Who Was Harry Houdini?

Part of Who Was?

Illustrated by John O'Brien
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$5.99 US
Penguin Young Readers | Penguin Workshop
72 per carton
On sale Jul 22, 2002 | 978-0-448-42686-0
Age 8-12 years
Reading Level: Lexile 780L | Fountas & Pinnell W
Sales rights: World
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.

Illustrated by John O'Brien.

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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.

Illustrated by John O'Brien.