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Who Was Harry Houdini?
Contributor(s): Sutherland, Tui (Author), Who Hq (Author), O'Brien, John (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0448426862     ISBN-13: 9780448426860
Publisher: Penguin Workshop
OUR PRICE:   $5.39  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: July 2002
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Annotation: Every kid has heard of Harry Houdini, the famous magician, but do they know that he 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 and illustrated throughout with beautiful black-and-white drawings.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Performing Arts
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Games & Activities - Magic
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - Europe
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2002004374
Lexile Measure: 780
Series: Who Was...?
Physical Information: 0.28" H x 5.48" W x 7.66" (0.27 lbs) 112 pages
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 61654
Reading Level: 5.8   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 2.0
 
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Publisher Description:
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.