Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was J.K. Rowling's first novel, followed by the subsequent six titles in the Harry Potter series, as well as three books written for charity: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Quidditch Through the Ages and The Tales of Beedle the Bard. The Harry Potter novels have now sold over 450 million copies worldwide and been translated into 78 languages.

Winner of Winners in the 2020 Blue Peter Book Awards - voted for by children, to celebrate 20 years of the amazing Blue Peter Book Awards! Harry Potter has never even heard of Hogwarts when the letters start dropping on the doormat at number four, Privet Drive. Addressed in green ink on yellowish parchment with a purple seal, they are swiftly confiscated by his grisly aunt and uncle. Then, on Harry's eleventh birthday, a great beetle-eyed giant of a man called Rubeus Hagrid bursts in with some astonishing news: Harry Potter is a wizard, and he has a place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. An incredible adventure is about to begin!These editions of the classic and internationally bestselling, multi-award-winning series feature instantly pick-up-able jackets by award-winning illustrator Jonny Duddle, and are the perfect starting point for anyone who's ready to lose themselves in the biggest children's books of all time.I've yet to meet a ten-year-old who hasn't been entranced by its witty, complex plot and the character of the eponymous HarrySpellbinding, enchanting, bewitching stuffTeachers say a chapter can silence the most rowdy of classesOne of the greatest literary adventures of modern timesThe Harry Potter stories will join that small group of children's books which are read and reread into adulthood

SPECIFICATIONS:

Author:Joanne Rowling - Джоан Роулинг

Publisher:Bloomsbury

Language:English

Publication Date:2014

Number of pages:352 pst

Format:Hardcover

Width:129 mm / 5,1'

Height:198 mm / 7,8'

Weight:380 g

Illustrations:Black and white

ISBN:9781408855898