Abracadabra!: Fun Magic Tricks for Kids - 30 tricks to make and perform (includes video links)

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Age range 6 to 9 Summon your inner Houdini and learn simple magic tricks that will wow your family and friends! How did he do that? Have you ever racked your brains trying to figure out how that birthday party magician pulled a dove out of his sleeve? Or spent sleepless nights wondering just how he made that coin disappear? Well, what if there were a book that shared a magician's secrets with you and showed you how to do magic, too? Eleven-year-old magician Kristen and her magician dad, Ken, reveal secret magic techniques with step-by-step photographs and demonstrate how you can perform tricks that look impossible but are, in fact, very simple to master!

Kristen Kelly is an eleven-year-old who has been surrounded by magic all her life. She won her local talent competition, Warrington's Got Talent, at age six for her magic show. She lives in Warrington, England. Ken Kelly has been a professional magician for over thirty years, ever since he received his first magic set from his grandmother at age six. He co-runs the blog MagicTricksForKids.org where he shares his passion for magic with other young magicians. He lives in Warrington, England. Colette Kelly, wife of Ken and mother of Kristen, adds her own magic touch to MagicTricksForKids.org with her photographs, videos, and graphic design. She lives in Warrington, England.

"A solid guide for magicians-in-training." Publishers Weekly "This animated, upbeat collection should disappear quickly from . . . shelves." Booklist "A solid guide for magicians-in-training." Publishers Weekly "This animated, upbeat collection should disappear quickly from . . . shelves." Booklist