Houdini In The Classroom

Houdini in the Classroom is a fun and effective teaching approach that can be used to: Help students to develop creative and critical thinking skills Improve studentsconfidence in public speaking Foster better writing skills Create a fun learning environment Enhance motor coordination Create memory hooks for key curriculum concepts The author, Michael Kett, has been a physical therapist as well as a magician for more than 20 years. His previous book, Applied Magic, is a blending of his therapy and magic backgrounds. Houdini in the Classroom is a collection of amazing beginner magic effects that can be applied to any subject or grade level. No previous magic experience is necessary to be successful using this unique teaching tool.

A chance encounter with Harry Houdini leaves a small boy in possession of a mysterious box--one that might hold the secrets to the greatest magic tricks ever performed.

Houdini the caterpillar is a classroom pet who loves the spotlight. When his tricks stop being so amazing, Houdini needs to come up with a new act. Pedersen combines science and fiction in a fresh and entertaining way to explain the stage's of a monarch butterfly's metamorphosis. Full color.

Every kid has heard of Harry Houdini, the famous magician who could escape from handcuffs, jail cells, and locked trunks. But do they know that the ever-ambitious and adventurous Houdini was also a famous movie star and the first pilot to fly a plane in Australia? This well-told biography is full of the details of Houdini's life that kids will really want to know about and illustrated throughout with beautiful black-and-white line drawings. Illustrated by John O'Brien.

When eight-year-old Anna finally convinced her mother to adopt a cat, she had no idea how all their lives were about to change. After the events of a Halloween night gone horribly wrong, her teenage brother and friends find themselves at the center of a mystery that could endanger all their lives. A teenage boy is the focal point of a conspiracy still very much unknown. Not knowing anything about his past or even where he is from, he must learn to control himself, his emotions, and his cool in a completely unfamiliar setting and with a new home and family. Through many trials and tribulations, with his life in danger at every turn, and being the target of the school bully, he learns to love and to appreciate the gift of family and friends. Join Kevin and his friends in this story of friendship, courage, and adventure-a story that's sure to please readers of all ages.

Super-sleuths Herman "Houdini" Foster and his cousin, Janet Perry, discover a mystery at school, and cards are not the only things to vanish. Has Houdini's skill in making things disappear transferred to the classroom pet? Instructions for the "Wacky Jacks" card trick are included.

Harry Houdini was a great escape artist, but perhaps his greatest trick was becoming the famous magician that we have come to know. As a child, Houdini worked hard--and even quit school--to help support his family. But his dream always was to become a great magician and performer. He practiced day and night, thinking up new tricks and more and more dangerous stunts. His intense ambition paid off, and soon Harry Houdini became known worldwide! This kid-appealing Step 3 traces Houdini's life from his poor beginnings to his eventual success as the most famous mystical magician and escape artist of all time.