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Weiser Field Guide To Witches, The: From Hexes To Hermione Granger, From Salem To The Land Of Oz (The Weiser Field Guide Series) (2000)

by Judika Illes(Favorite Author)

3.77 of 5 Votes: 4

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review 1: I started my adventure through this book just flipping to random pages, and had fun discovering new and interesting characters and information. Then I read the introduction and just kept reading. I wasn't expecting this to be a read cover to cover book but that is just what it turned out to be! There is so much information and covered in a way to give you a short overview but leave you excited to do more research! I highly recommend this book.
review 2: Ah, the sweet sweetness of a brand-new ARC in the mail. This week, I was treated be Weiser Books to preview “The Weiser Field Guide to Witches”, a guide book to all things witchy. As advanced as I thought my knowledge of witches were from “Harry Potter” and “The Crucible”, I was taken to school with ... morethis easy-to-digest and somehow very comprehensive guide to famous and infamous witches. I dare anyone to not want to pick up this book after looking at the cover, by the way, it’s adorable.The book is set up in different sections to explain the fact and fiction behind witches. “Tools of the Trade”, “Types of Witches”, and “Are You a Witch?” are all covered with bold terms or names and a brief definition. The style is straight-forward and often funny, with suggestions on where to travel and further reading for witches-in-training. This would be perfect for the Harry Potter YA crowd; the book is age appropriate and would be a wonderful book report idea, vs. “Guide to Civil War Shoes” or “Healthy Grains Throughout History”, whatever the kids are reading these days. I would have loved this book if I were twelve; I was the kind of kid who was always saying “did you know…?” and then annoying everyone with facts. And YA aside, I actually did learn quite from the guide. For instance, did you know the term “hedge witch” comes from “hedge rider”, which defines someone going between the natural world and the civilized world? The more you know!Loaded up with images and short stories, this book is a good introduction to a fascinating tradition that shows up in all cultures historically (and now!). And while supernatural monsters are all the fashion, I enjoyed this reminder that witches are way more awesome, and flying on brooms is a far superior ability than being handsome and bloodthirsty. Also, unlike sticking a false set of pointy teeth on your chompers, you can actually learn about living, breathing witch traditions. Pardon me while I don my pointy hat!EZ Read Staffer Jenifer less

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