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Recommendations... Easy Magic Tricks
by Joseph Leeming
Using only common household items — handkerchiefs, string, playing cards, coins, thimbles — the 127 magic acts in this fully illustrated guide will help young novices amaze family and friends.
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| |  My First Book of Cowboy Songs
by Dolly M. Moon
Twenty-one perennial favorites for easy playing by little hands. Red River Valley, On Top of Old Smoky, My Darling Clementine, plus 18 more classic cowboy tunes. Illustrated with prints by Frederic Remington.
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 Hidden Pictures
by Larry Daste
Loads of brain-teasing diversions for older children and fun-loving adults in 24 pages of cleverly hidden objects — all identified in a caption beneath each charmingly rendered picture.
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| |  Lewis Carroll's Games and Puzzles
by Lewis Carroll, Edward Wakeling
Forty-two perplexing puzzles by creator of Alice in Wonderland: Cakes in a Row, Looking-Glass Time, Arithmetical Croquet, Diverse Doublets, and others. Hints, solutions. Illustrations by John Tenniel.
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Products in Hobbies & Amusements | | |  | 101 Easy-to-Do Magic Tricks
by Bill Tarr
Illustrations, simple instructions for performing over 100 tricks, including The Inexhaustible Hat, The Chinese Rings, Steel Through Steel, Fingers That See, much more.
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|  | ABC of Ballet
by Janet Grosser
Clearly worded, abundantly illustrated little guide defines basic ballet-related terms: arabesque, battement, pas de chat, relevé, sissonne, many others. Pronunciation guide included. Excellent primer.
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| |  | Beginning Birdwatcher's Book: With 48 Stickers
by Sy Barlowe
Fact-filled book with sticker images of blue jay, American crow, mourning dove, barn owl, and 44 other birds, plus informative text noting bird's size, habitat, eating habits, and other data.
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| | |  | Calculator Puzzles, Tricks and Games
by Norvin Pallas
Perform amazing feats of mathematical magic, answer clever riddles, solve a baffling murder, and much more with this clever introduction to calculator games. Answers included.
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|  | Codes, Ciphers and Secret Writing
by Martin Gardner
Cipher and decipher codes: transposition and polyalphabetical ciphers, famous codes, typewriter and telephone codes, codes that use playing cards, knots, and swizzle sticks . . . even invisible writing and sending messages through space. 45 diagrams.
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|  | Cowboy Roping and Rope Tricks
by Chester Byers
An old-time champion shows how to spin a rope into rolls, figure 8s, zigzags, and other impressive formations. Includes photos, figures, and a Foreword by Will Rogers.
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| |  | Easy Carpentry Projects for Children
by Jerome E. Leavitt
Teaches boys and girls age 7 and up basic carpentry skills through easy-to-make projects: bird feeder, sailboat, tie rack, flower box, and 11 more. Over 100 black-and-white illustrations.
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| | Easy Magic Tricks
by Joseph Leeming
Using only common household items — handkerchiefs, string, playing cards, coins, thimbles — the 127 magic acts in this fully illustrated guide will help young novices amaze family and friends.
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|  | Easy-to-Do Card Tricks for Children
by Karl Fulves
Thirty mind-boggling maneuvers — arranged in order of difficulty — finding cards, mind-reading feats, many more. Diagrams, instructions for preparing and manipulating deck.
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|  | Easy-to-Do Magic Tricks for Children
by Karl Fulves
Step-by-step instructions and clear diagrams show how to perform 18 mystifying maneuvers, using only common objects. Strength Test, Untangled, Elastic Lock, Mystic Spinner, Rollaway, Heavyset, The Great Escape, 11 more.
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|  | Fascinating String Figures
by International String Figure Association
Diagrams and simple instructions show how to create a turtle, an elegant cobweb, a miniature hammock, polar bear, little girl with pigtails, swan, and 17 other intriguing projects.
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|  | Favorite Board Games: You Can Make and Play
by Asterie Baker Provenzo, Eugene F. Provenzo, Jr.
Instructions, over 300 illustrations for creating boards and playing pieces for 39 games: Pachisi, Alquerque, Solitaire, Queen’s Guard, 35 others. Lexicon, supply list, more.
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|  | Finger Plays for Nursery and Kindergarten
by Emilie Poulsson
Victorian classic of 18 classic finger plays with music for voice and piano. Entertaining and instructive rhymes teach counting, nature lore, and more. 53 illustrations.
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|  | A First Cookbook for Children
by Evelyne Johnson, Christopher Santoro
Helpful introduction includes a basic list of necessary ingredients and equipment, cooking hints, and sample menus. Total of 60 recipes: pizza, hamburgers, salads, cookies, cakes, macaroni and cheese, much more.
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|  | A First Stamp Album for Beginners: Revised Edition
by Robert Obojski
An ideal introduction with pictures of over 1,100 stamps from nearly 200 countries (and spaces for at least 2,600 more!). Includes tips on building a collection, plus Stamp Identifier Table and Index.
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|  | Fun with Secret Writing
by Geoffrey Lamb
Learn how to invent and decipher a host of codes and secret messages, including those using a revolving circle, a key letter, dots and pinpricks, grills, patterns, wheels, and other systems. 14 black-and-white illustrations.
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