title: The Tales of Beedle the Bard, Standard Edition (Harry Potter)
author:  J. K. Rowling 
description: Grade 4 UpMuggles grow up with Grimm's fairy tales; wizarding children grow up with <i>Tales of Beedle the Bard</i>. The Bard's book is a collection of five tales, bequeathed to Hermione Granger by Professor Dumbledore. The passing of the book into her hands was intended to be both "entertaining and instructive." As in all good mysteries, information contained within its pages provided Hermione with clues essential to helping Harry in the series' last installment. In particular, "The Tale of Three Brothers" describes how three magical items appeared after siblings cleverly cheat death. It is these items that play a pivotal role in <i>Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows</i> (Scholastic, 2007). Those hoping to re-create the hours of pleasure spent curled up with a J.K. Rowling book may be disappointed at the brevity of this title, but they will undoubtedly enjoy the tales and Dumbledore's often lengthy, cynical-but-wise commentary on each one.<i>Robyn Gioia, Bolles School, Ponte Vedra, FL</i> <br />Copyright  Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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  THE
  
  TALES OF
  
  BEEDLE
  
  THE
  
  BARD
  
    
  
  Translated from the original
  
  runes
  
  
  by Hermione Granger
  
    
  
  by
  
  J. K. ROWLING
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  First published in Great Britain in 2008 by the Children’s High Level Group,
  
  45 Great Peter Street, London, SW1P 3LT,
  
  in
  
  
  association with Bloomsbury Publishing Plc,
  
  36 Soho Square, London, W1D 3QY
  
  Text and illustrations copyright © J. K. Rowling 2007/2008
  
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