Who Was Harry Houdini?

by Tui T. Sutherland, Who HQ, John O'Brien (Illustrator)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780448426860
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	07/22/2002
Series:	Who Was? Series
Pages:	112
Sales rank:	77,850
Product dimensions:	5.38(w) x 7.63(h) x 0.25(d)
Lexile:	780L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Tui Sutherland lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Table of Contents

	Who Was Harry Houdini?	1
	So You Want to Be an American	4
	So You Want to Be a Magician	15
	So You Want to Be Famous	27
	So You Want to Be a Star	35
	So You Want to Be Amazing	48
	So You Want to Be a Pilot	56
	So You Want to Be a Movie Star	63
	So You Want to Be an Illusionist	69
	So You Want to Be a Hero	77
	So You Want to Be a Detective	85
	So You Want to Be Remembered Forever	95