This is a must-read for all Harry Potter fans. It is fun to learn about the different creatures and what odd (and often funny) habits they have. Remarks from Harry, Ron, and Hermione keep you laughing through the book. Highly recommend to all ages.
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Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them
(2001, Fiction - Fantasy, Written by J. K. Rowling)
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Not age appropriate for kids under 7, age appropriate for kids over 9; suggested age 9. -
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Rowling's humorous Magical Beasts 101 for charity.
updated 07.04.08
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 9 and Up
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About Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them
Parents need to know that this book and its companion Quidditch Through the Ages have raised millions of dollars for children's charities around the world, under the auspices of Comic Relief U.K. Both books are meant for fans of the Harry Potter series that they complement. Kids will find more of J.K. Rowling's imagination and humor on display here as she describes 85 magical beasts, some based in mythology and some of her own invention.
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- Families can talk about what this book brings to the Harry Potter series. Do you get more out of the Harry Potter books from reading this one? Families can also talk about charity and how J.K. Rowling uses her fame to help people. What other famous figures in the media spotlight try to help those in need?
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Lives in PennsylvaniaI rate this title on for age 2 and give itMUST-READ
Lives in WisconsinI rate this title on for age 2 and give itit was sweet
because i am so impatient in waiting for harry potter and the deathly hallows and i re read the series 4 times i needed someting to read and quidditch through the ages bye something whisp aka jk rowling and this book, fantastic beasts and where to find them was a great choice so now im off to read harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban again!!! hagrid rules!
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- Lives in IllinoisI rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Hmm... A bit boring
This book is a guide to all of the magical creatures to Harry Potter's world. J.K. Rowling writes this book under the pen name Newt Scamander or something like that. I personally think this book is pointless. It is apparantly a very important book in Harry's world, as it is a required text book for Hogwarts students and a good book to have around the house (for wizarding familys). But, it is very short and does not give enough information. Also, it does not give information that is vital to the series, such as wether or not wizards and part humans can cross breed, as in elves and humans and giants and humans. Additional info that would be good in this book is wether or not Crookshanks is part kneazle, etc. This book basically has information you could find out from reading the series, and it is so useless I find it just a marketing scheme for complete Harry Potter nuts.
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