Who was Harry Houdini?

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Title:

Who was Harry Houdini?

Author:

Sutherland, Tui, 1978- author.

O'Brien, John, 1953- illustrator.

Series:

Who was-- ?.

Summary:

A biography of the famous magician who was also a movie star and a pioneer pilot.

Contents:

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.

Physical Description:

105 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.

Personal Subject:

Houdini, Harry, 1874-1926-Juvenile literature.

Subject Term:

Magicians -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

Escape artists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

Author(s):

O'Brien, John, 1953-

Publisher:

Grosset & Dunlap,

Publication Date:

2002

ISBN:

9780448426860

9780448426877

Publication Information:

New York, NY : Grosset & Dunlap, c2002.

Call Number:

J 920 HOUDINI

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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.

Author Notes

Tui Sutherland lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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

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