Today is a Potter Day, we have interesting news surrounding our favorite wizard!
New Harry Potter theme park Hogwarts Express & construction photos
www.snitchseeker.com: The first clear shot of the Hogwarts Express by the entrance of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter has been released by Jainey99 and can be viewed below.
There’s also numerous shots of the entrance, the Hogwarts site, and various other buildings for the theme park were taken by Orlando United on October 27th. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter will open to the public in Spring 2010.
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I’m loving everything! It be so great to ride the Hogwarts Express, I’d feel like an 11 year old witch heading for Hogwarts 😉 What do you think of the progress of the Wizarding World?
Casting a spell on children
thestar.com.my: The success of the Harry Potter books has inspired school teacher and textbook writer Khor Ewe Pin to pen a series that has now become a bestseller in the local Chinese publishing industry.
THE local Chinese book industry is currently experiencing a Harry Potter phenomenon of sorts as young readers snap up new titles of a series as soon as they hit the shelf.
The fact that this is happening in a country where only 3% of regular readers prefer books, and where most readers prefer foreign materials, seems just surreal.
So, what led to this craze and who is the wizard behind the phenomenon?
Well, it all began in a modest publishing house tucked away in Taman Len Sen, Cheras with former school teacher and textbook writer Khor Ewe Pin wielding the magic wand.
Khor, 54, who holds a zoology degree and a master’s degree in Education, was motivated to start writing books for children who, these days, would be categorised as tweenies.
“I was wondering what books there were for my children to read as they grew older,” says Khor who founded Odonata Publishing Sdn Bhd, which used to specialise in children’s magazines and learning references, 10 years ago.
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Half-Blood Prince Items At The Noble Collection
www.harrypotterspage.com: With the arrival of the holidays, The Noble Collection has added a few replicated items from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince to their Harry Potter inventory. Those items are:
The Crystal Goblet Set – The goblet found in the cave and used by Dumbledore to drink the spell-casted liquid to get to the locket which is also part of the set.
The Locket (sold separately)
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Wow, that Locket looks great, it must go on my list. Those Half-Blood Prince items look really well, I like that each wond has its own design. It’s also great that Harry Potter keeps encouraging kids to read. Are you buying any HBP items? How do you think that The Harry Potter books have help kids reading?
