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Harry Potter
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Adventures to Read All Through the Summer 
 "Librarian Nancy Pearl has options other than Harry Potter for parents, kids, and fans of the series." Includes summaries of books that should "keep fans of interesting fantasy writing occupied — and happy — throughout the summer." Includes links to other book lists. From National Public Radio (NPR). http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4646599 Topics: Children's Literature, Literature & Books, Literature: Fiction, Summer Reading Last updated May 19, 2005 The Brothers Hildebrandt
The Official Brothers Hildebrandt Website includes the biographies and images of the well-known works of Greg and Tim Hildebrandt, illustrators and painters of fantasy and science fiction art. Highlighted are the images of their popular creation of "JRR Tolkien, Lord of the Rings Calendars," "Star Wars" movie posters, trading card sets for "Harry Potter," and several comic book covers. http://brothershildebrandt.com/ Topics: Literature & Books, Literature: Fiction, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Oct 1, 2004 The Classics Pages
This site includes "well over 1000 pages of news, information, games and controversy about the life, literature, art and archaeology of the ancient world of Greece and Rome, and the latest on my Greek Harry Potter." Your questions on the classics, Latin, Greek, or the ancient world can be answered by the Oracle of Loxias (in the guise of the site author). Topics include classic authors and their works, Greek vase painting and sculpture, women, technology, and links to other classical sites for teachers and a bookshop. http://www.classicspage.com/ Topics: History By Place, Literary Movements and Periods Last updated Jul 21, 2005 Do Mandrakes Really Scream? Magic and Medicine in Harry Potter
Website accompanying a 2007 exhibition about medicine and magical lore in J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" series of books. Articles and images of historical books and drawings explore alchemy, historical figures (such as Nicholas Flamel, a scholar and scribe who died in 1417), unicorns, mandrakes, potion-making, and related themes from the series. From the National Library of Medicine. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/mandrakes/ Topics: Health Last updated Nov 27, 2007 Harry Potter
Register for Hogwarts, play quidditch, and use the message boards at this fun site for fans of Harry Potter. This official website for the Warner Brothers motion pictures also has trailers and images of the newest film in the series. http://harrypotter.warnerbros.com/ Topics: Literature: Fiction Last updated Jul 7, 2005 Harry Potter
Designed for fans of the Harry Potter books by J. K. Rowling, this site includes brief summaries of each book in the series, discussion guides, a pronunciation guide and glossary, interviews with the author, and more. From Scholastic, the American publisher of the books. http://www.scholastic.com/harrypotter/ Topics: Children's Literature, Literature: Fiction Last updated Aug 7, 2005 Harry Potter
This site lists the seven Harry Potter books, suggests other books for children and young adults who enjoyed reading them, and includes links to official and fan Harry Potter sites. From the Baltimore County Public Library. http://www.bcplonline.org/kidspage/kids_harrypotter.html Topics: Children's Literature, Literature: Fiction Last updated Aug 2, 2007 The Harry Potter Automatic News Aggregator (HPANA)
(Caution: some pop-ups.) This site "was created to monitor several of the top news sources on the Web and provide near-instant alerts when new information is published." Subscribe to the site's RSS (syndication) feeds to stay current on the happenings of Harry, Hogwarts, Hermione, and the rest of that realm. The multimedia index has images, sounds, video, art, and photographs of characters, actors, and premieres. Maintained by a Web-savvy group of Potter fans. http://www.hpana.com Topics: Literature: Fiction Last updated Jul 14, 2005 The Harry Potter Lexicon
Broad coverage and detailed information on the people, places, and things in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series of children's books. Includes an atlas of Hogwarts, encyclopedias of potions and spells, a bestiary, a quidditch handbook, and a guide to other resources concerning the world's favorite wizard-in-training. http://www.hp-lexicon.org/ Topics: Children's Literature, Literature: Fiction, Mysteries and More Last updated Mar 25, 2007 Harry Potter's World: Renaissance Science, Magic, and Medicine
Companion to a traveling exhibition "created to explore the link between Harry Potter and the history of science." Site features illustrated essays comparing Harry Potter's world with the history of science in the areas of potions, monsters, herbology, magical creatures, fantastic beasts, and immortality. Also includes lesson plans, online activities, and a bibliography. The tour will begin in the fall of 2009. From the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM). http://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/harrypottersworld/index.html Topics: Literature: Fiction, Science Last updated May 14, 2009 J.K. Rowling Official Site
Official information from J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series of books. This is the author's place to "communicate directly with Harry Potter fans." Move the cursor around her cluttered desk to see news, biography, annotated directory of fan sites the author likes, links, Ms. Rowling's responses to gossip and rumors, and more. http://www.jkrowling.com/ Topics: Authors by Region, Children's Literature, Literature: Fiction, Mysteries and More Last updated Jul 7, 2005 JK Rowling and Harry Potter
Collection of dozens of news articles and analysis about the Harry Potter books and their author, J.K. Rowling. Includes material back to 2000, such as reviews, sales and profits figures, and articles about new books Rowling is working on. From the website for the Scotsman newspaper. http://news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=3&page=1 Topics: Children's Literature, Literature: Fiction Last updated Aug 1, 2007 The Sugar Quill
This searchable, volunteer-run archive of Harry Potter fan fiction (short stories based on J.K. Rowling's novels, written by devotees of the series) and art has the aim of "encouraging people of all ages to write, and to strive to become better writers, by allowing others to beta-read and make suggestions to help them." Potter enthusiasts are encouraged to "have fun and obsess freely" on several discussion forums relating to the books and the art of writing. http://www.sugarquill.net/ Topics: Communications, English Language, Literature & Books, Literature: Fiction, Writing Last updated Jun 2, 2004 Wild About Harry
Material from the "Today" television show related to the July 2007 release of J.K Rowling's book "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows." Features video clips and related articles on topics such as details on events after the book's epilogue, more Potter to come, and synopses of the first six Harry Potter books. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18783376/ Topics: Children's Literature, Literature: Fiction Last updated Aug 1, 2007 |
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