Summary
With simple instructions, easy-to-follow diagrams, and tips from Jack and Annie, Magic Tricks from the Tree House is perfect for fans of the bestselling chapter book series, magic, and fun!
It's a book of magic tricks perfect for chapter book readers! When Jack and Annie went back in time to meet Houdini, they learned that the most famous magician of all time didn't use real magic at all. It was a trick! Now they've tracked down all the best, most fun, most tricky magic tricks and put them together in one book - so you to learn too!Tailor-made to teach kids how to wow friends and family in their very own magic show, this book also includes facts about famous magicians and famous tricks.
Did you know that there's a Magic Tree House book for every kid?
Magic Tree House- Adventures with Jack and Annie, perfect for readers who are just beginning chapter books
Merlin Missions- More challenging adventures for the experienced reader
Super Edition- A longer and more dangerous adventure
Fact Trackers- Nonfiction companions to your favorite Magic Tree House adventures
Mary Pope Osborne was born in Fort Sill, Oklahoma on May 20, 1949. She grew up in a military family, and by the time she was 15 she had lived in Oklahoma, Austria, Florida, and four different army posts in Virginia and North Carolina. She attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she majored in religion. After graduation, she traveled around Europe and Asia. Before becoming an author, she worked as a window dresser, a medical assistant, a Russian travel consultant, a waitress, an acting teacher, a bartender, and an assistant editor for a children's magazine.
Her first book, Run, Run as Fast as You Can, was published in 1982. She is the author of the Magic Tree House series and the Merlin Missions series. Her husband, actor Will Osborne, helps her write the nonfiction companion series, Magic Tree House Research Guides. Her other books include The Deadly Power of Medusa, Jason and the Argonauts, Haunted Waters, and Moonhorse.
(Bowker Author Biography)
