Harry Potter – A Journey Through A History of Magic
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An irresistible romp through the history of magic, from alchemy to unicorns, ancient witchcraft to Harry’s Hogwarts – packed with unseen sketches and manuscript pages from J.K. Rowling, magical illustrations from Jim Kay and weird, wonderful and inspiring artefacts that have been magically released from the archives at the British Library.
This spellbinding book takes readers on a journey through the Hogwarts curriculum, including Herbology, Defence Against the Dark Arts, Astronomy, Divination and more. Discover the truth behind making the Philosopher’s Stone, create your very own potion and uncover the secret of invisible ink. Learn all about the history of mandrake roots and dragons, discover what witches really used their brooms for, pore over incredible images of actual mermaids and read about real-life potions, astronomers and alchemists.
The perfect gift for aspiring witches and wizards and any Harry Potter fan. Celebrating twenty years of Harry Potter magic, and produced in association with the British Library to support their major exhibition, Harry Potter: A History of Magic.
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Additional information
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Children's Books, 1st edition (20 Oct. 2017) |
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| Language | English |
| Paperback | 144 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 9781408890776 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1408890776 |
| Dimensions | 25 x 1.3 x 25.1 cm |
by deanpaul
My mums midlife crisis is kicking in like Johnny Wilkinson wearing doc Martins. She loves Potter, she loves this book.
by Djilly L.
Was a great success with my young wizard in training. A really informative book.
by jim nolan
It was interesting on how the characters in the books came to life and where jk got her ideas from. However I couldn’t give it 5 stars because some of the explanations of where she got her ideas from I already knew
by Zoe
This is such a wonderful book full of wonderful snippets of information and beautiful illustrations. There are even some copies of script pages. This book cost me £7 and in all honesty it is worth so much more than that. This book, by the British Library is a stunning addition to any Harry Potter collection.
by Tim
I bought this for my Granddaughter as she loves all things Harry Potter. The book is superb and gives lots of interesting facts about many of the references in the books. It’s a great read for thise interested in the weird and wonderful.
by Annie H
This is such a fantastic book, the perfect accompaniment to the tv documentary shown before Christmas, my ten year old Harry Potter mad daughter loved the programme and then studied this book night after night. A few weeks on and she still keeps going back to it. The pictures and illustrations included are incredible, jk rowlings initial sketch of hogwarts she sent to her publishers; hand written pages from her original manuscript, just wonderful. We are now planning a trip to the British Library to see the exhibition.
by Djilly L.
This is a curious book, as everything about Harry Potter is curious. But it is a very good and much appreciated book as well. It takes you through the history of magic. In that sense it is actually a great reference for those interested in historical topics and myths. The book makes an ideal great gift for muggles and budding wizards alike that want to solidify their base knowledge about magic. The 144 page book is filled with colourful illustrations and art. So it is all very nicely presented. This makes it a great addition to our daughter’s growing Harry potter collection and book shelf in particular.
The book addresses ancients myths and mythical creatures, astronomers, mermaids, unicorns, medieval witchcraft and alchemy – all of course tying into to Harry’s world of magic. There is a whole background story about dragons and brooms. Then there are detailed explanations about Hogwarts classes like the Defence Against the Dark Arts, Divination and Herbs. Furthermore there are sketches and manuscripts from the grand wizard herself; J.K Rowling as well. So it is really a very rich, complete book.
The book includes interactive instruction to create your own ‘magical ‘ potion like invisible ink as well. My Potter-crazed daughter wrote me a letter with this and I can confirm the text was absolutely invisible, as the included picture demonstrates.
Note that it it was produced along with the British Library to support the exhibition Harry Potter: A History of Magic, we sadly missed that. However there was also a tv documentary that can be found online.
by Loz Wood
Great book arrived on time and love reading up on hogwarts and the magical world of harry potter.