Bibliograph

Harry Houdini, Kjartan Poskitt ; illustrations by Geraint Ford

Type

Label

Harry Houdini, Kjartan Poskitt ; illustrations by Geraint Ford

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references, glossary and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Harry Houdini

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Responsibility statement

Kjartan Poskitt ; illustrations by Geraint Ford

Series statement

First names

Summary

Shares the life story of the famous escape artist, including his immigrant origins, how he began his career doing card tricks for extra cash, and how he became the world's most well-known magician

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Who was Harry? -- Harry and the headless man -- Harry and the other Houdinis -- Harry hits the bottom -- Harry gets a break -- Harry heads abroad -- The house that Harry built -- Harry gets dangerous -- Harry's death-defying mysteries! -- Harry hangs upside down -- The sea monster and other sensations! -- Harry and the spirits -- Timeline -- Glossary -- Select bibliography -- Index

Target audience

juvenile

Classification