Who is J.K. Rowling?

Informationen zum Autor Pamela Pollock and Meg Belviso are authors of several books for children and reside in New York, New York. Stephen Marchesi has illustrated several titles in the Who Was? series and lives in Croton-on-Hudson, New York. Nancy Harrison lives in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Klappentext Everyone loves Harry Potter. Now kids can learn about Harry's creator! In 1995, on a four-hour-delayed train from Manchester to London, J. K. Rowling conceived of the idea of a boy wizard named Harry Potter. Upon arriving in London, she began immediately writing the first book in the saga. Rowling's true-life, rags-to-riches story is as compelling as the world of Hogwarts that she created. This biography details not only Rowling's life and her love of literature but the story behind the creation of a modern classic. Zusammenfassung In 1995, on a four hour delayed train from Manchester to London, J. K. Rowling conceived of the idea of a boy wizard named Harry Potter. Upon arriving in London, she began immediately writing the first book in the saga. Rowling's true life, rags to riches story is as compelling as the world of Hogwarts that she created.

Product details

• Authors: Meg Belviso, Nancy Harrison, Stephen Marchesi, Pam Pollack, Pamela Pollack, Pamela D Pollack, Pamela/ Belviso Pollack, Who HQ
• Assisted by: Nancy Harrison (Illustration), Stephen Marchesi (Illustration)
• Publisher: Penguin Young Readers US
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 02.08.2012
• EAN: 9780448458724
• ISBN: 978-0-448-45872-4
• No. of pages: 112
• Dimensions: 136 mm x 196 mm x 7 mm
• Series: Who Was...?; Who Was?
• Subject: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies