Harry Houdini : Young Magician (Paperback)

by Kathryn Kilby Borland (Author), Helen Ross Speicher (Author) "WATCH CLOSELY," the magician on the platform was saying..." (more)
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Product Description
A biography of Harry Houdini concentrating on his earlier years and the training that made him a master magician and escape artist.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Aladdin (April 30, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0689714769
• ISBN-13: 978-0689714764
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #83,053 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Master of Magic, June 4, 2006

A Kid's Review

This is a book about Harry Houdini. Harry Houdini grew up with four brothers and one sister. He is famous for escaping safes, handcuffs and walking on tightropes. He was introduced to magic at the age of seven. On his journey Harrry Houdini became one of the most famous magicians in the world.
Houdini performed for more than one million people in his lifetime. After his greatest trick he passed away.
I do not think this was a good book because it did not have a lot of information about Harry Houdini. Also, it did not tell when or where Harry Houdini was born. There were some confusing words. I would recommend this book as a good story but not for school use.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, yet sometimes confusing..., April 24, 2000

By A Customer

As most people know, Harry Houdini was one of the greatestmagicians and escape artists ever known. The author was pretty goodat telling his childhood story, yet sometimes it was confusing. Maybeit because I wasn't concentrating the whole time. Even though I didn't enjoy the whole book, I would still encourage people to read it.

4.0 out of 5 stars Magic, January 6, 2009

By	Jessica Currier "Nora Fan" (Tampa, FL USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

My son wanted to do a book report about Harry Houdini, but he wasn't a big reader. He loved this book. It told all about him growing up and his family.