School of Magic - by Altea Villa (Hardcover)

About the Book

School of Magic is illustrated with clear-and-easy instructions for effective and impressive tricks that can be done at home with everyday objects. This handy guide starts with skill development, like hand-eye coordination, rope tying, and card shuffling exercises. It then provides step-by-step directions for a variety of magic tricks that go from simple to harder. There are even short biographies of famous illusionists throughout time, like Adelaide Herrmann and Harry Houdini.

Book Synopsis

For those seeking to enter the enchanted and esteemed realm of magicians, here are more than 50 magic tricks ranging from beginner to advanced. School of Magic is illustrated with clear-and-easy instructions for effective and impressive tricks that can be done at home with everyday objects. This handy guide starts with skill development, like hand-eye coordination, rope tying, and card shuffling exercises. It then provides step-by-step directions for a variety of magic tricks that go from simple to harder. There are even short biographies of famous illusionists throughout time, like Adelaide Herrmann and Harry Houdini. Aspiring magicians will feel like they are in a real "magic school"!

About the Author

Altea Villa is a content writer and ghostwriter with a doctorate in philosophy. She has written numerous magazine articles and children's books.

Arianna Bellucci studied entertainment design at the Nemo Academy of Digital Arts in Florence, Italy, and has worked as a 2D artist in the videogame industry, mainly with LKA studio on the release of The Town of Light. She is a member of Fuffa, an illustration studio based in Tuscany that was created by a team of four friends passionate about illustration and books. Together they make picture, activity, and interactive books, as well as puzzles and toys.