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To mark 20 years since The Sorcerer’s Stone (that’s Philosopher’s Stone for Brits) will initially released in the US. A set of seven black-and-white covers by Brian Selznick.

Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone

J.K. Rowling

The American publisher of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter books has unveiled last 10 April the new covers for the Harry Potter series illustrated by Brian Selznick as part of its year-long campaign to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the U.S. publication of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.

Harry Potter Chambers of Secrets

J.K. Rowling

Illustrated by worldwide bestselling author and Caldecott Medal-winning artist Brian Selznick, the new paperback editions will be published in the U.S. on June 26, 2018. Harry Potter is getting all spruced up for a new generation of readers.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

J.K. Rowling

http://mediaroom.scholastic.com/press-release/

Selznick, author and award-winning artist has re imagined all seven Harry Potter books with his inimitable black and white drawing style, all to celebrate 20 years since Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone was released in the US.

Harry Potter: 20 Years of Magic

credits: courtesy of Scholastic

Selznick favors an antiquey black-and-white style, and his Potter covers continue that theme. When placed side-by-side chronologically, the seven books create a single image that tells Harry’s story, from his arrival at No. 4 Privet Drive to the Battle of Hogwarts.

Selznick, best known for his novel, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, which was so memorably turned into the Martin Scorsese movie Hugo, 2011, a film that went on to scoop up 11 Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture.

Selznick spoke about his work on the covers, calling the opportunity an "absolute honour."

"I’m a huge Harry Potter fan (a proud Hufflepuff!) and to be asked to illustrate the 20th anniversary edition covers was an absolute honour’"
Brian Selznick

Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire

J.K. Rowling
https://www.pottermore.com/news/

Sharp-eyed readers will spot intricate details throughout the artwork, such as Hermione’s Time-Turner, Harry’s Patronus, the maze from the Triwizard Tournament, and the Hogwarts Express steaming toward a new school year with the next generation on board.

Harry Potter and The Order of Phoenix

J.K. Rowling

"I knew this project came with so much responsibility to the stories, as well as to the readers. I revisited the books and was especially moved by the relationships between the characters in J.K. Rowling’s magical world, so I wanted these covers to reflect that."
Brian Selznick

Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince

J.K. Rowling

This is just the first of the US celebrations to commemorate 20 years since the first Harry Potter book: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child opens on Broadway on 22 April, while the British Library’s exhibition, Harry Potter: A History of Magic, transfers to the New-York Historical Society on 5 October.

Oh, and a film you might have heard of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, will be out 16 November in cinemas worldwide.

In addition to the newly designed paperback editions, the American publisher will publish books in conjunction with the exhibition and film.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

J.K. Rowling

1st American edition, 1998

http://natedsanders.com/

Rowling’s series launched in the U.K. in 1997 with the publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.
In September 1998, an American edition under the title Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

J.K. Rowling

1st American edition, 2007

https://www.ebay.com/

The final book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, was published in 2007. The seven Harry Potter books have sold more than 160 million copies in the U.S. alone and over 450 million copies worldwide. The books are published in over 200 territories in 80 languages.

Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows

J.K. Rowling

Selznick's new interpretations of the Harry Potter books will be published in paperback in the US on 26 June 2018.

Harry Potter: 20 Years of Magic

credits: courtesy of Scholastic

https://en.wikipedia.org/

There are so many snakes on these covers! But still, these covers have way more snake in them than they do Harry Potter. At least they’re also chock full of nostalgic references from every book in the series.

Harry Potter's Brian Selznick
https://www.pottermore.com/news/

Education:

The covers for JK Rowling’s Harry Potter series are almost as iconic as the books themselves, no? Who can forget the image of the red Hogwarts Express behind the young Harry?

Of course, there have been many variations for each novel, but the latest has fans all riled up with excitement.

To mark the 20th anniversary of the U.S. publication of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, the American publisher is planning major events throughout the year including celebrations at bookstores, libraries, schools, and festivals around the country. Of course, teachers and students will take part in these celebrations.

My thoughts:

So all this is about a very well-known books. Again! Harry Potter books contain some Gothic elements, such as an atmosphere of mystery and suspense, not so many snakes - they give me goose bumps! - some inexplicable events, supernatural creatures and occurrences such as prophecies and visions. Young people love it! You have the new readers and all the 'potterheads'.

In sum, the Harry Potter books are mesmerising page turners. I highly recommend it for any age group of students. US schools, teachers and students must prepare for the great moment.

G-Souto

16.04.2018

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Monday, June 26, 2017

Schools : The 20th Anniversary of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone : resources

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

J.K. Rowling

illustrator: Thomas Taylor (UK edition)

one of the earliest UK editions

Today, 26th June marks 20 years since the famous Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was first published in the UK. 26th June 2017 will be a day to remember for Harry Potter fans old and new.

From an idea born on a train journey to its creation in a small cafe in Edinburgh, but inspired at a Portuguese bookstore, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone started is a global phenomenon.

It has sold over 450 million copies worldwide in 79 languages, inspired a major movie franchise, a spellbinding theatre production and captivated readers of all ages for twenty years.

Harry Potter (Pottermore) will be marking this magical moment with an amazing celebration, including new publications, contests, travels, exhibition.

But how much do your former students remember about it? Let's see!

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Gryffindor edition to celebrate the 20th Anniversary

of the first publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

http://bloomsbury.com/uk/

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is the first novel in the Harry Potter series and J. K. Rowling's debut novel, first published in 1997 by Bloomsbury.

There were only 500 hardback copies of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone printed in the first run in 1997, of which 300 went to libraries.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

(USA edition, 1998)

J.K. Rowling

http://natedsanders.com/

It was published in the United States as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by Scholastic Corporation in 1998.

The plot follows Harry Potter, a young wizard who discovers his magical heritage as he makes close friends and a few enemies in his first year at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. With the help of his friends, Harry faces an attempted comeback by the dark wizard Lord Voldemort, who killed Harry's parents, but failed to kill Harry when he was just 15 months old.

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

J.K. Rowling

Philosopher’s Stone was a book of many firsts. The first time Harry discovered magic, the first time he tried an Every Flavour Bean, the first time he rode a broom, the first time Snape threw him some shade.

Ron, Harry & Hermione

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, film 2001

http://www.imdb.com/

Rowling’s decision was to have her characters grow up at the same rate as her readers.
Each book was set in one school year, and grew longer, darker and more adult in theme. The Chambers of Secrets in 1998, The Prisioner of Azkaban (1999)

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Cover art of the original UK edition

J.K. Rowling

illustrators: Giles Greenfield (UK) / Mary GrandPrè (US)

https://en.wikipedia.org/

By the time we reached book four, Goblet of Fire, 2000, readers were seeing do-gooding Hermione’s Society for the Promotion of Elfish Welfare formed in response to the bond slavery of these sock-loving poppets. In the person of the hack journalist Rita Skeeter, Rowling sent up the tabloid press. The ministry of magic sent up Whitehall bureaucracy.

Harry Potter saga
http://theyellowsparrow.com/

The seven-book series about the adventures of the boy wizard has gone on to sell more than 400m copies around the world, and has been the subject of PhDs and academic conferences at the Durham University.

J.K. Rowling

Though Rowling has concluded the series, she hasn’t left the characters alone. As well as the play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and the 18,000 words of additional content on the original Pottermore website, Rowling produced real-life versions of in-universe books: Quidditch Through the Ages, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and The Tales of Beedle the Bard. The holy grail of Potter apocrypha for book dealers is the 800‑word prequel she wrote on a postcard in 2008.
Well, after 20 years since its publication, do students/readers remember all of the book’s iconic little details?

The video above presents the 20 most memorable moments from the Harry Potter series - as chosen by fans.

Education:

The value of reading Harry Potter saga

2010 year's Hans Christian Andersen Literature Prize winner was the British author J.K. Rowling.

The importance of JK Rowling as a writer was recognized when last year with the Danish award, the "Hans Christian Andersen literature prize".

Her work was of that rare order that seems to transcend authorship," and praising Andersen's "indestructible, eternal characters."

In the 90's, Harry Potter were the first books that contained a suitable number of pages and a good story to captivate young people really absorved into a book.

Diversity in children and adolescents' books had long been a complex issue. Since there, despite good efforts and some big strides forward in the years before, children's books remained disappointingly short of enough culturally diverse stories.

So this is about some very well-known books. It makes a change to the sort of books educators normally read in their lessons.

JK Rowling's Harry Potter novels were on the the top 100 books of all time and of the last decade.

Activities:

Harry Potter: A History of Magic

Opening times and visitor information

Exhibition: A History of Magic at the British Library

The British Library has unveiled artwork for Harry Potter: A History of Magic, and new companion books will be launched from Bloomsbury and Pottermore all about the exhibition.

Harry Potter: A History of Magic
https://www.pottermore.com/news/

The artwork features Jim Kay’s illustration of a phoenix, as well as other nods to the world of magic and myth.

Have you ever wanted to delve into Divination, ponder the peculiarities of Potions and discover enchanting creatures? Now students can, old and new.

The British Library unveil rare books, manuscripts and magical objects from the British Library’s collection, capturing the traditions of folklore and magic which are at the heart of the Harry Potter stories. Marvel at original drafts and drawings by J.K. Rowling and illustrator Jim Kay, both on display for the first time.
"See the gargantuan 16th–century Ripley Scroll that explains how to create a Philosopher’s Stone. Gaze at Sirius in the night sky as imagined by medieval astronomers. Encounter hand-coloured pictures of dragons, unicorns and a phoenix rising from the flames."

Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone with this extraordinary new addition to J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World.

* Teachers !
If you want to bring your class along for free, sessions for Primary and Secondary school groups are now available to book.

Fri 20 Oct 2017 - Wed 28 Feb 2018

Other Activities : Teachers and students

Fans flock to King’s Cross to celebrate 20 years of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.

Every day there something new on the website Pottermore.

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter

Universal Orlando Resort
https://blog.universalorlando.com/

Students/fans:

Pottermore has teamed up with Tesco to send students on a trip to Universal Orlando Resort to experience The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. From magical spells to magical creatures, from dark villains to daring heroes, it’s all at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Enter here!

The competition opened on Monday 19th June and closes on Monday 3rd July 2017. To enter, simply fill out the form and answer the question here

Schools Competition

https://caboodle.nationalbooktokens.com/

Teachers and school librarians:

Pottermore has launched a magical schools competit ion with Bookspace to give one lucky primary school the opportunity to win a library makeover in the Hogwarts house colours for their school.

Find out how you can enter here.

To be in with a chance of winning the prizes, Pottermore wants your students to invent their own magical library.

Download the template here and send completed entries to here

Competition closes 14th July 2017. Competition open to UK and ROI schools only. Download the full terms and conditions here.

Students can create personalised Harry Potter Hogwarts House Gift Cards with National Book Tokens. Whether you (or the special bookworm in your life) are a brave Gryffindor, wise Ravenclaw, proud Slytherin or loyal Hufflepuff, create a completely unique and magical gift for any occasion - personalise your own here.