Synopses & Reviews
"This oversized title, lavishly, illustrated, is sure to fly off the shelves". -- School Library Journal
Review
...not only tells you how to do some ripping magic tricks, it also shoes you how to use stuff you'll find around the house. A wave of the magic wand and poof it's 4 stars (Chicago Tribune, July 4, 1995)
Review
A Fun activity book that will help dissolve the mid-summer blahs. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 2, 1995)
Review
For the child with the patience to practice, this book introduces a number of classic tricks, such as vanishing coins and cups and balls, through carefully staged directions. Materials are simple and the apprentice magician is told what to do before, during, and after each trick. The tricks have many steps, but the directions are clearly lard out, with bright photographs picturing children at each stage of the learning process. The necessity of practice is emphasized in an introductory admonition. (Booklist, August 1995)
Review
...features a more physical kind of magic that requires showmanship, confidence, organization, and attention to detail, as well as a more visually appealing format. (School Library Journal, October 1995)