J.K. Rowling's Wizarding World: Magical Film Projections: Creatures - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0763695858 ISBN 13: 9780763695859

Publisher: Candlewick, 2017

Synopsis

This enchanting book allows fans to project their favorite scenes from the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them films at home with a flashlight.

Using black line illustrations on framed acetate pages, this enchanting book allows fans to project their favorite scenes from the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them films at home with a flashlight.

Discover Dobby the house-elf, Buckbeak the Hippogriff, and other fascinating creatures from the wizarding world in this unique book. In a dark room, shine a light through the window on each page to project incredible scenes on the wall or ceiling. Read along and experience extraordinary moments from J.K. Rowling's Wizarding World like never before.

About this title

From School Library Journal:

Gr 2–6—Published in a wave of renewed "Harry Potter" mania following the theatrical release of Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them, this unusual title features seven clear plastic "windows," six of which are illustrated with black line drawings of scenes from various "Harry Potter" books, accompanied by a short description of the scene and a few lines of dialogue. The seventh window is blank, and readers are encouraged to draw their own scene with a dry erase pen (not included). The book is spiral bound, and meant to be propped up so that the scenes can be projected onto a wall or the ceiling of a dimly lit room, using, according to the instructions, either the accompanying flashlight, a lamp, or a cell phone light. The flashlight included with the book does a very poor job of projecting the drawings—they appear dim and blurry; a cell phone flashlight works much better. When accomplished, viewers will see large images of Dobby the house elf, Buckbeak the Hippogriff, and Picket the Bowtruckle, among others. VERDICT This very slim volume doesn't bring anything new to the canon, and it's hard to see this media tie-in gimmick holding the attention of anyone, even die-hard fans, for very long.—Jenny Berggren, Longfellow Middle School, Berkeley, CA

About this edition

• Publisher: Candlewick
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0763695858
• ISBN 13: 9780763695859
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 16