Rowling, the approximate age of harry in this book is just a year before his eleventh birthday. A few thoughts about reading harry potter everyday reading. Harry potter is an 11 year old boy who has lived with the dursley family ever since his parents died in a car crash. Harry potter and the philosopher s stone first edition harry potter, volume 1 unknown binding january 1, 1997 4. I thought my 5yearold was ready for the harry potter books. When the first book was adapted into a film in 2001, warner bros. This is a story about harry and his two new friends settling down for their first year at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry only to discover that they have a part to play. Rowling released harry potter and the sorcerers stone more than 20 years ago, kids have been devouring the books, watching the. Hi, even though there is nothing wrong with the content of harry potter and philosopher stone nothing harsh or abusive but the book doesnt have any pictures. The topic of which age you should let your child read each harry potter book. Harry potter and the philosophers stone lays down a boring real world where a child is suffering at the hands of his uncle and aunt and then introduces a fantasy world where things are much more interesting and adorable. Everyone knows a bit about harry potter so i will focus here not on the contents of the book but on the quality of this book as a product. The intentions of this channel are to help teachers encourage reading by.
That said, harry is 11 years old in the first book in the series and 17 by the final book, and kids. It was published by bloomsbury in the united kingdom in 1997 and the same was published in the name of harry potter and the sorcerers stone by scholastic corporation in the us in 1998. He was the only child and son of james and lily potter nee evans, both members of the original order of the phoenix. It was published in the united states as harry potter and the sorcerer s stone by scholastic corporation in 1998. Harry and the snake harry potter and the philosophers stone duration. Harry potter and the philosopher s stone harry potter thinks he is an ordinary boy. It is about a boy called harry potter whose parents have died and is living with his aunt petunia, his uncle vernon and his cousin dudley dursley. Nearly ten years had passed since the dursleys had woken up.
The books imaginative story line about a boy wizard made it an immediate and lasting hit. Gryffindor, slytherin, hufflepuff, ravenclaw twenty years ago these magical words and many more flowed from a young writers pen, an orphan called harry potter was freed from the cupboard under the stairs and a global phenomenon started. Harry potter and the sorcerer s stone, first published in england as harry potter and the philosopher s stone, continues to win major awards in england. I started philosophers stone when she was five and she lapped it up so we read. Harry potter and the philosophers stone book depository. Addressed in green ink on yellowish parchment with a purple seal, they are swiftly confiscated by his grisly aunt and uncle. Winner of winners in the 2020 blue peter book awards voted for by children, to celebrate 20 years of the amazing blue peter book awards. It respects kids intelligence and motivates them to tackle its greater length and complexity, play imaginative games, and try to solve its logic puzzles. As magical as ever at the age of seven, i fell headoverheels for a funny looking book with a pink cover and a strange name. The book follows harry potter during his first year at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry where he gets involved in the plot to find the philosophers stone the book was adapted into a film in 2001. Rawlings s classic book harry potter and the sorcerer s stone.
Start book 1 sorcerers stone sometime around 11 years old, as a readaloud book. Mar 01, 2017 hi, even though there is nothing wrong with the content of harry potter and philosopher stone nothing harsh or abusive but the book doesnt have any pictures. Harry potter and the philosopher s stone is a fantasy novel written by british author j. What age is harry potter and the philosophers stone. Wondering whens the best age for kids to read harry potter.
Love plays a crucial role in harry potter and the sorcerer s stone, as well as all of the remaining books in the series. It is the first novel in the harry potter series and. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone chapter 1 read aloud. Harry potter and the philosophers stone 880l 56 harry potter and the chamber of secrets 940l 56 harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban 880l 56 harry potter and the goblet of fire 880l 56 harry potter and the order of the phoenix 950l. The novel was published in 1997 and initially was intended to be a childrens book.
The book was published by bloomsbury on 26th june 1997. If my mother hadnt died, i dont think its too strong to say that there wouldnt be harry potter. Harry potter and the philosophers stone a book of firsts. Is harry potter and the philosophers stone a good gift. Harry potter and the philosophers stone read any book. Your agebyage guide to all things harry potter red tricycle.
Dec 24, 2016 jk rowlings harry potter world was given its first screen treatment 15 years ago, and to celebrate, warner bros wizarding world of harry potter are putting props from the harry potter and. I take it you are asking what reading age group is the philosophers stone appropriate for. Rawlingss classic book harry potter and the sorcerers stone. Christmas preparations at hogwarts harry potter and the. We read harry potter and the sorcerers stone and she seemed to like it, but i. He was just waiting to restore his body by getting the philosophers stone. Harrys birth was overshadowed by a prophecy, naming either himself or neville longbottom as the one with the power to vanquish lord voldemort.
It is based on fantasy genre and was published by bloomsbury. At 665 years old, nicolas and his 658yearold wife perenelle certainly make use of the elixir, but having lived more than six centuries in the wizarding world they favour a quiet life. Rowling released harry potter and the sorcerers stone more than 20 years ago, kids have been devouring the books, watching the movies, and at. This rubyred stone could be used to create the elixir of life, which made the drinker immortal, as well as transform any metal into pure gold. I was seventeen years old when harry potter and the sorcerers stone came.
One day just before his eleventh birthday, an owl tries to deliver a mysterious letterthe first of a sequence of events that end in harry meeting a giant man named hagrid. During the next five years she outlined the plots for each book and began writing the first in the series, harry potter and the philosophers stone, which was first published in. The real nicolas flamel and the philosophers stone. Jk rowlings harry potter world was given its first screen treatment 15 years ago, and to celebrate, warner bros wizarding world of harry potter are. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone harry potter and the philosophers stone 880l 56 harry potter and the chamber of secrets 940l 56 harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban. I love amys plan about reading aloud one book in the series every october. Parents need to know that harry potter and the sorcerer s stone is a thrillaminute story, the first in j. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone harry potter and the philosophers stone 880l 56 harry potter and the chamber of secrets 940l 56 harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban 880l 56 harry potter and the goblet of fire 880l 56. The first novel in the harry potter series and rowling s debut novel, it follows harry potter, a young wizard who discovers his magical heritage on his eleventh birthday, when he receives a letter of acceptance to hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. He had a scar on his forehead which was produced due to the attack of lord voldemort. Rowling, 9781408883747, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
Harry turned eleven years old in the fourth chapter of harry potter and the philosophers stone. Why ill have my kids wait to read harry potter book riot. The liveaction adaptations proved as popular as the books, and the generally faithful series fully realized. Harry potter and the philosophers stone is the first book in the harry potter book series by j. Harry potter and the philosophers stone gryffindor edition by j. The books imaginative story line about a boy wizard made it an immediate and lasting hit with both children and adults. Aug 23, 2018 harry potter and the philosopher s stone by j. Harry potter and the philosophers stone inciting event.
Is harry potter and the philosophers stone a good gift for. Harry potter and the philosophers stone is the first book in a 7 book and one play series. It was caput draconis which is latin for dragons head and that definitely fits as a straightforward password for the common room. This article is very wrong about the age recommendations for harry potter books and movies. Dec 18, 2017 harry and the snake harry potter and the philosopher s stone duration. Rowling posted on may 19, 2016 may 19, 2016 by bookley book blog if you like magic keep reading, if. The first part of the worldpopular harry potter audiobook is philosophers stone also known as sorcerers stone. Harry potter and the philosophers stone gryffindor edition.
What age is harry in harry potter and the philosophers stone. Schools, religious orders and communities have all tried to keep control of their populations by banning things considered inappropriate by adults who have. Harry potter and the philosophers stone won two publishing industry awards given for sales rather than literary merit, the british book awards childrens book of the year and the booksellers association bookseller author of the year. Recommendation harry potter and the sorcerers stone by j.
Like the rest of the harry potter series, philosophers stone is set in an overtly magical world, and. Celebrate 20 years of harry potter magic with four special editions of harry potter and the philosophers stone. This event occurs a bit early in the first act, but its clearly harrys first brush with the conflict the call to adventure, which is promptly rejected for him by his aunt. The book follows harry potter during his first year at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry where he gets involved in the plot to find the philosopher s stone. The philosophers stone was a legendary alchemical substance with magical properties.
Harry potter and the philosophers stone chapter 12. Harry potter and the philosophers stone harry potter. Rowling demonstrates the power of love from the very beginning of the narrative by explaining that harry s ability to survive voldemort s killing curse is a direct result of his mother s love. In harry potter and the philosophers stone, harry, an orphan, lives with the dursleys, his horrible aunt and uncle, and their abominable son, dudley. Harry potter and the philosophers stone kindle edition. The book s imaginative story line about a boy wizard made it an immediate and lasting hit with both children and adults. These books should be enjoyed together and discussed.
What harry potter and the philosophers stone teaches us. Jun 26, 1997 harry potter and the philosopher s stone is a fantasy novel written by british author j. So at what age is a kid ready to read the harry potter series. So far it has won the national book award, the smarties prize, the children s book award, and is shortlisted for the carnegie medal, the u. Rowling, 9781526602381, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The harry potter series has been recognised by a host of awards since the initial publication of philosophers stone including four whitaker platinum book awards all of which were awarded in 2001, three nestle smarties book prizes 19971999, two scottish arts council book awards 1999 and 2001, the inaugural whitbread childrens book of. Harry potter is an 11 year old boy who has lived with the dursley family ever since his parents died in.
An iconic moment, harry potter and the philosophers stone boasted the very first utterance of a gryffindor password. Harry potter and the philosopher s stone titles available in the harry potter series in reading order. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone movie revisited. Recommendation harry potter and the sorcerers stone by. Rowlings harry potter series have been a great hit. As you said your niece has not started reading yet and she is about to turn 7, childre. Harry potter and the philosophers stone is the first book from the series and create a magical scenario that urges people to read the next book and then the next. Quirrell was using harry and made him stand before the mirror of erised, and the mirror instantly recognized harrys lack of greed for the stone. I read harry potter and the philosophers stone to my seven year old. Only six months after starting philosophers stone, j. What to read to younger children when harry potter gets too dark. The book is a present for my child that loves harry potter and has seen all the films, but now when she is older 10 years old she wants to. Harry potter and the philosophers stone is the first book in the harry potter series written by j.
Harry potter and the philosophers stone illustrated. Harry turned eleven years old in the fourth chapter of harry potter and the philosopher s stone. Sep 06, 2019 i take it you are asking what reading age group is the philosophers stone appropriate for. Harry potter and the philosophers stone story structure. Harry potter and the philosopher s stone is the first book in the harry potter book series by j. Harry potter and the philosophers stone first edition. It respects kids intelligence and motivates them to tackle its greater length and complexity, play imaginative games, and.
Harry potter and the philosophers stone was not explicitly about death. In harry potter and the philosophers stone, nicolas flamel is the only known maker of the philosophers stone, an object capable of turning metal into gold and granting immortality with its elixir of life. Rowling 1997 y ouve probably heard of this book already, and if you havent read it yet i think youll enjoy it. I believe it offers an escapism to almost every age. During the next five years she outlined the plots for each book and began writing the first in the series, harry potter and the philosophers stone, which was first published in 1997. Harry potter has never even heard of hogwarts when the letters start dropping on the doormat at number four, privet drive.
Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Harry potter and the philosophers stone film wikipedia. Harry potter and the philosophers stone is a fantasy novel written by british author j. The philosopher s stone was a legendary alchemical substance with magical properties. The film is the first instalment of the harry potter film series and was written by steve kloves and produced by. Harry potter and the philosophers stone childrens books wiki. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone chapter 1 read. By march 1999 uk editions had sold just over 300,000. As magical as ever at the age of seven, i fell headoverheels for a funny looking book. Nor were its actual deaths professor quirrell and, off the page, we assume nicolas flamel especially dramatic or shocking. Listen harry potter and the philosophers stone audiobook. From the middle ages to the late 17thcentury, the socalled philosophers stone was the most soughtafter goal in the world of alchemy, the medieval ancestor of chemistry. Harry receives his invitation to hogwarts schoolwhich his horrible uncle promptly takes away from him.
Nearly ten years had passed since the dursleys had woken up to find their nephew on the front. Read pdf harry potter and the philosopher s stone absolutely for free at. Harry potter and the philosophers stone themes gradesaver. Harry potter and the philosopher s stone released in the united states as harry potter and the sorcerer s stone is a 2001 fantasy film directed by chris columbus and distributed by warner bros. Sep 01, 2018 from the middle ages to the late 17thcentury, the socalled philosophers stone was the most soughtafter goal in the world of alchemy, the medieval ancestor of chemistry. Harry potter and the philosophers stone harry potter books.
Harry potter and the sorcerers stone, first published in england as harry potter and the philosophers stone, continues to win major awards in england. At what age should you read each harry potter book. Parents need to know that harry potter and the sorcerers stone is a thrillaminute story, the first in j. Harry potter and the philosophers stone released in the united states as harry potter and the sorcerers stone is a 2001 fantasy film directed by chris columbus and distributed by warner bros. Harry potter and the philosophers stone gryffindor. Harry potter and the philosophers stone, the first novel in the immensely popular harry potter series by british writer j. What age is harry in harry potter and the philosophers. William remains the same age despite appearing in books published. Harry potter and the philosophers stone read book summary. It is the first novel in the harry potter series and rowling s debut novel, first published in 1997 by bloomsbury.
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