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Magic in name only
As someone with over 5000 Magic books, many of which written for children, I would say that this book / kit is far below the average.The "levitating card" relies on a gimmick that even professionals have some difficulty with, and when I tried it, it broke!There are several effects which the person will have to obtain on her or his own, and several which require adding something to the "props" included to make the total effect. Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    2. Games & Activities - Magic   

Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12 - Science    2. Children: Grades 4-6    3. Experiments    4. Games & Activities - Magic    5. Juvenile literature    6. Science    7. Science & Technology - General    8. Scientific recreations    9. General science   

Subjects:  1. Games & Activities - Magic    2. Juvenile Nonfiction    3. Spanish: Grades 3-4   

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Good Magic
The Magic Handbook is a bit short on how to present magic, but the effects presented are very good. Many principles used by professional magicians are provided here, and all can be made fairly simply with easy to find materials. Recommended.

Lots of intresting magic tricks that are fun to do.
This book is very inspiring, and has helped me do a lot of magic tricks.I use a lot of it's tricks when I preform, and no one has ever figured them out.It is an excellent book and I think that all kids who want to be magicians will love it.It is also good for parents who want to impress their kids, but don't know how to.All in all, I think this is an A+ book ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12    2. Children: Grades 1-2    3. Equipment and supplies    4. Games & Activities - Magic    5. General    6. Juvenile Recreational Activities    7. Juvenile literature    8. Magic    9. Magic tricks    10. Non-Classifiable   

Subjects:  1. Children's 4-8 - Games / Gamebooks    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 2-3    4. Games & Activities - Magic    5. Juvenile Fiction    6. Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic   

Subjects:  1. Activity Books - General    2. Children's 9-12 - Games / Gamebooks / Crosswords    3. Children: Grades 1-2    4. Games & Activities - Magic    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Juvenile literature    7. Magic tricks   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    2. Games & Activities - Magic    3. Juvenile Nonfiction    4. Literary Criticism & Collections    5. Short Stories    6. Spanish: Grades 4-7    7. Spanish: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    8. Juvenile Nonfiction / Reference / General   

Subjects:  1. Children: Grades 3-4    2. Games & Activities - Magic    3. Juvenile Nonfiction   

Subjects:  1. Card Games - General    2. Games & Activities - Magic    3. Games / Gamebooks / Crosswords    4. Juvenile Nonfiction    5. Spanish: Grades 4-7   

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A durnt fine opus!!!!
Well i'm 14 and i think this is a great novel, that i was intially forced to read for an english project....The characters were complex, but Milliron did an exceptional job of describing the life of the main characters andtheir lives in futureworld Naboo. and it's pathetic to see so many peoplemy ages who 'don't understand'...why because it's 'sooooo boring'..gimme abreak..it's a novel!! what did u expect? the movie?please don't think allteens sit around the TV all day and don't care about good literature ordon't bother to understand. I loved the part where Jar Jar had his duodenalulcer operated on.

This is a self-help book, not a kid's book
I am so thrilled at the difference reading this book has made in my life. I have learned the key to finding true happiness and joy for myself. The information in this book could make a dramatic diference in everyone'slife. I strongly support the amazing concept of Inner Bonding as describedby Jar Jar Binks in this book, it works!

Book Padded with fake reviews
It seems as tho the illustrator padded his book with glowing reviews, the style of writing and the cute comments are reflected in his own autobiographical sketch under the illustration bio.Anyone fromHarvard.edu would know how to correctly spell Massachusetts.and then someaddress from cheddar on westgate or something like that?not at allserious.which is fine, but Don't anyone be fooled that these are realcustomer reviews. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Action & Adventure    2. Action & Adventure - General    3. Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks    4. Children: Preschool    5. Games & Activities - General    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Movie Tie - In    8. Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic    9. Science fiction    10. Specimens    11. Toy and movable books    12. Juvenile Fiction / Science Fiction, Fantasy, Magic   

Subjects:  1. Activity Books - Dot to Dot    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    3. Games    4. Games/Puzzles    5. Puzzles    6. Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic    7. Dot-to-dot    8. Juvenile Nonfiction / Activity Books    9. MINNESOTA - MN JUVENILE TRD PB    10. Mythological beings   

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Needs A Jumpstart at the First
The Great Houdini, by Monica Kulling is about a little kid who goes to a dime circus. His family is very poor and barely has enough money to get him a ticket. While he's there he goes to watch a magician, and he is amazed. After the show the magician shows him how he did it. He decides he wants to be a master of illusion. He starts practicing what the magician shows him, he decides he will leave home and become a performer. He goes all around the world, he has bad times and he has good times. This book was boring at first but got better in the end, it's worth the boring reading. I give this book 3 out of 5 stars.

Best book ever
I think Harry Houdini is one of the best books I have ever read. I think it is good because it's about a true story and they write it in a very good way.

An interesting biography of this fascinating man....
While reading this book aloud to a six-year-old, who had picked it out, I learned a lot about this man, Houdini, who has become a legend.In aclassic biography format, this book takes us through Houdini's childhood asa son of poor immigrants who admires acrobats in the cirus and makes up hisown act.As a young man, he gets work as a locksmith and learns how topick any lock... a talent that would come in very handy!Throughout hisadulthood, Houdini worked incredibly hard to make a name for himself;sadly, his hard-earned fame indirectly led to his untimely death. Houdini's story is one of perseverence rather than glamour and stardom. The book has a serious tone for a childrens' book; even the illustrationsare somber, but it is interesting and well worth a read. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1874-1926    2. Biography    3. Biography & Autobiography - Performing Arts    4. Children's 9-12 - Biography / Autobiography    5. Children: Grades 3-4    6. Escape artists    7. Games & Activities - Magic    8. Houdini, Harry,    9. Juvenile literature    10. Magicians    11. Readers - Intermediate    12. United States    13. Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / General   

Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12 - Books With Items    2. Children: Grades 2-3    3. Games & Activities - Magic   

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Subjects:  1. Children: Grades 3-4    2. Games & Activities - Magic    3. Juvenile Nonfiction    4. Family & Health   

Subjects:  1. Children's 4-8 - Stationary / Gift Wrap    2. Children: Grades 2-3    3. Games & Activities - General    4. Juvenile Nonfiction    5. Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic    6. Children's and Educational    7. Juvenile Nonfiction / Activity Books   

Subjects:  1. Children's 4-8 - Boardbooks    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 4-6    4. Games & Activities - Card Games    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Juvenile literature    7. Magic    8. Magic tricks    9. Non-Classifiable   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books - Young Adult Fiction    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Games & Activities - Magic    4. Interactive Adventure    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Spanish: Grades 1-2   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/All Ages    2. Children: Grades 4-6    3. Games & Activities - Magic    4. Juvenile Nonfiction    5. Juvenile literature    6. Magic tricks    7. Juvenile Nonfiction / Games & Activities / Magic   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    2. Children: Preschool    3. Juvenile Fiction    4. Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic    5. Sports & Recreation - Games - General    6. Toys, Dolls, & Puppets    7. Interactive & activity books & packs    8. Puzzles & quizzes   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    2. Games & Activities - Puzzles    3. Juvenile Fiction    4. Juvenile literature    5. Picture puzzles    6. Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic    7. Spanish language materials    8. Spanish: Preschool