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“Pottersaurus” defines Potter’s magic with words

For years, reading the Harry Potter books to his daughter, Julia, proved to be an educational experience for Eric D. Randall. The more he read, the more questions Julia had about what certain words meant. Then one day, Julia suggested someone create a dictionary to define words such as marauder and comeuppance. Two years later, that someone was her dad. Read more about the man who wrote the book, The Pottersaurus: 1,500 Words that Harry Potter Readers Need to Know, in this article from The Beaumont Enterprise of Texas.

Posted by Steve Groft on 20 June 2007 in Adolescent Literacy , Feature

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