Materia Magica approaches magic as a material endeavor, in which spoken spells, ritual actions, and physical objects all played vital roles in the performance of a rite. Through case studies drawing on objects excavated or discovered in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century at three Mediterranean sites, Andrew T. Wilburn identifies previously unknown forms of magic. He discovers evidence of the practice of magic in objects of ancient daily life, suggesting that individuals frequently turned to magic, particularly in times of crises. Studying the remains of spells enacted by practitioners, Wilburn examines the material remains of magical practice by identifying and placing them within their archaeological contexts. His method of connecting an analysis of the texts and inscriptions found on artifacts of magic with a close consideration of the physical form of these objects illuminates an exciting path toward new discoveries in the field.

From the mind of Daisy Meadows comes a new fantasy world, with the same great magical voice as Rainbow Magic but brand-new adventures! Best friends Jess and Lily visit Friendship Forest, where animals can talk and magic exists!Jess and Lily can't wait to attend the Rushy River boat race in Friendship Forest! But when Grizelda sends her sand dragon to turn the Prickleback hedgehog family to stone, it's up to the girls and Emily Prickleback to find a way to change them back and save the river!

A source book for the Gaia Saga Universal Role-Playing System. Developed by Rosser Industries to increase the flexibility and choices a player can make when dealing with the workings of magic during game play. The book updates the magic system with new optional rules, a whole slew of new spells to purchase, more magic schools to choose from, new races for character creation and even an entire playable game campaign for players and game masters to explore. The original rulebook for Gaia Saga is required to use this source book properly.

Rachel and Kirsty must prevent Jack Frost from kidnapping baby animals for his icy zoo while they're at a nature reserve.

Just when you thought the fairies couldn't get any cuter. . . here come the baby animals! Rachel and Kirsty to the rescue!The girls are spending a week of their summer vacation at the Wild Woods Nature Reserve. They're going to volunteer as junior rangers-- which means lots of quality time with all the animals who live there! But Jack Frost has taken the Baby Animal Rescue Fairies' magic key chains. Even worse, he's planning to use the fairies' stolen magic to kidnap baby animals for his icy zoo. When Pan Pan, the panda, goes missing the girls know just where to look. Rachel and Kirsty have to help Mae find him before it's too late!