Muggle (noun) - non-magic person; incapable of performing magic*
I may be a Muggle, but that doesn't mean I don't believe in magic! Who else but a wise witch or wizard could turn so many people, young and old, from all over the world into avid readers, seemingly overnight? It turns out she's not a witch at all, but a common writer with a magical ability for storytelling...Who is J.K. Rowling?
Written by Pam Pollack and Meg Belviso, Illustrated by Stephen Marchesi
Published by Grosset & Dunlap; Copyright 2012
Ages 8 to 10
Lexile 860L
"Suddenly a picture of a boy popped into her head. He had round glasses and a scar shaped like a lightning bolt."
The biography of J.K. Rowling tells the story of a girl who always dreamed up stories in her head and longed to become a writer. That dream became a reality when one day, on a train ride to London, she had a vision of a boy wizard and a magical world.
"She pulled out a notebook. On the first page she wrote the name of the boy with the lightning bolt scar.Who is J.K. Rowling? shares insight into one of the most beloved authors of our time. This biography is written for young audiences who are curious about the creator of the boy who lived. Illustrations scattered throughout the pages show Jo growing up in the English countryside, making up stories for her younger sister, and fantasizing about becoming a successful writer one day. Excerpts explain how she came up with some of the characters' names, based on her studies of French, Latin and Greek. A timeline at the end of the book outlines important moments in Jo's life, and a bibliography encourages further investigation into Jo and the actors of the Harry Potter films.
His name was Harry Potter."
Young fans of Harry Potter will enjoy learning about his maker and her rise to fame. They will revel in reading about the real-life inspirations for Severus Snape and Ron Weasley, and will be awed at how Jo's life often paralleled Harry's "rags to riches" story. Readers will delight in learning about Pottermore (as if they didn't already know), an "online reading experience unlike any other" that enhances and expands the stories with extra information and artwork from the books. This biography of J.K. Rowling is as heroic and engaging a tale as that of Harry Potter himself!
Mythmaker: The Story of J.K. Rowling by Charles J. Shields
Ages 9 and up
Lexile 1200L
J.K. Rowling by Marc Shapiro
Ages 3 and up
Lexile 1060L
*Bagshot, B. (1947). A history of magic. Little Red Books.
Are the rest of the images in the book caricatures like the one on the cover of J K Rowling?
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I like that this biography has a visually appealing cover as well as great content inside. When you have kids reading biographies from ages 8-10, they need to see the information as much as read it. I wonder, like Abby, about the rest of the book. Does it also have artwork? Now that I think about it, I wonder if a biography about JK Rowling would really appeal to that young of a reader. Do they know about Harry Potter or would you have to introduce that series to them? Just some things to think about...
ReplyDeleteThe illustrations in the rest of the book don't look like the cover at all. They are plain black and white line drawings, not nearly as beautiful, but still interesting and descriptive!
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