear to have once been Harry Potter's books, with scribbles in the margins from him and his friends. Quidditch Through the Ages is a book written with constant attention by its author. It contains the pretexts of games like it played on broomsticks before Quidditch was created. And, like a traveling broom itself, the story winds through the path that slowly developed and perfected Quidditch. Winding down, the story settles into modern day Quidditch, and how it is played internationally. A perfect little booklet for all the muggle Quidditch fans! Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them is a fantastic guide to all the known beasts in the wizarding world, with notes and classifications on them. It even goes forth to describe the Ministry of Magic's department that deals with them, the history of "Magizoology", what is a beast, and why we muggles don't see them. And the small doodles from Harry and his friends add a light tone on what would be an otherwise boring book in the wizarding world! Over all, I think these books are charming, and filling substitutes until the 5th book is released! And it IS for a good cause!
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Summary: How cool is this?!
Review: I, like most of the world, love anything Harry Potter. I couldn't believe it when I saw these books. I started reading the introduction, and the second I got up to the part about the thief's curse, I picked up both, and bought them immediately, reading both in one night. Miss Rowling has delivered a VERY nice addition to the Harry Potter world: His books! How many authors can write a book, and then procede to write and publish two books that are mentioned inside that book? Plus, all the proceeds go to children's charities, which is a nice touch. I especially loved all the doodles and additions in "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them". Plus Albus Dumbledoor's introductions are fantastic! I am highly pleased with them, and recomend them to anyone who has read Harry Potter. (They're cheap too!)
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