The Great Houdini: World Famous Magician & Escape Artist

by Monica Kulling

Book Overview

Harry Houdini was a great escape artist, but perhaps his greatest trick was becoming the famous magician that we have come to know. As a child, Houdini worked hard--and even quit school--to help... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0679885730
• ISBN13: 9780679885733
• Release Date: August 1999
• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 7 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 4

Customer Reviews

Best book ever

I think Harry Houdini is one of the best books I have ever read. I think it is good because it's about a true story and they write it in a very good way.

An interesting biography of this fascinating man....

While reading this book aloud to a six-year-old, who had picked it out, I learned a lot about this man, Houdini, who has become a legend. In a classic biography format, this book takes us through Houdini's childhood as a son of poor immigrants who admires acrobats in the cirus and makes up his own act. As a young man, he gets work as a locksmith and learns how to pick any lock... a talent that would come in very handy! Throughout his adulthood, Houdini worked incredibly hard to make a name for himself; sadly, his hard-earned fame indirectly led to his untimely death. Houdini's story is one of perseverence rather than glamour and stardom. The book has a serious tone for a childrens' book; even the illustrations are somber, but it is interesting and well worth a read.