Books with author Janet Sacks

Kids love magic�and here�s a box packed with tricks, puzzles, and gadgetry from the Wizard�s workshop! Props galore include a black magic bag containing disappearing balls, a sorcerer�s ring, colored ropes and cups for special illusions, a set of divination discs for performing mental tricks, and a pack of cards for magic card tricks. To get neophyte wizards started, the box includes a set of eight miniature instruction books:Tricks for New Wizards�easy tricks for beginners Wizard Illusions�tricks for making objects disappear and reappearWizard Puzzles�riddles and word games on mysterious subjectsWizard Challenges �tricks that challenge and amaze friendsWizard Numbers�simple but amazing tricks with mathematicsWizard Science�employing scientific principles to make magicWizard Workshop�using this box�s props to perform great tricksTricks for Master Wizards�instructions for performing advanced magicKids will have hours of fun honing their magic skills and performing tricks to entertain and amaze friends and family. (Ages 8 and older)

Kids can challenge themselves, their family, and their friends with this fun pack of brain-boosting activities. They'll find out how the brain works by exploring the two hemispheres, the different areas, and fun brain facts. Then, they'll dive into more than a dozen mind-bending puzzles that will test memory, pattern recognition, problem solving, and eye for detail with activities like:Crafty code and pattern puzzlesWicked word and number gamesAmazing mazes, 3D puzzles, calculator tricks, and moreThis fun and unusual pack includes lots of smart accessories like a jigsaw puzzle, a code wheel, 32 press-out cards, a wipe-clean pen and page, and a glossary of terms. A built-in storage pocket keeps everything neat.

Here is magic fun galore for kids and it's all of packed into a compact and sturdy little box! Equipment and props for budding junior magicians include a card deck for tricks, a nested box that is just the right size to perform an impressive coin trick, a magic scarf and disappearing egg, a trick rope, and magic-motion foam balls. The Little Box of Magic Tricks also includes a set of eight miniature 24-page instruction books (size 2 1/2 " x 2 3/4 " each) with instructions for performing a number of feats of magic. Each color-illustrated mini-book focuses on a different aspect of the magician's art: * Card Tricks * Paper Tricks * Disappearing Acts * Coin Tricks * Rope Tricks * Optical Illusions * Wizards * and Mind-Bender Puzzles. Here's everything that kids need to get started for many hours of pure magic fun.

Not only is this incredible kit packed with more than 100 mind-boggling illusions, it also explains the science behind them. Kids will love learning how the brain tricks the eye into seeing what may—o; may not—a;tually be there. Sections explore: Impossible shapes that appear real but are not Static objects that seem to move Camouflage techniques used by animals The magic behind animation 3D images, and moreThis fun and unusual pack comes complete with lots of cool accessories to help with the illusions including: 3D glasses, a thaumatrope (for animated illusions), a press-out impossible triangle, plus acetate sheets and spinners for creating vibrating lines and other illusions. A built-in storage pocket secures illusion accessories.

A six-compartment tray is filled with an assortment of delicate, multicolored glass beads, sequins, craft wires, and fastenings. When little girls lift the tray out of the Little Box of Beads, they'll find two color-illustrated books: Little Book of Beading and Little Book of Beads. The 32-page Little Book of Beading presents instructions for 14 beading projects, including easy-to-follow directions for making a simple necklace, a bead pendant, a raindrop bracelet, a hipster belt, and ten more fun items. The 24-page Little Book of Beads shows girls how to add to their bead collection by making their own! Here are instructions for making shell beads, pasta beads, straw beads, paper beads, seed beads, papier m¢ch© beads, and modeling clay beads. Here's a glittering box that promises hours of creative fun for the little girl who owns it.

It's a mysterious case indeed. Don't be fooled by the compact size of this chunky little box. Inside is everything a burgeoning magician needs to astound and amaze. A deck of cards, a set of three cups, four foam balls, cotton rope, a magician's silk scarf, and, of course, a magic wand are the props of choice. It all comes together with the help of a detailed, yet easy-to-follow 48-page book that covers: The history of magic Types of trickery (including illusion to sleight of hand)More than 20 easy to perform tricksBiographies of master magicians like Houdini and David CopperfieldKids will enjoy learning the secrets of magic and practicing the tricks for the ultimate performance for family and friends.

Here's a great Halloween gift for a lucky child--or a box of ideas and props for an out-of-this-world Halloween party! Creepy toys include a glow-in-the-dark plastic skeleton a toy vampire bat, fangs, blood capsules, and a tub of slime! Kids will also love the enclosed pair of books-- The Little Book of Horror Stories features retellings of four scary tales: Dracula, Frankenstein, Phantom of the Opera, and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow The Little Book of Spooky Games and Scary Tricks is packed with games, tricks, jokes, and activities to liven up a Halloween party. Both books are filled with creepy color illustrations.

Children love finding out about themselves; they’re curious about what lies beneath the skin. With a pull of some tabs, and the cool images here, they can find out how oxygen circulates, about the digestive process, and what makes up the inside of a cell. The mysteries of the skeleton, skull, teeth, brain, heart, and more are revealed to inquisitive young minds, along with very practical information on how they can stay healthy.