Hocus Pocus by Paul Kieve

Paul is obsessed with magic. Ever since he was given a magic set at the age of ten, he has been buying magic books, props and posters and honing his skills as a magician. He keeps all his magical paraphernalia in his house in Hackney, right around the corner from the magnificent Hackney Empire, a venue played at by all the great illusionists of the golden era of magic, some hundred years ago. One day, Paul is on the phone to his friend, sitting in his 'Poster Room', and chatting about how well his magic show from the night before went, when he gets a strange sensation . . . Suddenly, the huge figure of Alexander steps out of the poster and starts telling Paul off for getting too big for his boots! Alexander and the other brilliant magicians in the posters are going to show Paul what magic is really about!

About Paul Kieve
Paul's career began at the age of sixteen appearing in the video for Sade's hit 'Your Love is King'. More recently he was magic consultant to the film Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, in which he also appears. He privately tutors Daniel Radcliffe in magic. Paul creates innovative magical effects for theatre around the world, including West End productions. He has been consulted by magicians including David Copperfield and Derren Brown. He has tutored numerous other personalities and actors as diverse as Ant & Dec, Graham Norton, Jim Broadbent and Ruby Wax. As magic consultant to Guinness World Records Paul researched and created magic sections for the 2005 and 2006 books.

ISBN:	9780747590897
Australian Pub.:	November 2007
Edition:	1
Publisher:	Bloomsbury
Imprint:	Bloomsbury Children's
Subject:	Children's non fiction
Edition Number:	1
Suitable for ages:	10-12