THE TALES OF BEEDLE THE BARD (Libro en papel)

de ROWLING, J. K.

Sinopsis

The Tales of Beedle the Bard have been favourite bedtime reading inwizarding households for centuries. Full of magic and trickery, theseclassic tales both entertain and instruct, and remain as captivatingto young wizards today as they were when Beedle first put quill toparchment in the fifteenth century. There are five tales in all: 'TheTale of the Three Brothers' Harry Potter fans will know from HarryPotter and the Deathly Hallows, 'The Fountain of Fair Fortune', 'TheWarlock's Hairy Heart', 'The Wizard and the Hopping Pot' and 'Babbitty Rabbitty and her Cackling Stump' complete the collection. Thesenarrative gems are accompanied by explanatory notes by Professor Albus Dumbledore (included by kind permission of the Hogwarts Headmaster'sarchive). His illuminating thoughts reveal the stories to be much more than just simple moral tales, and are sure to make Babbitty Rabbittyand the slug-belching Hopping Pot as familiar to Muggles as Snow White and Cinderella.This brand new edition of these much loved fairy tales from thewizarding world pairs J.K. Rowling's original text with gorgeousjacket art by Jonny Duddle and line illustrations throughout byTomislav Tomic.The Tales of Beedle the Bard is published in aid of the Lumos (link to wearelumos.org), an international children's charity (registeredcharity number 1112575) founded in 2005 by J.K Rowling. Lumos is dedicated ending the institutionalisation of children, aharmful practice that affects the lives of up to eight milliondisadvantaged children around the world who live in institutions andorphanages, many placed there as a result of poverty, disability,disease, discrimination and conflict, very few are orphans. Lumosworks to reunite children with their families, promote family-basedcare alternatives and help authorities to reform their systems andclose down institutions and orphanages.