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Escape!: The Story of the Great Houdini

Escape!: The Story of the Great Houdini - Paperback

by Sid Fleischman
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Availability:In StockContributor:Sid FleischmanAudience:Ages 9-12Publish date:2008-04-22Pages:240
Language:EnglishPublisher:Greenwillow BooksISBN-13:9780060850968ISBN-10:60850965UPC:9780060850968Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Biography & Autobiography, Games & Activities, Adventure & AdventurersBook Topic:Performing Arts, MagicAward:2009 Young Hoosier Book Award Nominee - Middle Grades AwardSize:9.90 x 6.90 x 0.60 inchesWeight:1.4021Product ID:SCW2KX1QAP

How did he walk through walls, escape drowning, and shatter iron chains that were tightly wrapped around him?

The rare photos in this book might help you figure it out. So might the exclusive update about the rumor that Houdini was poisoned. But just remember, a true magician never reveals his tricks. . . .

Language:EnglishPublisher:Greenwillow BooksISBN-13:9780060850968ISBN-10:60850965UPC:9780060850968Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Biography & Autobiography, Games & Activities, Adventure & AdventurersBook Topic:Performing Arts, MagicAward:2009 Young Hoosier Book Award Nominee - Middle Grades AwardSize:9.90 x 6.90 x 0.60 inchesWeight:1.4021Product ID:SCW2KX1QAP
Fleischman, Sid: -

Sid Fleischman wrote more than sixty books for children, adults, and magicians. Among his many awards was the Newbery Medal for his novel The Whipping Boy. The author described his wasted youth as a magician and newspaperman in his autobiography The Abracadabra Kid. His other titles include The Entertainer and the Dybbuk, a novel, and three biographies, Sir Charlie: Chaplin, The Funniest Man in the World; The Trouble Begins at 8: A Life of Mark Twain in the Wild, Wild West; and Escape! The Story of The Great Houdini.

Publisher: Greenwillow Books

Awards

🏆 2009 Young Hoosier Book Award Nominee - Middle Grades Award

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Updated Edition

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Sid Fleischman

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Sid Fleischman

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