Harry Houdini: A Magical Life - Couverture souple

MacLeod, Elizabeth

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1553377702 ISBN 13 : 9781553377702

Editeur : Kids Can Press, 2005

Synopsis

Harry Houdini is still the world's most famous magician --- thanks to his inventive tricks, death-defying stunts and incredible talent for publicity. He claimed he could escape from anything! The immigrant son of a rabbi, Harry overcame grueling poverty to become a one-man phenomenon, wowing audiences around the world.

Harry happily hung upside down from skyscrapers, leapt into rivers in chains and survived in an airless coffin --- but driving a car made him nervous. He also starred in six Hollywood movies, some still available on video. This biography in the Snapshots: Images of People and Places in History series introduces young readers to the multitalented, mysterious and contradictory man behind the tricks, escapes and dangerous feats.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Elizabeth MacLeod has written many children's books, including nine titles in the Snapshots Biography series, numerous titles in the Kids Can Read, Kids Books Of and Kids Can Do It series, Why Do Horses Have Manes?, What Did Dinosaurs Eat?, and Monster Fliers. She lives in Toronto.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kids Can Press
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1553377702
• ISBN 13: 9781553377702
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 32
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible