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JK Rowling takes her enviable ability to turn paper into gold to the next level by cleverly teaming up with Comic Relief 2001 to bring Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (a set text during Harry's first year at Hogwarts) and Quidditch Through the Ages (Harry's favourite book), to the masses--and all the money goes to charity.
To be one of the first to lay your hands on these books, simply order now. And on Friday, March 16 just watch as the money you pay goes into the Comic Relief coffers... --Susan Harrison --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
From School Library Journal
Eva Mitnick, Los Angeles Public Library
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
The game from Queerditch Marsh,
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This review is from: Quidditch Through The Ages (Paperback)
As an extra book to the Harry Potter saga, this volume really shows the depth of this wizard game, called Quidditch, that J K Rowling has written about in her series.In it, we get to learn many rules for all players, names of teams in the United Kingdom, a good perspective on the international recognition and presence of Quidditch, and a history of the Quidditch game, from its origins down in the Queerditch Marsh to 1991, year that Harry Potter starts his first year. As this copy is taken from the Hogwarts Library, it shows a list of students who have borrowed the book, along with a funny note from Dumbledore about how he proposed to Madame Pince to take a copy of this book and offer it to Muggle readers. Once again illustrated by J K Rowling, this book is another treat for fans of Harry Potter, though I wish that the more recent edition had kept the original green cover with the red Hogwarts seal, instead of this blue cover, which doesn't corresponds to the one that we get to have on the first edition and on the Pottermore website.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Funny, likely prized by serious Harry Potter fans,
Summary:The book was published as a charitable publication; all of the proceeds are supposed to go to a charitable organization with the writing and publication costs being taken care of by donations. As for the contents, the book covers the history and rules of Quidditch and talks about some of the professional teams in Great Britain. My Comments: The book is also probably highly prized by Harry Potter fanatics because it further develops the already incredibly detailed magical/muggle world of the series. Rowling has accomplished something few other authors can claim - the creation of a credible world - and this is just another doorway into that world. The only problem I could possibly see with this book is that it is hardly long enough to be called a book; it is more a monograph or pamphlet with its roughly 50 pages. Granted this is a fictitious history which means every detail and story has to be developed from scratch. What's more, it has to be incorporated into the existing stories and future stories. Nevertheless, this can only be described as a 'brief' history of Quidditch. Overall, you can read the entire thing in about 30 minutes and if you are a die hard Harry Potter fan you'll probably appreciate it and find it disappointingly short. If not, it won't likely keep your interest like the novels will. I'd recommend it for die hard fans but be aware that it is short.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Quidditch Through the Ages,
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The book "Quidditch Through the Ages"by J.K. Rowling is a great book to read if you like the Harry Potter books and the sport Quidditch als from those books.This book guides you from the beggining of Quidditch until the present of what Quidditch is now.The book is focused only on Quidditch,it talks about the many teams from England and many other countries as well. It also talks about where the bludgers came into existence, and why the teams have certain logos on their uniforms.The book mentions amazing events and things that have happened in historic matches.Also it talks on how rules have changed through time.There are many other features that this book includes,I hope you like it as much as I did.
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