Learn Magic With Jim Stott Paperback – Import, 26 March 2016

I love i also told my friend about this book I love btw do make more ❤️ thx so much for making the book

Learn Magic is perfect for kids of all ages just discovering the world of magic. The blend of fun tricks and puzzles to play with by yourself, audience favorites, and gags to mix into your performance is the perfect beginning for someone interested in magic. I love the emphasis on entertainment. Some of the silly stuff will help budding performers develop good habits early. Instead of the new magician stroking his ego with inexplicable miracles, or more likely, going on a fruitless search for the perfect trick that will fool all by itself without any performance needed, this book will help the newcomer get smiles and create the magic of a fun time. The ability to entertain and calm the critical mind is essential for anyone doing magic.One of my favorite tricks included is the trick involving a balloon and a paper bag. Not only are the props easy and inexpensive to find, the trick captures an audiences attention and is very convincing. The audience hears the balloon pop. Then the performer incredibly restores the balloon. Another great trick is the coin thru handkerchief trick. I remember thinking this trick was ridiculous when I first learned about it in a different book. Watching someone perform it, taught me never to discount a trick just because it sounds bad in a book.This volume is short, and at first I thought that was a bad thing (it could be cheaper, but then, secrets are invaluable). However, the focus keeps the wannabe magician on task. Instead of reading about trick after trick, the performer-in-training is forced to chose one to begin with. And what good choices he has! Almost immediate gratification can be had with many of the card tricks included in this book. Tricks with cards, rope, lifesavers, balloons, and more can be learned quickly from this book. Take it from a clown with disposable thumbs - these magic instructions are great!~Fizz the Clown (aka Trent Williams)

Jim does an outstanding job of explaining and using colorfully & great illustrations for each of the tricks in the book. The tricks are all very easy to do, but just because they are easy doesn’t mean they aren’t good, because many of them are being used by professional magicians today. His "Helpful Hints" are valuable advice about learning, practicing and the preforming which is great for the kids and their parents for avoiding difficulties that might cause a lot of frustration and ultimately causing them to quit. Important Life Skills that are being lost in our technologically-based world can be taught with Magic! Self-confidence, self-esteem, communication skills, social skills and hand and eye coordination are all parts of what magic is about. Another thing magic can do is it motivates kids to read. These amazing benefits from using what they learn in this book!Dave DavisPast PresidentInternational Brotherhood of Magicians Ring 5

I love this book, "Learn Magic with Jim Stott". I got three of them for my young grandson's. It has some great tricks in it that are easy to read and perform. Although it is primarily for the young people, it does have some routines in it for the older set as well.Jim has put together a great selection of magic tricks that the reader can practice and perform within minutes. I am very happy he wrote this book as I know my grandson's will enjoy it. I highly recommend this for any young person who is thinking of starting in magic. Even a seasoned professional would enjoy reading it and doing some of the tricks shown.

My copy just arrived and it was an easy read!Throughout the book there are side bars called "Helpful Hints" and I wish more magic books had this feature.The book is well illustrated and the directions for the tricks seem clear.This book is a value book in that there are classic magic secrets that a beginner can learn.I have paid much more for books that provided much less.I did not give 5 stars as I need to test this book on some students to get their reactions.I suspect I may change this to 5 stars.

This is a wonderful book for kids ages 8 and up, and for adults that have thought about learning some magic tricks to amuse their kids, grandkids, or even other adults. The tricks are all very easy to do, but many of them have been and are being used by professional magicians. As a now retired professional magician, I can honestly say I have used many of these tricks! Jim filled the book with illustrations that make every trick easy to understand.Also, he includes many helpful hints about learning and performing magic, all based on his lifetime of experience as an entertainer.Children get many benefits from learning magic tricks and performing them for family and friends: Benefits that they never realize! It builds self-confidence and self-esteem. It builds social skills and communication skills. It helps build hand and eye coordination. It motivates kids to read. It helps kids to "think on their feet." Yes, they can get all of these amazing benefits from using what they learn in this book! It is a wonderful book to have hidden for those days that the kids are trapped inside by bad weather. Aunts, uncles, and grandparents should have a copy handy for when families come to visit. It will keep the kids occupied so the adults can socialize without constant interruptions​.