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Harry Potter agus an Orchloch (Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone, Irish Edition)

J. K. Rowling, J.K. Rowling

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Total reviews: 6 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Great service! 5 out of 5 stars.
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Received it in less than a week! Very good translation, so good I can't read it yet, considering I'm only "Intermediate" in Irish. Fortunately, they did not translate names, as the French and Spanish editions do. More product in the Gaelic language, please! More translations!!!! For instance, let's have Dr. Seuss in Gaelic, as it would help my language development!!!! Go raibh mile maith agat!

Editorial Review:

The Irish translation of the first Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, in which Harry Potter, a normal eleven-year-old boy, discovers that he is a wizard. Long ago, Harry's parents were killed in a battle with the evil Lord Voldemort. When we first meet Harry, he is living miserably with his repulsive and non magical (or Muggle) Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon Dursley, and their even more revolting son, Dudley. Following a bizarre but hilarious chain of events, Harry finds himself at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry with an outrageous cast of characters, including super smart Hermione Granger, vile Draco Malfoy, sinister Professor Snape, and wise Headmaster Albus Dumbledore. Adventures galore ensue.

Harry Potter e la Pietra Filosofale (Italian Edition of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone)

J. K. Rowling

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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

J K Rowling

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: A Deluxe Pop-up Book

J. K. Rowling

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Total reviews: 11 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Harry Potter Mom 3 out of 5 stars.
9 of 9 people found this review helpful.

My 3 year old "loves" all things Harry Potter, especially since big brother does. Have been looking foward to something that was more on his level for him to enjoy. The book is very nice. He enjoys the pop up and action tabs. The artwork is nice. I was very disappointed that it has no words at all! A little story would have been nice. He does, however, enjoy the book and is very proud to have is "own" Harry Potter book.

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With six two-page spreads featuring the key scenes from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, this Harry Potter pop-up book allows younger children to begin to experience the thrilling saga of Harry Potter's first year at Hogwarts. Every page literally pops out with creative 3-D engineering in full color, while pull-tabs allow readers to bring a Quidditch game to life or help Harry see his heart's desire in the Mirror of Erised. The cartoonish art is muddy and unspectacular, but fans and collectors blinded by their enthusiasm for the boy wizard may not care a bit. (Ages 4 and older)

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Year 5)

J. K. Rowling

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Harry Potter a l'Ecole des Sorcieres (French Language Edition of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone)

J.K. Rowling

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Harry Potter E la Camera Dei Segreti

J. K. Rowling

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Harry Potter Et L'Ordre Du Phenix = Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Folio Junior)

J. K. Rowling

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Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets

J. K. Rowling

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Harry Potter a l'ecole des sorciers

J. K. Rowling

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Total reviews: 11 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Good in French, too 5 out of 5 stars.
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Having just finished a degree in English Literature, I've been avoiding any remotely serious reading like the plague. I've also been a fan of Harry Potter since one of my friends sat me down and told me I wasn't allowed to make snotty remarks about Harry Potter fans unless I at least tried to read one of the books. So when I decided that my post-graduation project would be to dust off my French skills, reading the French translations of Harry Potter seemed the way to go.

I was actually pretty surprised at how much I was able to understand. The grammar and sentence structure is relatively simple, and the wry voice and wit of Rowling still shows through. There was definitely a lot of vocabulary that I had to look up, but there was also a lot of vocabulary that I could pick up from the context: in particular, hibou, voler and cicatrice (owl, fly or steal, and scar). Granted, my familiarity with the series provided a bit of that context, so I would consider this to be between reading a book you have no familiarity with and reading a dual language book with the English on the facing page.

My main complaint with the translation is that some of the names were changed. I'm in book 2 right now, and I still have a hard time accepting Professor Rogue as Professor Snape. Neville Londubat is not quite as bad, but I think there could have been a better way to convey that Snape's name has certain connotations in terms of the character's personality.

Overall, I've been thoroughly enjoying reading in French, which I could not say when slogging through some of The Classics in class. The more I read on, the more I realize that I'm not translating to English in my head but thinking in French. Highly recommended.