History for Kids: An Illustrated Biography of Harry Houdini for Children By Charles River Editors Kindle Edition 9781625393531 History for Kids: An Illustrated Biography of Harry Houdini for Children Perfect for ages 7 10 Includes pictures of Houdini and his most famous escape acts. *Includes descriptions of Houdinis most famous stunts. “I knew, as everyone knows, that the easiest way to attract a crowd is to let it be known that at a given time and a given place some one is going to attempt something that in the event of failure will mean sudden death. Thats what attracts us to the man who paints the flagstaff on the tall building, or to the human fly who scales the walls of the same building.” – Harry Houdini There is no shortage of professional magicians and stunt men in the 21st century, but all of them owe something to the most famous stunt man of them all, Harry Houdini. A century after he began to thrill audiences with his patented escape acts, Houdini’s name remains synonymous with seemingly miraculous escapes and getaways, and his name is instantly recognizable even among those who have never seen pictures of his stunts. Houdini wasn’t the first of his kind, but after he got his start as Harry Handcuff Houdini during a traveling European tour, he added the kind of showmanship and flair that have become standard fare among performers of his kind. His initial repertoire of escaping handcuffs eventually gave way to far grander feats, involving skyscrapers, straitjackets, and being buried alive. With fame came skepticism, and Houdini was frequently accused of being a fake and fixing his escapes. Some even believed he was helped by supernatural forces. Skeptics were bolstered by the fact that, like his escapes and magic tricks, Houdini remained a man shrouded in mystery, constantly changing his own life story to reinvent himself as he thought fit. Though Houdini insisted his stunts were real and constantly went after those who besmirched him or his profession, his success couldn’t help but breed both legends and criticism simultaneously. By the end of his life, Houdini had transformed himself into a national celebrity, and he tried to dabble in acting and other pursuits, but he was destined to be forever associated with the profession he helped pioneer. And fittingly, mystery and controversy surrounded the exact cause of his death, as it had so much of his life. History for Kids: An Illustrated Biography of Harry Houdini for Children profiles the life, legends, stunts, and controversies of history’s most famous escape artist, with pictures of important people, places, and events. Your kids will learn about Houdini like never before.

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Charles River Editors is an independent publisher of thousands of ebooks on Kindle Nook Kobo and Apple iBookstore provider of original content for third parties Perfect for ages 7 10 Includes pictures of Houdini and his most famous escape acts Includes descriptions of Houdini s most famous stunts I knew as everyone knows that the easiest way to attract a crowd is to let it be known that at a given time and a given place some one is going to attempt something that in the event of failure will mean sudden death That s what attracts us to the man who paints the flagstaff on the tall building or to the human fly who scales the walls of the same building Harry Houdini There is no shortage of professional magicians and stunt men in the 21st century but all of them owe something to the most famous stunt man of them all Harry Houdini A century after he began to thrill audiences with his patented escape acts Houdini s name remains synonymous with seemingly miraculous escapes and getaways and his name is instantly recognizable even among those who have never seen pictures of his stunts Houdini wasn t the first of his kind but after he got his start as Harry Handcuff Houdini during a traveling European tour he added the kind of showmanship and flair that have become standard fare among performers of his kind His initial repertoire of escaping handcuffs eventually gave way to far grander feats involving skyscrapers straitjackets and being buried alive With fame came skepticism and Houdini was frequently accused of being a fake and fixing his escapes Some even believed he was helped by supernatural forces Skeptics were bolstered by the fact that like his escapes and magic tricks Houdini remained a man shrouded in mystery constantly changing his own life story to reinvent himself as he thought fit Though Houdini insisted his stunts were real and constantly went after those who besmirched him or his profession his success couldn t help but breed both legends and criticism simultaneously By the end of his life Houdini had transformed himself into a national celebrity and he tried to dabble in acting and other pursuits but he was destined to be forever associated with the profession he helped pioneer And fittingly mystery and controversy surrounded the exact cause of his death as it had so much of his life History for Kids An Illustrated Biography of Harry Houdini for Children profiles the life legends stunts and controversies of history s most famous escape artist with pictures of important people places and events Your kids will learn about Houdini like never before History for Kids An Illustrated Biography of Harry Houdini for ChildrenHarry was born Ehrich Weisz in Budapest Hungary in the year 1874 His father was a trained lawyer who moved to Wisconsin due to discrimination against Jews Here he became a rabbi moving from congregation to congregation to support his wife and six children. Black history book for kids At the age of nine Ehrich was already putting on magic shows in his backyard When he was twelve he tried his hand at magic by traveling west He soon moved back to New York to join his father where he worked as a messenger and factory worker while training and developing his body into that of an athlete He discovered the French magician Robert Houdin and added an I to his name For a while Ehrich put on magic shows with his younger brother Theo Ehrich became Harry Houdini When he met Bess he teamed up with her magic card act and they worked to develop new magic show acts Harry began developing his escape acts beginning with escaping from a steamer trunk and then handcuffs The tricks became and elaborate After visiting a mental hospital Harry came up with the idea of escaping from a straitjacket A man named Martin Beck discovered Harry and booked him for a European tour At this time he learned the swallowing forty needles trick All throughout Europe Harry perfected his handcuff escape and straitjacket tricks and added a new trick which was to escape from a tank filled with water. History for kids books By the turn of the twentieth century Harry and Bess were rich He tried other pursuits like writing diaries and magic books Then he became obsessed with death defying stunts He threw his manacled body over bridges and dove handcuffed into rivers He even performed an escape from being buried alive stunt that almost killed him Harry was no longer a young man His kidneys were failing but he refused to quit Harry became a pilot he developed an interest in the movies believing that they would replace stage shows one day But one night after being punched in the stomach he collapsed during a performance suffering from appendicitis Harry ignored his pain and refused to cancel the performance Houdini died on Halloween night in 1926 at the age of fifty two His life could best be summed up in his dying words Dash I am getting tired and I can t fight it any This biography is replete with photographs and posters from the family and mentors as well as pictures of some of the famous Houdini stunts Children age seven and older will find his personal struggle moral character and determination inspiring The story moves along quickly and is well written Boys and girls and of course magic lovers will find it an interesting read Kindle Edition

History for Kids: An Illustrated Biography of Harry Houdini for Children By Charles River Editors

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