Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone

Author: J. K. Rowling

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Price : $16.95 AUD
ISBN : 9780747558194
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Publication date : September 2001
Dimensions : 198mm X 129mm
Produced in : United Kingdom
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Author : J. K. Rowling
Series : Harry Potter Celebratory Edition
Bind : Paperback
Edition : Celebratory ed
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Language : English
Dewey classification : 823.914
Reading Level : good
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Pages : 224
BIC subject : Fantasy & magical realism
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Description

Harry Potter thinks he is an ordinary boy until he is rescued by a beetle eyed giant of a man, enrols at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, learns to play Quidditch and does battle in a deadly duel. All because Harry Potter is a wizard! Follow the adventures of Harry Potter as he discovers the magical, the dangerous, the unpredictable world of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Promotion info

New edition celebrating over 100 million copies of the Harry Potter series sold worldwide GOLD WINNER of the 1997 Nestle Smarties Book Prize (9-11yrs); WINNER of the British Book Awards' Children's Book of the Year 1997; WINNER of the Children's Book Award 1998 For a full list of prizes please see the website

Awards

Winner of Whitaker Platinum Book Award 2001 and Smarties Book Prize Gold Award 1997. Runner-up for The BBC Big Read Top 100 2003. Shortlisted for LA Carnegie Medal 1998 and BBC Big Read Top 100 2003.

Author description

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 two books written specifically for Comic Relief and based on the Harry Potter novels: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Quidditch Through the Ages. The Harry Potter novels have now sold over 350 million copies worldwide and been translated into 64 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.

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