This guide for and about witches will help to dispel any misinformation about these paranormal beings. Included is information on how to determine if you or someone you know is a witch, tips on how to become a successful witch, a section on the necessary witching tools, concocting spells and potions, and much, much more.
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Got a haunting on your hands? Part of the inventively designed Field Guide to the Paranormal series (which resemble passports to another world), The Ghost Hunter's Handbook: A Field Guide to the Paranormal by Lori Summers offers help for those in need. With blocky drawings and eerie photographs, the title explains what ghosts are, where and how to find them and "What to Do if You Encounter a Ghost." An appendix suggests books and movies for further research; fill-in-the-blank pages encourage kids to document sightings. Also available: The Witch's Handbook: A Field Guide to Magic by Rachel Dickinson (with movie stills from The Wizard of Oz, Harry Potter and more).
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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This seems to be a big year for witches and this little handbook is chock full of information. The opening chapter asks if you are a witch and offers ways to test yourself. There us a Federal Witch Identification Exam, a page to list the reasons why you might be a witch, information about famous witches such as those from the Wizard of OZ and the TV program Bewitched, there is even a two page spread listing good witch characteristics and a similar one for bad witches. Chapter two describes witches in history and how those women who often knew herbal remedies and could help heal the sick were often considered witches. One of the more interesting sections of this chapter is the description of witch holidays. The next chapter deals with essential equipment such as a broomstick and how to make one, obtaining a familiar, and a wand. Chapter four describes magic symbols and spells with step-by-step instructions and the proper words to use for a few magic tricks. The last chapter offers more resources for those who want to do more reading about witches or watch some movies and TV shows. There is also a glossary and pages for a journal and another to create an identification card. Fun for older kids who know that this is a spoof and will find the compilation amusing. 2002, Price Stern Sloan,
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By Artemis MOOnSong "Wicked Witch of the West Coast" (The Western Sky, OZ) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Witch's Handbook: A Field Guide to Magic (Paperback)
This book is very cute, with many little fun things in it like a Witch Test - how to tell if you or someone you know is a witch (not by any means an "authentic" source, but very fun) to the explanation to readers that witches don't have green skin, warts on their nose and missing teeth. It also has a reference to "good" and "bad" witches in the media (Glinda from "The Wizard of Oz", Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Samantha from "Bewitched", etc) and references to Harry Potter as well.
A wonderful little gift to give to a little brother or sister on Halloween :)
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When most people imagine a witch, they think of a nasty old hag with long stringy hair, a tall pointy black hat, and a wart on the end of her nose. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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When most people imagine a witch, they think of a nasty old hag with long stringy hair, a tall pointy black hat, and a wart on the end of her nose. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
witch holidays, magical potential, bad witch Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Little Witch, Energy Spell New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis in Back Matter
- Roald Dahl (Twayne's English Authors Series) by Mark I. West on page 16
- Harry Potter 6 und der Halbblutprinz by Joanne K. Rowling in Back Matter
- The Chronicles of Narnia Boxed Set by C. S. Lewis in Back Matter
- Little Witch by Anna Elizabeth Bennett in Back Matter
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