LoveReading4Kids Says
What an absolutely splendid book this is! Not only a thing of beauty, with its bejewelled and embossed front cover, but it delightfully combines the appeal of hands-on science experiments, impressive magic tricks and the eternal Harry Potterish fantasy appeal of a school for wizards. It is a book that any child, and any chemistry teacher who wants to make science exciting, would treasure and return to again and again.
The Touchwood Academy of Magical Thinking welcomes readers to a series of 40 magical experiments with tips on how to perform them and always with an explanation of how they work. Grouped in themes the experiments reveal what the world is made of and how matter combines and mixes and the reactions and transformations that can follow. The beautifully illustrated pages show a diverse pair of young wizards (and Merlin the cat) practising the fascinating experiments. Using equipment and resources which can readily be found at home, clear instructions are given for how to prepare and undertake each experiment safely, with a warning sign clearly indicating where help from an adult is required.
Every spread has sturdy flaps to lift and fold out mini books, which give the scientific background and explain very clearly how and why the experiment works. This genuinely is a magical introduction to the principles and essential vocabulary of chemistry and it is a hugely enjoyable learning experience. I personally cannot wait to make endothermic ice cream!
Joy Court
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The Wizard's Guide to Magical Experiments Synopsis
The Wizard's Guides to Magical Experiments sparks wonder and curiosity with 40 engaging real-life science experiments for wizards-in-training to try at home.
Welcome to the Touchwood Academy of Magical Thinking, where magical abilities are a must.Kids will discover the thrill of the real-life magic of chemistry with hands-on experiments from the creator of the bestselling Ology books, A.J. Wood.
As a "First Class Wizard," Wood guides wizards-in-training through dozens of magic tricks and spells that are actually wow-inducing age-appropriate science experiments.
Mini-booklets and fold-out activities on every page add to the excitement and discovery, covering topics such as:
- what is the world made of?
- experiments with water
- magical matter- magical mixtures
- the importance of energy
- experiments with air
- experiments with salt
- the magic of crystals
- the acid test
- experiments with vinegar
- reactions and transformations
- kitchen alchemy
Young wizards will stop water from freezing, make endothermic ice cream, create a color-changing potion, discover the magic of crystals and more. At the end of the book, children will earn a certificate that grants them the title of Novice Wizard.
Experiments in this book: Make Water Bend · Move Water to Your Command · Make Your Own Magic Bugs Walk on Water · Rainbow Eggs · Magic Colour Wheel · Make a Magical Ice Tower · Stop Water from Freezing · Send a Magic Message · Oil Fireworks · Liquid Layers · Air Is There · Make Money Talk · Watch Water Rise · Make Your Own Exothermic Energy · Make Endothermic Ice Cream · Make a Magic Lava Lamp · Make a Message in Crystal Ink · Make Your Own Stalactite · Make a Salt Crystal · Make a Sugar Crystal · Make a Colour Changing Potion · Make Invisible Ink · Make an Eggshell Disappear · Make a Rubber Bone · Dancing Popcorn · Make Your Own Compounds · Flour Glue Cauldron · Pop a Balloon by Magic · Make a Reaction Rocket · Moon Batter · Reaction Bread · Magic Lemonade · Crystal Lollipop ... and more!
About This Edition
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9781917044653 |
| Publication date: |
11th September 2025 |
| Author: |
Amanda Wood |
| Illustrator: |
Jo Rioux |
| Publisher: |
Magic Cat Publishing |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| Pagination: |
30 pages |
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About Amanda Wood
Formerly an illustrator of natural history books at the Natural History Museum, A. J. Wood has been a highly respected publisher and author of children’s books for twenty years. She went on to be the founding Editor and Publisher of Templar for more than 30 years. In her time there, she published and nurtured numerous Greenaway winners.
She has written some 80 titles, spanning both educational, picture and novelty books. Her love and understanding of children and children’s books provided the inspiration for the amazing baby™ range of books; and more recently, A. J. Wood has created the hugely popular Ology series, which have sold over 19 million-copies worldwide, including the recent title Spyology.
Today she writes and runs her own small press from her home in Surrey.
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