Or the time he purposely stayed underwater longer to get a better reaction from the crowd. Like that time he cut off his jacket in the middle of escaping a pare of hand cuffs. I absolutely loved this book and thought it was so interesting to hear about the adventures he had and how devoted he was to his tricks and escapes. It goes through his childhood for about 30 percent of the book but, then gets into his adult life as the the amazing Houdini. It covers his entire life which means it's a bigger Who was than the other ones. Sutherland is a informational book about the exciting life of Harry Houdini. Like that time he cut off his jacket Who was Harry Houdini by Tui T. So Harry added an "i" to the end of this surname, and Harry Houdini was born.more And Houdin was a name that already made people think of magic. His family called him "Ehrie" (short for Ehrich) and that sounded like Harry. When he was about 16 y.o., Ehrich came across a book called "The Memoirs of Robert-Houdin" It was the autobiography of a very famous 19-century French magician and it was full of fantastic stories. Before his father died, Ehrich promised to him always take care of his mother. In 1892, his father, who was a rabbi, died, leaving wife and 6 children to care for. At 9 y.o., he also had his first starring act in a backyard circus that he put together with his friends. He sold newspapers, shined shoes, and ran errands. He started working when he was only 8 y.o. He and his Jewish family moved to America in 1875, when he was a baby. Harry Houdini (Ehrich Weiss) was born in 1874 in Budapest, Hungary. Houdini had a very extraordinary and adventurous life as a talented escape artist! This is a children's book that I used to improve my English reading skills. At 9 y.o., he also had his first starring act in a backyard circu 4,5 stars.
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