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	Harry Houdini A Magical Life written by Elizabeth MacLeod from the series Snapshots Biography Series For information - including sample spreads, free downloadables and more - go to www.kidscanpress.com/US/product.aspx?productid=2939

Hardcover USD $14.95 978-1-55337-769-6 Paperback USD $6.95 978-1-55337-770-2 Grades: 3 to 6 Ages: 8 to 12 Language Arts Genre, Literature, Understanding biography Social Studies History American heritage and history Reading Levels: Fountas & Pinnell T Grade Level 4/5 Accelerated Reader 3.2 LG © 2005 4-color 8 1/2 x 11 32 pages	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. Reviews “[P]lenty of information to intrigue and even surprise readers.” — School Library Journal, April 2006 “[R]eaders interested in Houdini and magic will be entertained and enlightened.” — Booklist, October 2005

kidscanpress.com presents ...
	Harry Houdini A Magical Life written by Elizabeth MacLeod from the series Snapshots Biography Series For information - including sample spreads, free downloadables and more - go to www.kidscanpress.com/US/product.aspx?productid=2939

Hardcover USD $14.95 978-1-55337-769-6 Paperback USD $6.95 978-1-55337-770-2 Grades: 3 to 6 Ages: 8 to 12 Language Arts Genre, Literature, Understanding biography Social Studies History American heritage and history Reading Levels: Fountas & Pinnell T Grade Level 4/5 Accelerated Reader 3.2 LG © 2005 4-color 8 1/2 x 11 32 pages	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. Reviews “[P]lenty of information to intrigue and even surprise readers.” — School Library Journal, April 2006 “[R]eaders interested in Houdini and magic will be entertained and enlightened.” — Booklist, October 2005

kidscanpress.com presents ...
	Harry Houdini A Magical Life written by Elizabeth MacLeod from the series Snapshots Biography Series For information - including sample spreads, free downloadables and more - go to www.kidscanpress.com/US/product.aspx?productid=2939

Hardcover USD $14.95 978-1-55337-769-6 Paperback USD $6.95 978-1-55337-770-2 Grades: 3 to 6 Ages: 8 to 12 Language Arts Genre, Literature, Understanding biography Social Studies History American heritage and history Reading Levels: Fountas & Pinnell T Grade Level 4/5 Accelerated Reader 3.2 LG © 2005 4-color 8 1/2 x 11 32 pages	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. Reviews “[P]lenty of information to intrigue and even surprise readers.” — School Library Journal, April 2006 “[R]eaders interested in Houdini and magic will be entertained and enlightened.” — Booklist, October 2005

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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.

Grades: 3 to 6

Ages: 8 to 12

4-color • 8 1/2 x 11 • 32 pages

Curriculum Connections

Language Arts

Genre, Literature, Understanding

biography

Social Studies

History

American heritage and history

Reading levels

Fountas & Pinnell

Grade Level

4/5

Accelerated Reader

LG 3.2

Reviews

“[P]lenty of information to intrigue and even surprise readers.”: — School Library Journal, April 2006
“[R]eaders interested in Houdini and magic will be entertained and enlightened.”: — Booklist, October 2005