World Magic

World Culture Magic Show Resource Guide

 Jim's latest resource book for kidshow workers who want a themed magic show. World Magic is a gigantic reference book full of tricks, routines, tips, ideas, suggestions, fonts, art, and more. Over 200 pages long! Over 1200 art files included on the disc! (No, that is not a typo - there really are over a thousand art files on the disc!) Everything you need to create a magic show with a World Theme! Thee are dozens of tricks about the world, the earth, the globe and world maps. There are dozens of tricks created to represent a specific country. In Summer 2011 the US Collaborative Summer Library Reading Program will be "One World-Many Stories." What better way to get more shows than having a themed magic show about the world and its wide variety of people and cultures? World Magic has that in spades! - Huge sections on Original Tricks! - Commercial Trick Reviews! - Routines for Standard Props! - Children's Book Bibliography! - Flags and Maps of Every Country in the World! - Custom Created Original Art Files! - Kleefeld Tips and Suggestions for Dozens of Tricks! - Over 40 Fonts you can use! - Original tricks and routines created especially to represent England, China, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Africa, Japan, India, Russia, Brazil, Australia, Scotland, Mexico and more! And if you really want to impress your library clients next summer, check below for Entitled, the customized banner especially made to go with your World Magic show! It's more than a banner - it's also a great trick you can use in your World Magic show!
World Magic eBook in pdf format on CD, Mac or PC compatible $49. 

Personalized Banner & Trick

An amazing addition to your show. Now you can have a personalized banner, displaying great kid-friendly library and book artwork, that is also a great trick to use in your show!

Carry the lightweight Entitled banner in and set it up at your school or library show. Teachers, librarians and parents will be in awe of how professional your show looks when you display this great portable backdrop banner. Wonderful and colorful art shows a child reaching out to a shelf full of books. They will notice that your name or website is custom printed across the banner. Then, to their amazement, you use the art on the banner to perform a trick.

Bring forth a helper and have her choose any bookmark from your tote bag. Let her use the cute hand pointer to point out a book based on whatever bookmark she chooses. Then show your prediction that she would choose that exact book! But wait! There's more! Bring out a second prediction, have another person choose another bookmark and pick a second book. Your second prediction is right, too! Want more? Predict what day of the week a person will choose, what month someone else will pick, what two-digit number someone will name, what random four-digit number someone will calculate, what country and animal another person will name.

Yes, the Entitled banner is not only a great display, because of the clever way the art has been created, you can actually perform a dozen tricks with it. And as if that weren't enough, Entitled carries the 2011 Collaborative Summer Reading Theme One World-Many Stories posted on the wall, making this perfect for next summer's library shows. The theme graphic is small, so you can continue to use the banner year after year, displaying your name or website along with the neat and clever bookshelf art in schools and libraries for years to come. Your banner will be customized with your name, your show title, website, phone number or any line of wording you choose. When you order Entitled you will receive a large box of materials in the mail. Enclosed is a special certificate you mail back to Jim Kleefeld. Jim will format the artwork with your wording, have the banner custom printed for you and shipped directly to your address within about three weeks. Here is what you get:

Mail-In Certificate for your personalized 30" wide by 80" high banner.

Entitled Manual - 80 page pdf on CD.

2 Different Book Prediction Cards.

40 RYBG Bookmarks to force one book title.

40 OBPW Bookmarks to force a different book title.

12 Indifferent Non-Force Bookmarks.

2 Mini-Totes to hold the bookmarks.

Hand Pointer.

10 Shape & Object Cards.

4 Math Worksheet Prediction Cards.

Book Genre Papers.

The banner is small, lightweight and portable. It is printed on heavy duty vinyl that retracts into a permanent aluminum base and stand. It comes complete with the stand, support pole and a cloth carrying bag.
Entitled Customized Personalized Banner Trick $425.

Note: When you order, you will be sent a large box with all of the ancillary materials and a certificate for the banner. Fill in the certificate with your personalization and return it to Jim Kleefeld. Your custom-printed banner will be mailed directly to you in about three weeks.

Entitled 2 Banner

Frame Your Show With A Matched Set of Banners

Frame your staging area and "bookend" your show with Entitled and the Entitled 2 companion banner.

Ideal for putting that finishing touch on your setting. This bright and colorful banner is designed to complement the Entitled banner when both are set up at your school or library show. If you think Entitled enhances the look of your show, wait til you try displaying both banners, one on either side of your performing area. The wonderful and colorful art of Entitled 2 matches and aligns with the Entitled banner perfectly. Plus, like Entitled, you can have this banner personalized with your name, website, show title, or slogan custom printed across the banner.

Entitled 2 displays a large bookshelf with 60 colorful books, and tons of nifty little surprises. Each book title can be read, and each is a real book and author, chosen from among the American Library Association's 100 most notable and popular children's books. Kids, parents, teachers and librarians will enjoy scanning the titles to find their favorite book. Plus, these book titles are all different from the book titles on Entitled. In addition, there is a wall clock with a reading slogan, a plush book character, and a clever little mouse hole marked with a sign and a tiny stack of books.

Your banner will be customized with your name, your show title, website, phone number or any line of wording you choose. When you order Entitled 2, Jim Kleefeld will email you to get the exact name or wording you want on your banner. Jim will format the artwork with your wording, have the banner custom printed for you and shipped directly to your address within about three weeks.

The banner is small, lightweight and portable, but makes an impressive 32-inch wide and 60-inch tall display. Yes, it's almost seven feet tall! It is printed on heavy duty vinyl that retracts like a window shade into a permanent aluminum base and stand. It comes complete with the stand, support pole and a cloth carrying bag. As this is designed to be a companion art piece for Entitled, please note that there is no trick incorporated into the banner or art, no book, manual, cards, or ancillary supplies. Get the Entitled trick and the Entitled 2 banner, set them anywhere from five to twelve feet apart and then stand between them to present your act. With very little time and effort, your show will stand out as really professional.
Entitled 2 Customized Personalized Banner $275.

Note: When you order, you will be sent a certificate for the banner. Fill out the certificate with your personalization and return it to Jim Kleefeld. Your banner will be custom-printed and mailed directly to you within three weeks.

Frame your performing area with Entitled and Entitled 2.

Tales From Beyond Package

Now You Can Present a Terrific Teen Program At Libraries!

The Tales From Beyond Package is Jim's brand new complete Teen and Young Adult Program Package. Now you can jump into this exciting new market and provide a much-needed program to libraries and middle schools. Have you saturated your area libraries with children's shows? Are you looking for a way to perform more programs in the same area? Get in on the ground floor now by offering a program to the YA Library market. Offer the right teen program and you WILL book shows! Tales From Beyond is the program you need to capture teens' attention. Teens and YA Librarians will love the eerie supernatural tales and spooky magical happenings. Now you can get Jim's road-tested successful program in a complete package. This is WAY MORE than a live video of a show. The package includes everything you need to know to launch a great program into an untapped market. You get a full program with all the details you need to present exciting stories and routines that involve the dead spirits of Lizzie Borden & Jack the Ripper, Voodoo, Shrunken Heads, The Titanic, Cleveland's Torso Murders, the Salem Witch Trials and more. Tales From Beyond Package comes complete with:

An hour-long video of a live performance on DVD. Watch Jim in action as he wows a teen audience.
An 80-page manual with a complete script, all the background and all the instructions you need to present eight stunning routine geared especially for teen audiences.
A CD with dozens of art files you can print to make up the tricks.
A Voodoo doll kit to create your own bizarre and spooky prop.
A complete bibliography & handout
Promotional and marketing materials including artwork, fliers, postcards, cover letters, contracts and more.
Fact Sheets on eight different presentation topics, Trick Lists, Prop Lists, Resources, Marketing Information and more.
Pre-printed materials for the tricks, including maps of 1888 London, antique-looking book pages, voodoo billets, museum sign and more.
MOST IMPORTANTLY: Full Performance Rights to present this exciting program at libraries and schools in your area.
BONUS PROP! Included in every package is Jim's clever creation Certainment.

This amazing prop looks and functions like a standard clipboard, but allows you to perform dozens of effects. Imagine secretly circling a spot on a map and then having a spectator correctly choose the exact same spot. Have a spectator call off one of nine murder suspects from his list and show that you had previously put an X by that very same suspect on your list. You can use Certainment for Tales From Beyond or in any of dozens of other routines in other shows.
Complete Tales From Beyond Package including 60-minute video on DVD, 80 page pdf file on CD-ROM, 80 art files, 5 font files, printed handouts and tricks, Bonus Certainment Clipboard Prop and Full Performance Rights - $495.

The Route to Routining

Kidabra Lecture Series

Not just lecture notes, but a full 70-page e-book on CD that gives you all the direction you need to routine your show. You will earn how to structure a show, how to sequence tricks, several ways to make transitions, and other important ideas that will greatly improve your show. In addition, there are several great tricks, including The Chinese Baker Story, Invisible Irma The World's Strongest Canary, Fishing For Books and The Rope Inspector. A separate section shows 25 complete show trick lists that Jim has used to create different shows, so you can see exactly what makes up a good sequence of tricks in a show.
The Route to Routining eBook on CD, Mac or PC compatible $25.

A Splash of Magic

Live Show DVD

Now out! Be amazed and amused watching Jim's 2010 summer library show A Splash of Magic with this live performance DVD. A Splash of Magic is taped live at a library and shows Jim's clever new water-themed magic program. As per all of Jim's magic shows, this includes clever and original tricks and routines, funny adaptations of some standards, and his creative spin on a couple of commercial tricks. You will see: Finocchio - A Picture of a Fish Changes to a Real Live Fish. Treasure Map - Cloth Bandanas Change Into a Jolly Roger Flag. Flag-Guard - The Jolly Roger Flag Mysteriously Vanishes. Pirate Treasure - A Treasure Chest Eerily Shakes and Rattles. Kraken's Return - A Pirate Worm Makes the Jolly Roger Reappear. Swimmer's Story - A Volunteer Changes a Lady Into a Mermaid. Sea Creatures - A Helper Magically Chooses the Perfect Creature. Strat-O-Beach - Beach Balls Transport, Vanish and Misbehave. Fishing For Books - 4 Helpers, 4 Books, 4 Fish, 4 Perfect Matches. Splash's Book - A Volunteer Chooses the Right Book for Splash. Splash the Dolphin - A Hilarious Puppet Gets the Kids Wet.This DVD is a full production of a 50-minute show, with titles and chapter markers, and a forty-minute explanation section where Jim explains all of the ideas and routines, as well as many of the original props.A Splash of Magic 98-minute DVD $35.

Pick Me! Pick Me!

Pick Me! Pick Me! is the complete guide to using volunteers in your act. Audiences love to see one of their own step forward to help a magician. But sometimes a volunteer can destroy a trick, a routine or your reputation. Picking the right person to help and making the most of their assistance is a tricky proposition. Now you can have special inside knowledge, garnered from Jim's psychology background and years of experience.
You will learn how to prepare your show and props, what to plan for and how to choose the right person to make your show a sparkling success.
You will learn how to accurately estimate age and ability levels of spectators, how pre-show scanning can almost guarantee success.
You will walk through a practical sequence of steps that will help you get a person into your act and back into the audience in the most positive way.
Assigning Meaningful Tasks, Selecting Equitably, Presenting Rewards, Cueing for Applause - those topics and more are all covered thoughtfully and thoroughly and accompanied by delightful illustrations.
BONUS! Included free on every disc is Jim's signature routine, The Rope Inspector. This six-minute routine is laugh-filled, exciting and very magical. It involves two volunteers (or more), and plays for anyone, anywhere. The Rope Inspector uses one piece of rope, resets instantly, is workable and funny, suitable for all ages from little kids to older adults. You can do it in virtually any setting, with a few or a lot of people, surrounded or on stage. And it is really funny. It is the perfect example of how to use volunteers and a great companion to Pick Me! Pick Me!
Pick Me! Pick Me!, 50 page pdf file on CD-ROM. $30.

Flash Dozen

Thirteen Kleefeld Books on a USB Drive (+ a Bonus)

Flash Dozen! What a package! What a buy! Imagine getting more than a dozen great books and saving $200 in the process! Jim Kleefeld is now offering 13 - that's right, a Baker's Dozen - of his best and most exciting books, including Jim's newest one Pick Me! Pick Me!, sold above for $30. Flash Dozen comes to you on a flash drive with 13 books in convenient pdf format. You not only get Jim's best and most creative ideas, you also get all of the art and fonts. Each of the books is complete, just the way you would get them if you ordered each separately, but you save a bundle by ordering the package! You get The Arabian Tent, Be Creative @ Your Shows, Bug Magic, The Contract Book, Creativity Shows, Eclectic Collector, Lewis & Clark, Magic Around the World, Magic Workshop, Magishing Stuff, Pick Me! Pick Me!, Rope Inspector and Water Magic all on one small portable drive. Read them with Acrobat Reader or any program that opens pdf files. Or print a copy of each book, read it and store it on your bookshelf. Don't forget you also get all of Jim's trick instructions and artwork to make hundreds of tricks. It's a master library of kidshow routines. For more information, read the descriptions of the books below. (but don't order them individually - save a lot of cash by ordering Flash Dozen!) You get over 700 pages! Over 500 art files! Over 80 fonts! Over $425 worth of books, but priced at only $225. Get this complete Jim Kleefeld collection only right here. Save over $200! Special Bonuses: You also get an hour's worth of music - Jim's specially commissioned soundtrack with 25 old world music tracks for The Lewis & Clark Program, PLUS! The Dutch translation of Jim's The Volunteer Book, PLUS! an incredible trick manuscript, The Rope Inspector. This easy, funny routine has been Jim's signature effect for 30 years. One piece of rope, 3 effects, 2 volunteers, 7 minutes of fun. No prep, no reset, work any time anywhere for stage, stand-up or close-up, children or adults.
Flash Dozen - 14 books, 700 pages + 600 art files and fonts + 25 music tracks, all on one USB Flash Drive. $225.

Water Magic E-Book and Art File

Water Magic is Jim's wonderful new e-book and show resource. Over 110 pages of great new tricks, ideas and routines, all on magic with water! Summer 2010 is the year for libraries all over the U.S. to present "Make a Splash-Read!" for their Summer Reading Clubs. Swimming pools, beach balls, surfboards and fish will be everywhere. Do you have a water-themed magic show ready? Get Jim's new e-book now and you will be all set for next summer with dozens of fish and swimming tricks.  A beach ball magically changes places with everything in it's path! A lady changes into a mermaid right before your eyes! Real water vanishes and reappears in several different ways! Magically catch any color fish the audience wants with your eyes closed! Kids magically match toy fish to fish books without even looking!

Dozens of original tricks and routines about the beach, swimming, fishing, water conservation and more. Tons of useable, printable artwork to make tricks. Scores of routines for commercial water tricks with Jim's Tips and Suggestions for them all. Water Facts. Water Jokes. Water Bibliographies (Yes, that means two!) Enough magic to do literally hours and hours of performance. You can find or build several complete shows from this vast collection of tricks. This is Jim's largest book with more ideas than ever!
Water Magic, 120 pages + 160 art files and fonts on CD-ROM. $45.

Live Be Creative Magic Show

Live Show DVD

See firsthand Jim's all new summer library show Be Creative Magic Show with this live performance DVD. Be Creative Magic Show is a taped live at a library and shows Jim at the top of his game with clever and original tricks and routines, funny adaptations of some standards, and his creative spin on a couple of commercial tricks.

This DVD is a full production with a live taped show, titles and chapter markers, and a hefty explanation section where Jim explains all of the ideas and routines, as well as many of the original props.
Be Creative Show on DVD $35.

Be Creative At Your Show

E-book

Jim's brand new book,Be Creative At Your Show Is designed to help you develop a summer magic show based on the 2009 Summer Reading Collaborative theme, Be Creative At Your Library. Well illustrated in full color are many ideas, suggestions, tricks and resources. Pages of jokes about artists, dancers and musicians will help round out the comedy in your show. In addition, Jim reviews and discusses many commercial tricks that are suitable for this year's theme. The 38-page text is an electronic pdf file on a CD that works with any Mac of PC. Just open it with Adobe Reader or any other free Portable Document File reader. You can even print out a copy for yourself and read it in hard copy if you like.

Individual tricks, routines for tricks, ideas for tricks and more. You even get creative looking fonts to install and use in your advertising, plus Jim's original art creating two brand new tricks. Art files for Pick A Star and Music Temple Screen are both included as JPEG files on the CD. Get yours today and get started being creative!
Be Creative @ Your SHow E-Book, with Fonts and Art Files $20.

Creativity Shows!

E-book and Art Files

Jim's brand new book,Creativity Shows! is chock full of exciting new ideas on how to make your show more creative. Chapters on developing creativity and working with props begin the exploration. Learn how to change tricks by changing the patter, by embellishing and by redesigning. Following that are sections on creativity methods and tools with several suggestions and ideas that will save you immeasurable time and money. The bulk of the book includes tried and tested tricks and routines from Jim's immense repertoire. Well illustrated in full color are many projects, designs and tricks with full explanations and routining. The 80-page text is an electronic pdf file on a CD that works with any Mac of PC. Just open it with Adobe Reader or any other free Portable Document File reader. You can even print out a copy for yourself and read it in hard copy if you like.

As incredible as this collection of information and ideas is, what really makes this project special is Jim's inclusion of almost 200 original art files. Because the book is in electronic version, all of these jpeg files are included with the book for your use. Yes, you can actually print and make dozens of tricks with Jim's clever handling and original artwork. Manufacturing rights for all of the tricks are reserved, but you can make and use these clever original tricks yourself in your shows. You will be amazed when you see how many tricks there are, and how much art is included. Most of the tricks are very easy to make by simply printing the art files and enjoying an afternoon's work with glue and scissors. Get yours today and get started being creative!
Creativity Shows E-Book & 190 Art Files on CD $50.

Arabian Tent Illusion

Printed Soft Cover Book

Want an easy to make, versatile, adaptable illusion? Read Jim's Arabian Tent Illusion book, full of background, information and over 24 complete illusion designs. Jim details how to build the illusion, includes schematics for vanishing and appearing a person, and presents 24 complete designs illustrated in full color. Turn this workhorse prop into an Egyptian pyramid, barn, firehouse, police station, doghouse, magic shop, witch's hut, wild west saloon & more. Includes routine plots and costume designs suitable for historic festivals, clowns, education, corporate, holidays, schools and libraries. You will find a real wealth of ideas and can even use Jim's plots and design concepts in other illusion routines. And on top of that, the book design, layout and illustrations are gorgeous.
Arabian Tent Illusion, Softcover, Full Color Throughout. $30.

Buggy About Books DVD

Live Show DVD

Buggy About Books is Jim's 35th different themed library show. It is a fun-filled fast and educational program about insects. Many book and author references make this ideal for library shows and school shows on reading, but with a couple of repeat viewings you will be able to port this into a school science show. See some amazingly original ideas including an appearing hive of bees and honey jar, ants who tunnel out a message in the dirt and kids who magically match bugs and books without even looking. Even if you never have to do a magic show about insects, you will be delighted with Jim's clever and original thinking on the many new and unique tricks included here. Well worth it besides, just to see how a professional show is carefully routined with a strong theme and smooth linking transitions between effects. 60 min DVD. $35.

Johnny Appleseed Trick

Jim's very clever and educational Johnny Appleseed Trick is a terrific adaptation of the Strat-O-Spheres prop. In this routine, you replace the balls with apples and tells the story of how Johnny Appleseed traveled the land planting different kinds of apples. Use this for schools shows on nutrition or reading (biography of Johnny Appleseed), or put it into historical shows for schools, festivals or fairs. You will get the full routine with all of Jim's patter and explanations, plus Jim's original color laser-printed artwork on index stock that you can use to turn your equipment into the Johnny Applessed props, plus realistic apples that are exactly the right size and wweight for the Strat-o-Spheres prop. Includes apple kettle art for both doors of the Gung Ho Box, plus apples and tree art for both sides of the tube. Supply your own Strat-O-Spheres. Full Routine and Artwork plus four Apples. NEW LOWER PRICE. Was $70 now $55.

 

Bug Magic

E-book and Art Files

Do you want to present a strong educational program about science, insects and reading? You can get started right now with Jim Kleefeld's Bug Magic.

A great e-book filled with two dozen great new tricks, routines & ideas for magic with an insect theme.
* Helpers magically choose a bug book and a bug puppet that match! * Ants tunnel out a prediction message! * Bees fly out of the hive with a volunteer's selected flower! * A Tarantula magically finds its missing mate! * Bees and a jar of honey are produced from an empty hive! * Invisible fireflies are collected and turned into a light bulb! * A silkworm magically fills his home with yards of silk! * Butterflies appear in an empty net! * Earthworms grow and shrink in size! * plus more, more, more!

In addition to the 48-page pdf book on CD, you'll get * Complete directions on how to make numerous insect tricks. * Over 75 original pieces of artwork to create your own tricks. * Over 80 large royalty-free insect photos. * Over 15 nifty bug and insect fonts. * Several bug fact sheets. * Four pages of bug jokes and gags. * Resources for bug magic tricks, bug puppets, & bug props. * Huge fiction and non-fiction bug bibliographies. Trick, Resource & Idea CD with Art Files. $40.

The Eclectic Collector

Printed Soft Cover Book

The Eclectic Collector book showcases a small portion of Jim's collectible magic. For many years he has sought out and discovered a wide range of magic-related items. This book shares several examples of such rare finds in color photographs and explanatory text. You will discover magical nutcrackers, greeting cards, action figures, games, dolls and punch-out books. See and read about some of the world's most exclusive limited edition magic books, Supreme apparatus, advertising premiums and themed magic sets.Eighteen categories in all with ten or so items in each category. A fun sampling of Jim's eclectic collection of magic. And just for you bibliophiles, the book design, layout and illustrations are gorgeous. Softcover, Full Color Throughout. $30.

Kidabra Live Library Sessions 2-DVD Set

If you do Library Summer Reading Club shows or you're looking for a reading routine to add to your school show or even your Birthday Party, then join a host of today's top library performers for a romp through some great routines with reading, books and some excellent fun!

Library themes change from year to year. What remains constant is the desire of libraries to attract tons of kids through their doors over the summer and have them leave with a stack of books. The smart performer develops a program that helps them achieve that goal on both fronts.

Tthe Session is hosted by the incomparable Steve Taylor, whose tips and stories of performing in libraries are worth many times the price of the DVD set. Featuring routines from Barry Mitchell, Ken Scott, Jim Kleefeld, Rick Hubbard, Julian Franklin, Bruce Amato and Chris Frings.

After the performances, go behind the scenes for explanations and then enjoy the bonus features of Steve and longtime library show pro Mark Daniel as they discuss set design ideas for the show and then join a round robin discussion by several of the top pros in the library market led by Ken Scott as they talk about the ins and outs of this unique venue. The KIDabra Live Sessions Double-DVD set is a fabulous idea generator to spark your imagination. Join many of today's top KIDshow and Family Entertainers sharing between them a wealth of routines and tips. The Sessions are designed not as shows to simply sit back and watch, but as brainstorming jam sessions. A performer with repeated and careful study will glean valuable info and tips. Above all, enjoy and learn from different approaches and styles. Recorded Live at The KIDabra Conference 2007, a 2-DVD Set. $45.

The Dog-Gone GOOD Magic Show DVD

Live Show DVD

Jim's Dog-Gone GOOD Magic Show is a perfect example of how to produce a theme magic show. Jim uses Pet Store Pranks, The Thing, Monkey Monte, the Floating Table and more. He weaves these tricks and more into a solid show built around the theme of "Animals." Studying Jim's routines and show structure can teach you how to use clever adaptations, smooth transitions and blended humor to strengthen your show. Parents, librarians and children all over have highly praised this show as fabulous entertainment.

Watch as Jim uses commercial and original magic in an exciting and entertaining program that has played hundreds of times and has enchanted and delighted thousands of spectators. See how well Jim handles children, draws in the adults in the audience, and provides his clients with a quality event. It is particularly fascinating to see how Jim has taken commercial effects and adapted them to fit his theme and his style. Join kidshow performers from all over the world who have benefitted from Jim's lectures, training and expertise in crafting a theme show. 60 min DVD. $35.

Reading Is Forever DVD

Live Show DVD

Jim's Reading Is Forever program is a fine example of how to produce a school assembly program. It is bright, colorful, and fast-paced, yet it clearly leads children to discover and remember educational objectives. Each routine cites a specific example of a reading life-skill, and yet they all blend together into a single smooth program. Teachers, principals, PTA/PTO presidents and children all over have praised this show as fun, important and fabulously entertaining.

Using both commercial and original magic, Jim transforms carefully selected tricks and effects into educational routines. See the Compass Trick, Bookworms, Newspaper Tear, a Dove Pan and more transformed into meaningful stories that each combine a magical ending with a valuable lesson. You will garner some terrific performing and show structure tips from one of the country's top school show professionals. 60 min DVD. $35.

You Are the Star DVD

Live Show DVD

Jim's You Are the Star school program is no pasted-together, added-on effort. It was built from its inception to be a series of short lessons on character. Each of the six routines weaves a magical effect into a story with a moral about a common character trait. Watch how Jim incorporates magic in the lessons and turns productions, vanishes, transformations, and even mentalism into valuable life lessons.

This educational magic show about character is a perfect example of how to create the kind of program that schools want. It incorporates fun with learning - that means REAL entertainment mixed with REAL educational objectives. Designed and written by a master educator, this program really helps children learn and remember positive character traits. It is partly based on Taking Part, Jim's nationally-known social skills program, a teacher's publication used in schools all over the country. In seven magical routines, Jim explains and demonstrates the Six Pillars of Character, and provides a succinct wrap-up.

Careful selection of effects and clever transitions from one routine to the next make this show fun to watch. Students learn and remember the lessons by participating in a contest with the teachers, by interacting with the performer, and by watching surprising magical conclusions. With much comedy and lots of audience participation, this show has become a real favorite of Jim's school clients. 60 min DVD. $35.

Dragons and Dreams DVD

Live Show DVD

Jim Kleefeld presents his Wizard Magic Show to libraries and schools all over Ohio, and now you can watch. Look, study, and learn as this master performer demonstrates a fun-filled program that entertains children as it promotes reading. The many book and literature references make this show a hit with libraries, and the great comedy and audience participation make it a hit with children and their parents.

Dragons & Dreams is a perfect example of how to produce a themed magic show. Jim uses Crown Jewels, Wizard Hat Tear, D'Lites and more in a clever homage to fantasy literature. His Attaboy Knight routine is very novel and Dragon Egg Wizardry is truly a unique individualized prop, custom created just for this show. Jim's hilarious closing puppet dialogue with a literature-quoting, smoke-blowing dragon has to be seen to be believed. Parents, librarians and children all over have highly praised this show as one of Jim's best.

Watch as Jim blends old and new magic, & adds original creations into an exciting and entertaining program that has enchanted and delighted thousands of spectators. See excellent examples of how to handle children, draw in the adults in the audience, and assure clients of a quality event. It is particularly fascinating to watch how Jim uses transitions from one effect to another to create a show that flows effortlessly toward a fabulous conclusion. 60 min DVD. $35.

Reading Is Magic DVD

Live Show DVD

Join Master Educator and Magician Jim Kleefeld on this wonderful school assembly tour and watch him perform his complete elementary school assembly program on reading. Jim is a top educator with a Masters degree in Early Childhood Education. He has taught elementary and college students, and both mentored and supervised teachers. In addition, Jim has a degree in theater and many years of full-time professional magic experience. This wealth of background and experience gives Jim a unique perspective on school shows.

Reading Is Magic This program is more than just a "magic show," and more than just an "assembly program." It is a clever combination of fun and education that weaves specific books and authors into magical plots. Jim explores books like The Three Billy Goats Gruff, Caps for Sale, and Alice in Wonderland. He teaches vocabulary like "redundant," "dialogue," and "residue." He defines and shares genres of literature and clarifies the difference between fiction and biographies. He explains the use of "graphic organizers," an educational teaching tool used in classrooms. All this and more is woven into a program that has kids shouting, clapping, and laughing while they learn.

Watch as Jim blends old and new magic, & adds original creations into an exciting and entertaining program that has enchanted and delighted thousands of spectators. See excellent examples of how to handle children, draw in the adults in the audience, and assure clients of a quality event. It is particularly fascinating to watch how Jim uses transitions from one effect to another to create a show that flows effortlessly toward a fabulous conclusion. 60 min DVD. $35.

The No-Bully Zone Program

Jim Kleefeld is now releasing his new educational program, The No-Bully Zone. This 45-minute educational school assembly program is a fully realized project that will enable you to produce, market and perform an important, educationally significant show. You receive a full video of the show, a complete show script, and the performing rights to present this show at schools in your area.

Included in the package:
* 48-page book with the full script, trick lists, and all details
* 75-minute DVD with a live show performance, and explanations
* 45-minute Audio CD with the complete script for rehearsal and memorizing
* CD-ROM with over 80 art files to help you produce and market the show
* trick instructions
* alternate trick suggestions
* promotion and marketing suggestions
* anti-bullying information and research
* resources list
* trick construction instructions
* Jim's full support and assistance through phone and e-mail

No 45-minute assembly program can end bullying in a school. But this one is a terrific way to define the concepts that need to be examined and discussed. It provides an excellent introduction and strong motivation to help teachers, principals and students begin a year-long school-wide program in their building. The No-Bully Zone has eight routines which teach anti-bullying concepts to elementary teachers and their students. Students will learn:
* how to identify bullies
* five types of bullying behavior
* how working together lessens bullying
* how bullying makes you feel
* what to do when you are being bullied
* an acronym to keep you S.A.F.E.
* how to open communication
* how bystanders can help
Each No-Bully Zone Program will be site-licensed to an individual performer for a specific geographic region. Call or e-mail Jim Kleefeld to secure your area. Book, DVD, Audio CD, CD-ROM with Art Files & Performance License - $495.

Because each purchaser is buying an exclusive performing rights license to a specific area, please contact Jim to see if your state or region is available

The Contract Book

Printed Soft Cover Book

This valuable reference for entertainers, recently updated, has been in print continuously since it was first published in 1988. It is a compendium of contracts and contract information geared especially for entertainers. Magicians, clowns, jugglers, musicians, ventriloquists and storytellers have all found the advice and information on contract invaluable. Besides a strong theory section on how and why to use contracts for shows, there is practical advice on paper, envelopes and printing.

The book's second section has 12 contract forms suitable for reproduction as is or on letterhead. Each form is supplemented with text that explains its various functions and clauses, such as cancellation or videotaping. There is also a section on booking sheets for keeping track of show arrangements. There are booking sheet examples and a sample cover letter for sending with contract mailings. Softcover. $30.

Magishing Stuff

Printed Soft Cover Book

Subtitled, Ideas and Art for Stand-Up Performance, this book includes sixteen magic tricks in full routines with explanations on how to make all of the necessary props. With detailed illustrations and full patter lines, these can easily be created by most individuals and put into shows quickly. All of the tricks are easy to construct with common materials. The numerous illustrations include full art and graphic designs for the tricks.

In addition to the tricks, there are insightful articles on creativity, give-aways, using assistants and booking information. A wonderfully useful table design concept completes the contents of this very useful book. Anyone with a bit of home handyman in them can make this very practical performer's table that doubles as a display stand and prop case. Many performers have purchased this book for the table design alone. Softcover. $30.

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Books, DVDs and other product are available by mail to magicians, performers and other entertainers. Show DVDs are for instructional purposes and are not licensed for public viewing.

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You may also order by listing the items and sending a check or money order for the total (plus shipping) to Jim Kleefeld, 33510 Jennie Road, Avon, Ohio 44011 USA.

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To arrange for a program, just click this card or phone Jim.

Jim Kleefeld
Magical Entertainer
33510 Jennie Road
Avon, Ohio 44011-2042
(440) 937-5488