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The Wizarding World’s Great Book of Beasts

A complete guide to the fantastic creatures of the Harry Potter universe
By The Editors of MuggleNet
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From Acromantulas to Thestrals, this stunning book - a beautifully illustrated update of The Unofficial Harry Potter Bestiary - details every monster, beast or creature that has ever appeared in any official Harry Potter book, film, or theatrical production. The Wizarding World’s Great Book of Beasts... Read More
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This newly expanded, illustrated edition of The Unofficial Harry Potter Bestiary includes more pages, a fresh layout and gorgeous illustrations by renowned fantasy artist John Stanko.

This newly expanded, illustrated edition of The Unofficial Harry Potter Bestiary includes more pages, a fresh layout and gorgeous illustrations by renowned fantasy artist John Stanko.

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From Acromantulas to Thestrals, this stunning book - a beautifully illustrated update of The Unofficial Harry Potter Bestiary - details every monster, beast or creature that has ever appeared in any official Harry Potter book, film, or theatrical production. The Wizarding World’s Great Book of Beasts includes more than 200 fascinating, magical creatures in all, with each entry providing a number of important classifications, including first appearance in Harry Potter lore, location, disposition, physical appearance, attack abilities, defences, and intriguing story facts.

The book also includes rich descriptions for each entry, detailing each creature’s history (or biography, in the case of specific creature characters), habitat, and impact on the various stories from throughout the Wizarding World, plus more than 40 gorgeous black and white illustrations that help convey the feel of an ancient mystical tome, straight from the library at Hogwarts.

It’s the perfect book to feed a reader's inner magizoologist’s hunger for knowledge, learn more about these incredible creatures (including stories about them passed down through generations by historians and mythologists) and discover how to spot them in the wild—or even their own backyard.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781956403879

Publisher: Media Lab Books

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 12 November 2024

Country: United States

Imprint: Media Lab Books

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by John Stanko

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 185.0mm

Height: 235.0mm

Weight: 694g

Pages: 256

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Children's Books Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational The Editors of MuggleNet

About the Author

MuggleNet is the world's #1 Harry Potter website, hosting more than 1.5 million visitors each month. Having celebrated its 20th year in 2019, MuggleNet is one of the world's primary sources for all things Harry Potter. The site has been quoted by periodicals and news outlets such as Cosmopolitan, SyFy, Newsweek, Bustle, Nerdist, BBC Radio, The Los Angeles Times, People.com and many others. The site has even been a crossword puzzle clue in The New York Times. Illustrator and designer John Stanko is an Associate Professor of Graphic Design and Illustration at the University of South Florida. His clients include TOR books, Nightshade books, TOPPs, Sony Online, Magic the Gathering, Dungeons & Dragons, Fantasy Flight Games, Blizzard, Upper Deck and Star Wars. His work has been showcased repeatedly in the prestigious Spectrum: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art collection. He is also the author of the instructional drawing book, Mastering Fantasy Art.

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