About the book
The Wizard's Guides to Magical Experiments sparks wonder and curiosity with 40 engaging real-life science experiments for wizards-in-training to try at home.
Welcome to the Touchwood Academy of Magical Thinking, where magical abilities are a must. Kids will discover the thrill of the real-life magic of chemistry with hands-on experiments from the creator of the bestselling Ology books, AJ Wood. As a "First Class Wizard," Wood guides wizards-in-training through dozens of magic tricksand spells that are actually wow-inducing age-appropriate science experiments.
Young wizards will stop water from freezing, make endothermic ice cream, create a colorchanging potion, discover the magic of crystals and more. At the end of the book, children will earn a certificate that grants them the title of Novice Wizard.
What did the judges think?
Andrew Blair, year 3 and 4 teacher and science lead, said: “The collection of experiments is a fantastic idea - I can really see children picking this book up. They will be engaged by the interactivity and the magical science and can then go on to explore why the experiments work the way they do.”
About the author and illustrator
was the founding Editor and Publisher of Templar for more than 30 years. In her time there, she published and nurtured numerous Greenaway winners and edited and wrote groundbreaking series such as The Ologies, which have sold over 19 million copies worldwide. Today she writes and runs her own small press from her home in Surrey.
is an author, illustrator and life-long space cadet who flies by the seat of her rocket pants. Since graduating Sheridan College in illustration, she has illustrated picture books and novels, but her favourite medium remains comics. Jo's debut graphic novel Cat's Cradle went on to win the 2012 Joe Shuster award for best comic for kids and has recently been picked up for re-release by First Second Books. Jo lives in the tiny village of Carp, Canada.
AJ Wood
