Quidditch through the ages /

By: Whisp, Kennilworthy [author.]Contributor(s): Rowling, J. K. Quidditch through the agesMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : London : Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc. ; In association with WhizzHard Books, [2017]Copyright date: ©2001Description: xviii, 105 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781338125740; 1338125745Subject(s): Potter, Harry (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction | Sports -- Miscellanea -- Juvenile fiction | Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Imaginary organization) -- Juvenile fiction | Games -- Juvenile fiction | Wizards -- Juvenile fiction | Magic -- Juvenile fictionGenre/Form: Young adult fiction. DDC classification: JF LOC classification: PZ7.W55954 | Qui 2017
Contents:
The evolution of the flying broomstick -- Ancient broom games -- The game from Queerditch Marsh -- The arrival of the golden snitch -- Anti-muggle precautions -- Changes in Quidditch since the fourteenth century -- Quidditch teams of Britain and Ireland -- The spread of Quidditch worldwide -- The development of the racing broom -- Quidditch today.
Summary: "If you have ever asked yourself where the Golden Snitch came from, how the Bludgers came into existence, or why the Wigtown Wanderers have pictures of meat cleavers on their robes, you need [this book, which] is consulted by young Quidditch fans on an almost daily basis"--Back cover.
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Junior Fiction (JF) 		JF .R884 2001 Available 16783
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The attributed author is a fictitious person created by J.K. Rowling.

"Comic relief"--Back cover.

The evolution of the flying broomstick -- Ancient broom games -- The game from Queerditch Marsh -- The arrival of the golden snitch -- Anti-muggle precautions -- Changes in Quidditch since the fourteenth century -- Quidditch teams of Britain and Ireland -- The spread of Quidditch worldwide -- The development of the racing broom -- Quidditch today.

"If you have ever asked yourself where the Golden Snitch came from, how the Bludgers came into existence, or why the Wigtown Wanderers have pictures of meat cleavers on their robes, you need [this book, which] is consulted by young Quidditch fans on an almost daily basis"--Back cover.

1280 Lexile.