While snooping around his attic a young man encounters a trunk full of magic tricks. He then enters a talent show as a magician after practicing the tricks from the trunk. During the show his act goes all wrong until he is saved by a mysterious relative. Includes worksheets for short u phonic search, and lesson plan ideas. With vivid illustrations, and a whimsical writing style Word Study Buddy introduces young students to different phonics sounds through amusing tales.