Tom Mason & Dan Danko: Magic University The Book of Illusions
Mason, Tom & Dan Danko: Magic University The Book of Illusions
©2001 Scholastic, Inc., NY
Softcover, saddle-stitched, 5.9", 74 pages
ISBN: 0439327024
Tom Mason & Dan Danko: Magic University The Book
              of Illusions
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Comments: Illustrations by Daniel Aycock. With contributions from Jeff Fredricksen. The Magic University appears to have been a direct-to-home program by Scholastic, with a total of 10 books and accompanying magic tricks and accessories.

Contents (from book):

1 The Magic of Illusions

5 The Tricks
5 Pencil Pushing: pencils pass through quarters in special coin box
10 Whopper Chopper: finger chopper routine
13 My Coin Safe: coin in nest of boxes
17 The Magic Tower: a block passes through a wand in a cylinder
21 The Coin Press: a coin passes through a glass
24 Lights! Camera! Drop! Vanish!: a one cup and ball trick (not a Chop Cup)
27 Take Me out to the Ball Game: a three cups and balls routine
32 The Rubber Band Jump: rubber band jumps from fingers to fingers
35 Ups with Cups: cup puzzle, spectator can't match moves
38 Paper Clipped: paper clips join to rubber band from a dollar
41 String-a-long: cut and restored string
44 Penniless: one penny passes through spectator's hand to join the others
48 Saw the Straw: string through a straw is cut and the string is unharmed
51 The Card Pass: two cards pass through deck into your hand
54 The Painless Balloon: balloon doesn't pop
57 Passing Glass: glass through table
60 The Paper Door: stepping through a piece of paper
62 Napkin Magic: one napkin penetrates another
65 The Magic Belly Button: pushing a wand through someone
69 The Squishy Pencil: in pushing a pencil through a quarter, it vanishes

72 Conclusion
73 About Magician Jeff Fredriksen
74 What's New With Tom Mason and Dan Danko


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