50 classic magic tricks to amuse and entertain your family and friends, including card tricks, coin tricks and sleight-of-hand tricks. The world's greatest and most celebrated magicians, conjurers and illusionists can make us believe the unbelievable, the impossible possible. But, of course, just like everybody else these conjurors had to start at a beginning. They too had to learn simple (but effective) card tricks, easy (but imaginative) coin tricks and basic (but still mind boggling) sleight-of-hand tricks before advancing to more innovative and radical skills and techniques. Amazing Magic Tricks is a cool compendium of diverse tricks to inspire all aspiring magicians to pick up a wand and impress their friends and family! Full of trivia as well as simple illusions to practice, perfect and perform at home, Amazing Magic Tricks will guide you on your way to becoming a master magician quicker than you can say 'Ta-Dah!'.

Think like a mathematician by scribbling your way through this jam-packed activity book, full of maths puzzles to solve, codes to crack and patterns to draw. Activities include inventing your own currency, designing symmetrical shapes and creating maths magic tricks. Includes links to websites with even more maths facts and activities.

No one could mistake Gobbolino for a simple kitchen cat, with his sparky whiskers and magic tricks, but that's just what the witch's kitten wants to be. Instead of learning how to turn mice into toads for the witch's brew, Gobbolino sets out on an adventure to find a family and a home of his own. Reissued for its seventy-fifth anniversary with illustrations by the award-winning Catherine Rayner, this classic tale has been loved by generations of children.

These books describe a series of magical tricks, explain the principles and show how to make the props necessary for each trick. The set includes books: Science Magic With Sound, Science Magic With Shapes & Materials, Science Magic With Machines

These books describe a series of magical tricks, explain the principles and show how to make the props necessary for each trick. The set includes books: Science Magic With Sound, Science Magic With Shapes & Materials, Science Magic With Machines

This book is in the series of Step-by-Step Chinese Reading for Practical Purposes. It is at Reading Level-2. It can be used by learners at HSK Level 3 ~ 5. People who have learned 1,000 Chinese characters or have studied Chinese for more than half a year can also read it. There are 11 articles altogether in this book, all of which are selected from newspapers published in recent years. They are stories about Chinese and foreign languages, cultural comparisons and conflicts, for example, comparisons between Chinese and foreign education, the parent-child relationship in China and other countries, Chinese and foreigners' attitude towards luxuries, Chinese people's form of address, etc. Using lively language, each article is preceded by "Reading Tips" and followed by "Have you understood it?" The new words are annotated in pinyin, English, Korean and Japanese. The articles in pinyin are also provided.

Stories that brought about some of the best known Chinese idiom have been added to this series. The author, and experienced teacher, selected these stories from ancient Chinese literature and adapted them to help young learners of Chinese appreciate the different ways of thinking by the individuals in the stories. Adapted by Laurette Zhang.

Stories that brought about some of the best known Chinese idiom have been added to this series. The author, and experienced teacher, selected these stories from ancient Chinese literature and adapted them to help young learners of Chinese appreciate the different ways of thinking by the individuals in the stories. Adapted by Laurette Zhang.

A funny, action-packed, moving black-and-white graphic novel about a boy coming to terms with the loss of his dad. Cooper is brilliant at magic tricks. Card tricks, clever illusions - he can do them all. His dad, also known as the Great Eduardo, taught him the tricks of the magical trade before he passed away. But the one thing Cooper can't do is see his dad again. So when a talking rabbit appears from his dad's top hat, and reveals there is a place where Cooper might find him, he jumps at the chance. Magic is about believing the impossible, after all. And Cooper desperately wants to believe that he can see his dad once more. But what - and who - is waiting for them in the land where magic goes wrong? Filled with filled with humour and emotion, this is an action-packed graphic novel about finding magic when you need it the most.

The bestselling debut fantasy inspired by the legend of the Chinese moon goddess. A young woman's quest to free her mother pits her against the most powerful immortal in the realm, setting her on a dangerous path where those she loves are not the only ones at risk… Raised far away on the moon, Xingyin was unaware she was being hidden from the Celestial Emperor - who exiled her mother for stealing the elixir of immortality. But when her magic flares and reveals her, Xingyin is forced to flee her home, leaving her mother behind. Alone, powerless, and afraid, Xingyin makes her way to the Celestial Kingdom, a land of wonder and secrets. In disguise, she trains alongside the Emperor's son, mastering archery and magic, despite the passion which flames between them. Vowing to rescue her mother, Xingyin embarks on a quest, confronting legendary creatures and vicious enemies. But when forbidden magic threatens the kingdom, Xingyin must challenge the ruthless Emperor, leaving her torn between losing all she loves or plunging the realm into chaos… Inspired by the legend of Chang'e the Moon Goddess, this captivating debut weaves Chinese mythology into a sweeping adventure of love and family, immortals and magic.