When she was a young girl, Emma Watson s father used to read Harry Potter books to her before bed. She could have never dreamed that one day she would star in a Harry Potter movie. But that s exactly what happened. Even though she had never acted before, she was chosen to play Harry s close friend, the independent Hermione Granger. The movie set was called Potterworld, and that is where Emma and her costars literally grew up. Eight films later, Emma was graduating from Potterworld and preparing to start the next chapter of her life. Read about Emma s years in Potterworld, how her friends keep her grounded, her plans for the future, and which magical trait of Hermione s Emma wishes she had in real life!
Though a bit outdated--it was copyrighted 2011--the information about Harry Potter star Emma Watson contained in this book was enlightening and informative. If you read this, you'll find out how Emma discovered the Potter books, and how determined she was to get the part of Hermione, as well as a bit of what she has done since the film series ended. It could use a little updating, but, for what it was, it was great.
This book was fabulous. Not only did it give a good description of Emma Watson's life and career that would be interesting to children, but it's a great tool to help children read as well. The book is broken into small chapters which contain fairly small paragraphs. Within each paragraph the words are larger so they are easier to see and focus on. I also like how the author included the pronunciation after a word that may be challenging for some students. For example, celebrated (SEH-luh-bray-ted)and environment (en-VY-urn-munt).