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Who was Harry Houdini? Cover Image Book

Who was Harry Houdini? / by Tui T. Sutherland ; illustrated by John O'Brien.

Sutherland, Tui, 1978- (author.). O'Brien, John, 1953- (illustrator.).

Summary:

Every kid has heard of Harry Houdini, the famous magician who could escape from handcuffs, jail cells, and locked trunks. But do they know that the ever-ambitious and adventurous Houdini was also a famous movie star and the first pilot to fly a plane in Australia? This well-told biography is full of the details of Houdini's life that kids will really want to know about and illustrated throughout with beautiful black-and-white line drawings.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0448426862
  • ISBN: 9780448426860
  • ISBN: 0448426870
  • ISBN: 9780448426877
  • ISBN: 9780613453318
  • ISBN: 061345331X
  • ISBN: 9781442069350
  • ISBN: 144206935X
  • Physical Description: 105 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
  • Publisher: New York, New York : Grosset & Dunlap, [2002]

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
So you want to be an American -- So you want to be a magician -- So you want to be famous -- So you want to be a star! -- So you want to be amazing -- So you want to be a pilot -- So you want to be a movie star! -- So you want to be an illusionist -- So you want to be a hero -- So you want to be a detective -- So you want to be remembered forever.
Target Audience Note:
780L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.8 2 61654.

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Houdini, Harry, 1874-1926 > Juvenile literature.
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Biographies.

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