Amazing Card Tricks

Approximately 50 truly astonishing card tricks are demonstrated and explained in this unusual, beautifully photographed book for young and budding magicians. The distinctive feature of Amazing Card Tricks is the series of how-to photos, each close-up picture showing a pair of white-gloved hands in the step-by-step, sleight-of-hand process of manipulating a card deck to perform a magic trick. An opening sequence shows various ways to shuffle a card deck--and then to false shuffle in a way that gives the illusion of the real thing. Author Jon Tremain, a professional magician, also teaches his readers how to force a spectator's choice in selecting a card. He starts his repertory of tricks with a relatively easy one called X Marks the Spot. A spectator chooses a card, remembers it, puts it back into the deck, then immediately retrieves it after the deck is thoroughly shuffled. The tricks grow more challenging--and more amazing--as young readers progress through the pages of this vastly entertaining book. Bonus features include the author's method of fortune-telling with cards, and tips on creating a professional appearance while performing tricks.

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AMAZING

CARD TRICKS

With a simple pack of playing cards magicians perform thousands of unbelievable tricks. Professional magician Jon Tremaine, member of the Inner Magic Circle with a Gold Star, shares his conjuring secrets in this fascinating book of easy-to-follow card tricks. With just a little practice, you'll be entertaining your friends in no time! Each stunning trick is illustrated with superb step-by-step photographs, accompanied by plenty of hints and tips.

This Spanish-language book is one in a series of four entertaining What Do You Know About? books, for very young children whose first language is Spanish. Attractive color illustrations and easy-to-follow text combine to present factual information that younger boys and girls will readily absorb and understand. Tu árbol genealógico, which is Spanish for "Your Family Tree," describes all the people that small children first come to know: parents, brothers and sisters, grandparents, and cousins. Four pages presenting activities for children appear at the back of the book, followed by a two-page section for parents, with tips on explaining the subject in more detail.