{"product_id":"fantastic-beasts-and-where-to-find-them-illustrated-edition-paperback","title":"Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: Illustrated Edition (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis glorious paperback edition of Newt Scamander’s \u003ci\u003eFantastic\nBeasts and Where to Find Them \u003c\/i\u003eis considered a classic throughout the\nwizarding world. It features an extraordinary array of magical creatures, from\nAcromantula to Yeti via ten different breeds of dragon – all beautifully\nillustrated in full colour by the brilliantly inventive, Greenaway Medal\nshortlisted Olivia Lomenech Gill.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nFamed Magizoologist Newt Scamander’s years of adventure and exploration have\nyielded a work of unparalleled importance, admired by scholars, devoured by\nyoung witches and wizards, and even made available to Muggles in the early\nyears of this century. With this dazzling illustrated edition, readers can\nexplore the magical fauna of five continents from the comfort of their own\narmchairs. \u003ci\u003eFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them \u003c\/i\u003eis essential reading\nat Hogwarts.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nNow available in a stunning paperback edition with French flaps, this edition\ncontains all of the mesmerising illustrations from the original edition and\nfeatures the fully updated 2017 text including a foreword by J.K. Rowling,\nwriting as Newt Scamander.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ.K. Rowling\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the enduringly popular\nHarry Potter books. After the idea for Harry Potter came to her on a delayed\ntrain journey in 1990, she plotted out and started writing the series of seven\nbooks and the first, \u003ci\u003eHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, was\npublished in the UK in 1997. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe series took another ten years to complete, concluding in\n2007 with the publication of \u003ci\u003eHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe Harry Potter books have now sold over 600 million copies\nin 85 languages, been listened to as audiobooks for over one billion hours and\nmade into eight smash hit movies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eTo accompany the series, J.K. Rowling wrote three short\ncompanion volumes for charity: \u003ci\u003eQuidditch Through the Ages\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFantastic\nBeasts and Where to Find Them\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Tales of Beedle the Bard\u003c\/i\u003e, in\naid of her international children's foundation Lumos. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them\u003c\/i\u003e went on to\ninspire a new series of films featuring Magizoologist Newt Scamander. Harry's\nstory as a grown-up was continued in a stage play,\u003ci\u003e Harry Potter and the\nCursed Child\u003c\/i\u003e, which J.K. Rowling wrote with playwright Jack Thorne and\ndirector John Tiffany, and which is now playing in locations around the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eShe is also the author of a bestselling crime fiction series\nwritten under the pen name Robert Galbraith, and two stand-alone children's\nnovels,\u003ci\u003e The Ickabog \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Christmas Pig\u003c\/i\u003e. J.K. Rowling has\nreceived many awards and honours for her writing, including the OBE and\nCompanion of Honour, and a Blue Peter Gold Badge. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eShe supports a wide number of humanitarian causes through\nher charitable trust Volant and is the founder of the international children's\ncare reform charity Lumos. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eJim Kay won the Kate Greenaway Medal in 2012 for his\nillustrations in \u003ci\u003eA Monster Calls\u003c\/i\u003e by Patrick Ness. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHe studied illustration at the University of Westminster and\nsince graduating has worked in the Library \u0026amp; Archives of Tate Britain and\nthe Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew. After producing a one-man exhibition at\nRichmond Gallery he was approached by a publisher and his freelance\nillustration work began. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eJim has produced concept work for film and television, and\ncontributed to a group exhibition at the V\u0026amp;A museum in London. He now lives\nand works in Northamptonshire with his partner.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WILCO INTERNATIONAL LLP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46348755468495,"sku":"9781526620316","price":25.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_9631256e-ed58-4fbf-87f1-c5ea1bd53e13.jpg?v=1792398922","url":"https:\/\/popular.baby\/products\/fantastic-beasts-and-where-to-find-them-illustrated-edition-paperback","provider":"Popular Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}