An approved textbook at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry since its first publication, "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" is an essential guide to the magical creatures of the wizarding world. Muggles who have seen the film of the same name or read the Harry Potter novels will be familiar with some of these beings - the Niffler, the Thunderbird, the Hippogriff. This new paperback edition features the recently revised text from 2017, which includes six curious new creatures that inhabit the North American continent, as well as a new foreword by Newt Scamander, providing fascinating insights into the events surrounding a serious breach of the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy that occurred in New York in the 1920s. This new paperback edition boasts beautiful shimmering snake skin details on the foil-effect cover and includes continuous illustrations by Tomislav Tomic. Newt Scamander's masterpiece.