MAGIC TRICKS ILLUSIONS Written by JOHN WOOD Gareth Stevens PUBLISHING
4 CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET So you want to be a magician Well you've come to the right place There are many secrets waiting for you inside this book By the time you're finished reading you will be a master of illusion magic Let's begin WHAT IS ILLUSION MAGIC An illusion is something that looks real but isn't Magicians create illusions in lots of different ways Sometimes props are used These may have secret tricks hidden inside Sometimes the magician creates illusions with clever hand movements DID YOU KNOW A magician who performs illusion magic is called an illusionist
Illusion magic has been performed for hundreds of years Big magic shows were performed on stage in front of many people and were popular throughout the 1800s and 1900s The shows used complicated illusions to fool the audiences and make them gasp in surprise All sorts of illusions were performed from making assistants disappear in a box to making objects float in the air This is an old magic show poster for a famous magician named Harry Kellar Today illusion magic is performed on stage on television or even in the streets Some magicians on television such as Dynamo are famous for making it look like they can disappear into thin air or walk on water One of Dynamo’s tricks shows him walking on water 5 The History of Illusion Magic Illusion Magic Today
