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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Latin Edition
Review: Most children know Harry Potter well. The fascination with this book is that it is in latin and shows children that latin is not an archaic language and will assist in bringing the language to modern life. Plus, it is very good value!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Many children's classics are translated into Latin
Review: This is but one of the many children's classics that are translated into Latin. Naturally there are going to be people that will pick apart the book and say that is not correct form or syntax. Then again Harrius Potter has not been around that long. And pulling it apart is really part of the fun. Just remember that the translator Peter Needham taught classics at Eton for more than thirty years.

Let's face it, it is easer and more fun to read something you already know. Also it is fun to see how certain phrases and newer concepts are handled. Learning Latin this way also helps kids pass English tests in school by learning root concepts.

So all together now:
Dominus et Domina Dursley, qiu ...



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