The Magic Show

A book of 12 self-performing magic tricks. Each trick can be reset with or without learning the secrets of the trick.

Abracadabra Kids will amaze friends and family with this pop-up magic show book. The Magic Show Book becomes part of the show as young magicians craft their own wand from its pages and interact with props, pop-ups, and pull-tabs to perform card tricks, mind-reading predictions, and much more. Kids can wave their new magic wand to conjure up a spectacular show with easy-to-perform but sure to amaze illusions using coins, cards, dice, and rope. Watch and be astounded as they make a coin jump from one hand to the other, saw a (paper) snake in half, and much more. The book's special flaps guide them through tricks, and hidden instructions make the act as seamless as possible. The audience never sees the notes and the paper engineering is part of the magic. The Magic Show Book is a performance in a book, full of mystifying magic that will occupy kids and astonish audiences.

Kids Can Read! Level 2.

"Want to learn a magic trick? Gil and Molly can show you one"-- Page 4 of cover.

Martin Gardner's Mathematical Games columns in Scientific American inspired and entertained several generations of mathematicians and scientists. Gardner in his crystal-clear prose illuminated corners of mathematics, especially recreational mathematics, that most people had no idea existed. His playful spirit and inquisitive nature invite the reader into an exploration of beautiful mathematical ideas along with him. These columns were both a revelation and a gift when he wrote them; no one--before Gardner--had written about mathematics like this. They continue to be a marvel. This volume, first published in 1977, contains columns published in the magazine from 1965-1968. This 1990 MAA edition contains a foreword by Persi Diaconis and Ron Graham and a postscript and extended bibliography added by Gardner for this edition.

The Great Hubini needs to get his act together in time or his magic show will be a tragic show. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Chapter Books is an imprint of Spotlight, a division of ABDO.

When preparing for a magic show, Anna and her friends find a talent for trouble instead in the eighth book of this “fast-paced, fun, and funny” (Megan McDonald, bestselling author of the Judy Moody series) illustrated chapter book series about the joys and challenges of elementary school friendships. Anna, Sadie, and Isabel develop an interest in magic tricks when their frenemy Justin mystifies them with a cool card trick but refuses to tell them how he did it. Determined to figure it out for themselves, the girls set out for the best place to find answers—the library!—ready to learn every magic trick in the book. But magic isn’t as easy as it appears, even with a book of instructions. When Anna goes to her neighbor Mrs. Shirley for advice, she finds out that while Mrs. S doesn’t know any magic tricks herself, her very favorite birthday party ever was a magician show where the magician pulled a rabbit out of a hat. With the neighborhood potluck coinciding with Mrs. Shirley’s seventy-sixth birthday, Anna and her friends decide to practice their own magic act to perform for her, but a whole slew of mix-ups ensue as they try to puzzle out how the tricks are done and how to figure out Justin’s secret, too. Can Anna and her friends perform some magic and get the mix-ups under control before—presto—it’s showtime?

This bite-sized selection of activities, games, and builds will inspire you to look at your LEGO bricks in new and exciting ways. Small in size but big in inspiration, this neat 32-page volume contains the pick of the projects from 365 Things to Do with LEGO® Bricks. The 39 activities inside will do more than teach building skills; they will unlock your imagination and get you dreaming up dozens of ideas of your own. And of course, every one of them is great fun. Learn how to hide a brick-built bunny in a magician's hat, build some animal bookends (for your DK titles), and make a friendly gnome for your home. Or if games are your thing, you can blitz your buddies at LEGO bingo or run a thrilling egg-and-spoon race. There's much more inside this book, so dip in - and don't forget, there are four other exciting books in this series, too. ©2020 The LEGO Group

Enter the Island of Sodor and experience another enchanting tale, all about the Really Useful Engines! This time, something magic is coming to Sodor - and they need Thomas' help!