Catalogue

Record Details

Catalogue Search



Who was Harry Houdini? Cover Image E-book E-book

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

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. Illustrated by John O'Brien.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781101640050 (electronic bk.)
  • ISBN: 1101640057 (electronic bk.)
  • Physical Description: 1 online resource (112 p.)
  • Publisher: 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.
Subject: Houdini, Harry, 1874-1926 > Juvenile literature.
Magicians > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Escape artists > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Houdini, Harry, 1874-1926.
Magicians > United States > Biography.
Escape artists > United States > Biography.
Biography & Autobiography
Performing Arts
Houdini, Harry, 1874-1926.
Escape artists.
Magicians.
United States.
Genre: Electronic books.
Biography.
Juvenile works.

Electronic resources



Additional Resources