Scamander, Newt.

Fantastic beasts & where to find them / Fantastic beasts and where to find them Newt Scamander. - New York : Arthur A. Levine Books, 2015, c2001. - xxxv, 88 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Newt Scamander is a fictitious author created by J.K. Rowling. Issued as part of a boxed set entitled "Hogwarts library."

Foreword by Albus Dumbledore -- Introduction by Newt Scamander: About this book ; What is a beast? ; A brief history of Muggle awareness of fantastic beasts ; Magical beasts in hiding ; Why magizoology matters -- Ministry of magic classifications -- An A-Z of fantastic beasts -- About the author.

A description of beasts, believed by Muggles to be mythical, like the Quintaped, the Puffskein, and the Knarl. Presents a facsimile edition of a book from the world of Harry Potter--the text for Hogwarts' Care of Magical Creatures class.

ISBN: 9780545850568 (hc.) 0545850568

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Imaginary organization)
Animals, Mythical