Evanson, Ashley
Summary: "Do you know that you're a magician? In this interactive book, use your fingers to perform all kinds of magic tricks. Tap a hat to make a bunny appear, recite a spell to make books bigger, say "Gone-zo!" to make a ship disappear, and much more. But beware: the clever magic tricks don't always turn out the way you'd expect! "--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE EVAWarner, Gertrude Chandler
Summary: When Henry's magic teacher, The Amazing Arthur, goes missing right before the Greenfield Magic Shop's annual magic show, Henry and his sibilings look into Arthur's disappearance.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman & Company 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC WARHigginson, Sheila Sweeny
Summary: "Did you know that every time a magician uses sleight of hand, he is secretly tracking your eye movements at the same time? How does a magician make a dove appear out of thin air? Amaze your friends with the secrets you learn in this fun, fact-filled Level 3 Ready-to-Read!"--Provided by publisher.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2015
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE HIGStyles, Walker
Summary: After breaking out of prison, tricky magician Labra-Cadabra-Dor puts canine detective Rider Woofson under a evil spell.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon 2017
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE STYShea, Bob
Summary: Ballet Cat and her cousin, Goat, try to outdo one another while putting on show for their grandmother.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2017
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1 available in Multi-Media Kits, Call number: KIT J ORANGE BALJay, Joshua
Summary: Combines photographs, step-by-step directions on how to perform 100 magic tricks, with lessons on what to say and how to direct the audience's attention.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Workman Publishing 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 793.8 JAYBaker, Keith
Summary: Mr. and Mrs. Green, a loving alligator couple, practice magic tricks, bake cookies, and dream up new inventions.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt 2006
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE BAKKilby, Janice Eaton
Summary: Are you ready to expand your powers and learn the secrets of conjurers from throughout the ages? Then grab your wand, open this book of magic, and start practicing tricks once understood only by master wizards.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 793.8 KILJay, Joshua
Summary: "Joshua Jay, one of the world's most accomplished magicians, not only opens that door but brings us inside to reveal the artistry and obsessiveness, esoteric history, and long-whispered-about traditions of a subject shrouded in mystery. In 52 short, compulsively readable essays, Jay describes how he does it, whether it's through the making of illusions, the psychology behind them, or the way...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Workman 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 793.8019 JAYAvery, Bryan Patrick
Summary: It is Mordecai's first day in Mr. Grizley's class, and before he can really introduce himself it is time for the school assembly--but when the scheduled magic show is canceled Mordecai steps in and reveals that he has brought some magic tricks of his own.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone 2021
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE AVEAvi
Summary: Mangus the Magician and his thirteen-year-old servant, Fabrizio, are commanded to go to Venice, on pain of death, to find a book by Friar Luca Pacioli which reportedly contains a magical means of making money; but Venice is a strange and dangerous city, and someone else is also after the book--then Mangus is arrested, and taken to the prison, and Fabrizio and Bianca, an orphan he has met, must...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC AVIThaler, Mike
Summary: "Hubie wants to put on a magic show. He has a magician's cap and cape. He has a stage. He even has a few assistants. The only problem is--he doesn't have any tricks. The show is on Saturday and that makes Hubie want to disappear. Can the Great Hubini get his act together? Or will his magic show be a tragic show?
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Spotlight, a division of ABDO 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Nothing can amaze quite like an expertly-executed magic trick. Ideally, only the magician knows how truly simple the deception is. After watching Math and Magic, you will know that this trick and its many variants rely on a remarkable property of patterned sequences called Gilbreath's principle--named after an amateur magician who was also a mathematician. Magic is full of such wonders, as you...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 510 MATBell, Samantha
Contents: Science is fun! -- Obedient eggs -- Ice fishing -- A sticky situation -- Eggstremely strong -- Waterproof handkerchief -- Wandering water.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 793.8 BELBirney, Betty G.
Summary: "The students of Room 26 are doing reports about the jobs they want to have when they grow up--and Humphrey the classroom pet hamster helps aspiring magician Miranda show the class about her own dream job"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2016
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED BIRParks, Amy Noelle
Summary: Seventeen-year-old Lia Sawyer teams up with Beckett--one of the charming Blackwell boys, the latest generation of a rival magic family--to win a stage magic contest and out-con the bad guys.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC PARBarnhart, Norm.
Summary: "Step-by-step photo-illustrated instructions show how to perform simple magic tricks"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 793.8 BARFlanagan, John (John Anthony)
Summary: Now a full-fledged Ranger responsible for a sleepy fief, Will finds a new adventure seeking the traitors who poisoned the king, investigating rumors of sorcery, and trying to rescue his friend Alyss, who is taken hostage.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD FLAFullman, Joe.
Summary: Presents step-by-step, illustrated instructions for thirteen magic tricks that rely on sleight of hand, along with performance tips and stories of famous magicians.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Firefly Books 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 793.8 FULHarris, Neil Patrick
Summary: Growing up in an orphanage, Leila was bullied for being different. But she turned her hardship into skill by becoming an escape artist, a valuable trait when belonging to a group of magical best friends. When a famous psychic comes to town, however, Leila and her pals won't be able to escape the big mystery heading their way. Whether chasing mad monkeys or banishing ghosts from haunted hotels,...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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1 available in JT Audio Books, Call number: JT CD Fiction HarrisPreller, James
Summary: Second-grade detectives Jigsaw, Mila, and their friends solve two related mysteries--a lost coin purse, and a magic trick gone awry.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD FIC PRERimington, Celesta
Summary: When his mother, a professional singer, dies, twelve-year-old Harrison moves to the southern Utah desert, where he continues learning card tricks, makes new friends, enters an art contest, and finds a way to pay tribute to his mother.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Books for Young Readers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC RIMRusick, Jessica
Summary: "Read how famous illusionists fooled their audiences. Then learn how to trick an audience of your own! Follow simple instructions and photos to make cups melt, water bend, and more. Check out all the books in the Super Simple Magic and Illusions series. Soon you'll be mystifying your friends with magic!"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Super Sandcastle, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2020