Disappearing Magician, The
- Publisher
- Kids Can Press
- Initial publish date
- Feb 2007
- Category
- Beginner, Mysteries & Detective Stories
- Recommended Age
- 6 to 7
- Recommended Grade
- 1 to 2
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781554530342
- Publish Date
- Feb 2007
- List Price
- $5.95
Classroom Resources
Where to buy it
Out of print
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Description
Lu and Clancy are enjoying their boat trip, but suspect that something's not quite right about the magician Arabella. When she pulls a disappearing act along with some jewels belonging to the audience, the dog detectives are on the case!
This Level 2 first reader contains longer stories, varied sentences, increased vocabulary, more difficult visual clues and some repetition.
About the authors
Award-winning author and teacher Etta Kaner enjoys writing nonfiction for both children and adults. Her books include Animals Migrating, Animal Talk , Animal Groups and other titles in the Animal Behavior series, as well as four titles in the Kids Can Read series. She is also author of the Exploring the Elements and Have You Ever Seen series. She lives in Toronto.
Louise Dickson is the author of The Kids Guide to Fortune Telling, Lu and Clancy's Secret Languages, Lu and Clancy's Crime Science, The Vanishing Cat and The Disappearing Magician in the early reader series. She lives in Victoria British Columbia.
Awards
- Winner, Best Books for Kids and Teens, Canadian Children's Book Centre
Editorial Reviews
[T]he setting, slapstick humour and magic tricks will make these popular with the intended audience. Pat Cupples' lively, optimistic illustrations are a great partner to these texts. Cupples has captured the joie de vivre and enthusiastic nature of these characters.
CM Magazine
Librarian Reviews
The Disappearing Magician (Kids Can Read 2)
When Arabella the Magician pulls a disappearing act along with some jewels belonging to the audience, the dog detectives are on the case! Readers learn how to replicate Lu and Clancy’s mind reading trick. This book was previously published in picture book format as The Vanishing Cat (2001).Source: The Canadian Children’s Book Centre. Best Books for Kids & Teens. 2008.
