SABRINA, THE TEENAGE WITCH MAGIC HANDBOOK

by Patricia Barnes-Svarney

Put a little magic in your everyday life!

It's not easy being a teenage witch. So I have a Magic Handbook, full of spells and rules and magic tests to help me.

Now you have a Magic Handbook as well! Full of tricks and do-it-yourself science experiments that will help you understand your world -- the smells, sounds, sights, and other occurrences of "magic" all around us. It's a handbook for your everyday life!

Together we'll discover:

Why does the scent of eucalyptus wake you up, but lavender calms you down [and which will help you on your next big exam]?

Which color makes you work harder and which one makes you happy?

How do we get goose bumps?

What are the real secrets behind brain freeze, photosynthesis, and rising bread?

I'll even show you how to make it rain in your own kitchen!

It'll be fun and simple. Because not everything that looks like magic really is. Sometimes the real magic is how easy something looks!

-- Sabrina

Genres: Witches, Childrens, Magic, Nonfiction

96 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1998

About the author

First I must appologize to my family for being the kid who always asked "Why?" But that one word asked many times led me to science and writing--especially in the physical sciences. And all of that led me to have quite an wide range of other writing topics--from weather in Antarctica to the many facets of Forensic Science. Yes, I've always been "the geek next door"... and with more than three dozen books to my credit (mostly on science), no one questions my geekiness anymore!

The latest book is from Visible Ink Press--The Handy Forensic Science Answer Book. Thomas Svarney is my co-author, and is one heck of a researcher. (He also has a science background, so we can discuss the mechanics of the climate without scratching our heads in puzzlement...Well, within reason!) The book was interesting to put together and we learned a great deal about forensics. It was especially fun since the subject includes so many different sciences.

Reviews

[Liberty · Rating 5 out of 5]

Book of magician like magic tricks. I liked it when I was a kid and I liked the show. So, I am extremely biased.

Did tricks in the school yard. For it's time, it was good. 5 stars for nolstolgia.

[Lauren · Rating 3 out of 5]

I loved all of the Sabrina tales full of magic. Every story was a different adventure and some new and exciting challenge to overcome. These books made me want to have magical powers too but the ending results were hilarious.

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I remember loving this series as a kid.