Harry Houdini for Kids: His Life and Adventures with 21 Magic Tricks and Illusions (For Kids series)

Illusionist, getaway artist, film celebrity, pilot, and also spy -- Harry Houdini was all these and also a global star and also the globe's most famous magician. This exciting bio looks at all the aspects of Houdini's outstanding life and also consists of 21 magic techniques and also impressions for a hands-on learning encounter. Youngsters will be inspired by this Jewish immigrant who matured in poverty and also, with perseverance and also effort, went on to turned into one of the most popular and also effective entertainers of all time. Houdini was an artist who created his acts very carefully, exercising them for years in some cases. He performed such apparently impossible stunts as leaving numerous collections of manacles and also ropes after jumping off a bridge right into a moving river. Kids will find out just how he designed his most fabulous stunts and also will additionally find out the science and also logic behind several of Houdini's acts including his famous milk could leave. Kids could amaze their friends and family with these easy, enjoyable, and also enjoyable techniques and also impressions: Pointering with an index card Carrying out a strange number method Making a coin show up Telepathy with a secret code Making a magic box Lifting a person with one hand Making a talking board And also far more