Age
10+
Grade
5-6
Rita Thievon Mullin
Sterling Biographies®: Harry Houdini: Death-Defying Showman
Hardcover
(Sterling Aug. 1, 2007)
With his seemingly impossible escapes and incredible feats of illusion, Harry Houdini lived a life so fantastic that it seems almost too amazing even for fiction. Beyond his on-stage magic, Houdini also made his mark as an airplane pioneer, movie star, and debunker of frauds. His renown extended from his childhood home in Appleton, Wisconsin to Europe to Sydney, Australia. Children will thrill as they read about his seemingly superhuman successesincluding when Houdini, hanging by his ankles and wrapped in a straightjacket, managed to free himself in less than three minutes. The biography also delves into Houdini’s impoverished childhood, his close relationship with his family, his start in show businessand how he managed some of his famous tricks.
- Series
- Sterling Biographies®
- ISBN
- 1402749538 / 9781402749537
- Pages
- 128
- Weight
- 121.6 oz.
- Dimensions
- 5.8 x 0.8 in.
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