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[Biography]
[Harry Potter Stuff]
[Criticism]
[Lesson Plans]
Biography
J. K.
Rowling
Biography; selected bibliography;
from Educational Paperback Organization
Meet J. K.
Rowling
Biography from Scholastic's
Harry Potter Page
J.K.
Rowling
Harry Potter Page, interview with J.K. Rowling;
from kidsreads.com
J.K.
Rowling
Interview including where she gets her ideas for the
Harry Potter books; from Stories from the Web
The Not Especially
Fascinating Life So Far of J. K. Rowling. Part I.
Biography by J. K. Rowling; J.K. Rowling.
Part II
J.K. Rowling
Interview from gigglepotz.com
J.
K. Rowling
Biography, excerpt, group reading guide from Wordsworth
'Harry
Potter' is taking publishing by storm
Article from Boston Globe; biography and
criticism
Harry Potter Stuff
The Official
Harry Potter Website
Great graphics enhance this Harry Potter site from
Warner Brothers; activities, games, Hogwart (enroll and
be sorted); venture off school grounds;
other
adventures
The Harry Potter
Lexicon
Encyclopedia, atlas & gazeteer; Bestiary, more;
by Steve Vander Ark
Scholastic. Harry
Potter
Games, screensaver, discussion guides, reading circles,
more
Harry Potter - The Ultimate
Guide
Learn all about Harry Potter, the Houses, charms &
spells,
many other topics related to Harry Potter; from MIKIDS
UKHarryPotter.com
Sponsors Triwizard
Tournament, an online gaming tournament,
& Daily
Prophet which brings news from Hogwarts
Harry Potter Books
from Bloomsbury
Muggles (Awards, reviews, faqs, glossary, news, JKR
Biography); Witches & Warlocks (Books, creations, message
board, send a howler, you recommend, news, screensaver, faqs,
Bloomsbury web club)
Our
Harry Potter Pages
Web pages from students at Edleston Primary School;
includes students' writing and illustrations
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Criticism
Harry Potter -
Culbure and Religion
Newspaper articles related to J.K. Rowling, Harry
Potter,
censorship and other topics; from Center for Studies on
New Religions
Wild
about Harry (Potter): Sour Grapes, Gushing Praise, and Tempestuous
Teapots
Review from The Bulletin of the Center for
Children's Books
Salon.
Mothers Who Think
Review of Rowling's fantasy writing
Harry
Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Book review from BookPage
Harry
Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Book review by Etta Wilson, BookPage Children's
Reviews
Harry
Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Book review by Miriam Drennan, BookPage
Harry
Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Book review by Elizabeth Weintz; from BookPage
Is
Harry Potter Evil?
Article by Judy Blume. From National Coalition Against
Censorship
The Children's Book Award.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter
and the Sorcerer's Stone
Review from Carol Hurst.
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Harry Potter Lesson
Plans
Castle
Caper. Harry Potter WebQuest
Theme of castles; by Erin and Barbara
Harry Potter
at TeachersFirst
Activities for students
Harry
Potter. Fun with Harry
Teacher's Edition; Year I - coloring pages; Year II -
worksheets; Year III - activity sheets; Year IV -
wriiting activities
Harry
Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Cyberguide
From Connecting Students
Harry
Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Teacher Resources
Lesson plans; activities
Harry
Potter and the Prisoner of Azkban
Literature guide by Nancy Polette. Lesson plans
Harry
Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Literature guide by Nancy Polette. Lesson plans
Harry
Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Literature guide by Nancy Polette. Lesson Plans
Harry
Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Grade 4; Some activities from Maine Sampler Lesson Plans
Make
Magic with Harry Potter
Site has bibliographies, "If You Like Harry Potter You May
Like..."
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James Madison University
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