The Houdini Box

by Brian Selznick

Book Overview

Victor idolizes Harry Houdini. When he has the chance to meet his hero, Victor begs Houdini to share the tricks of his trade. Houdini gives Victor a mysterious locked box. With never-before-seen... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1416968784
• ISBN13: 9781416968788
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.4" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5

Customer Reviews

Great read!

This book combines facts with tale masterfully crafted by the author. Children will marvel as the pictures as well as what they learn from the story.

My non-reader loved it!

My son is 9 and dislikes reading but he read this book in about a half hour and liked it! The Houdini Box has many pages with great pictures and also many pages with a few short paragraphs. A child who dislikes reading becomes overwhelmed when faced with page after page of WORDS and this was not like that. It kept him turning the pages! Also the story was interesting and to the point- no unnecessary babbling on and on to discourage a child with a short attention span. I thank the author for seeming to understand how to grab the attention of the tough to grab!

Rebirth of Passion

When I opened my desk drawer at 7:30 one summer morning to find an annonomously placed copy of "The Houdini Box," I'd no idea that I was connecting with my muse. I sat in the serene silence before the stirring of a workday and read through this children's book about the loss and regaining of a dream. As a children's book, it's delightfully written and beautifully illustrated. I know several children who've enjoyed the tale. For adults, Brian Selznick's book is a parable about the obstacles that turn us from our passions and the serendipitous moments that call us back on track.

Gre Houdini Book

This book was great book even though it is fiction.I think it is for ages 6-100.