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Children's book of magic /

This title helps you learn the secret of magic and put on your own astounding magic show with these 20 step-by-step magic tricks to try at home. The Children's Book of Magic demystifies the mystical by tracing the history of magic from ancient Egypt to the present day exploring the secrets behi...

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Main Authors: Hildyard, Anne (Author)
Group Author: Matthews, Rupert (Illustrator); Mitchem, James; Unstead, Sue, 1951-; Bull, Charlotte
Published: Dorling Kindersley Limited,
Publisher Address: London :
Publication Dates: 2014.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Children's book of ;
Subjects:
Magic tricks > Juvenile literature.
Magic tricks > History > Juvenile literature.
Magic tricks.
History.
Juvenile works.
Children's nonfiction.
Summary: This title helps you learn the secret of magic and put on your own astounding magic show with these 20 step-by-step magic tricks to try at home. The Children's Book of Magic demystifies the mystical by tracing the history of magic from ancient Egypt to the present day exploring the secrets behind some of the greatest magicians from Harry Houdini to Albertus Magnus. From coin tricks to sleight of hand The Children's Book of Magic explains the best magic tricks for kids through engaging step-by-step sequences helping you master the perfect trick. With 8 schools of magic and 20 magic tricks inside, you'll learn how to cut a person in half, make objects levitate or even disappear! You'll be well on your way to becoming the world's best magician and putting on your very own magic show! Dive in and discover amazing magic tricks from the secrets of sleight of hand to captivating card tricks and the mysteries of misdirection for your own magic show.
Carrier Form: 125 pages : colour illustrations ; 31 cm.
ISBN: 9781409357322
1409357325
CLC: J838-49
Call Number: J838-49/H644
Contents: What is magic? -- Magic and the ancient world -- Sorcery, conjuring and wizards -- Studying alchemy -- Witchcraft and the occult -- Mysticism -- The rise of stage magic -- Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin -- Magical effects -- Production and vanishing -- Transformation and restoration -- Escapology and teleportation -- Levitation and prediction -- Making magic -- The disappearing coin -- The heat is on -- Flighty coin -- Stacking the deck -- The magician's arsenal -- Keeping secrets -- Magic newspaper -- The rising aces -- The disappearing cup -- The sticky coin -- The right look -- Alexander Hermann.
Coin through a bottle -- Two becomes one -- Cut a person in half -- Card prediction -- Magic wands -- Howard Thurston -- Sleight of hand -- Magic societies -- The ghost tube -- Cups and balls -- Multiply money -- The magic string -- Tools of the trade -- Harry Houdini -- The tightrope ball -- An impossible prediction -- Mystery colour -- The changing card -- Harry August Jansen -- Misdirection -- Street magic -- Truth or trickery? -- History of magic -- Hidden skills every good magician needs.

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