Who was Harry Houdini?

Who was Harry Houdini Who was Harry Houdini is a novel written by Tui T. Sutherland and illustrated by John O'Brien. It talks about the entire story of his life, not only the magical escape wonders, but also his flying career, movie career, his childhood, his novel, his friendship with Sir Doyle, and so much more. They were able to sum up the fascinating life in only a few hundred pages, with a time line at the end and pictures. There are small pictures of things on some pages where something is mentioned that might require a visual aid, such as an unknown country provided with a map, or an unknown object with a picture to show how it was used. Also, when it mentions famous historic figures, a short 1 page biography accompanied by a picture usually follows. It is very informing and interesting. There are also small diagrams on how he performed simple tricks, such as the vanishing coin. And sometimes, for his larger tricks that are more well known a page will be dedicated to describing how he performed it, but only for those where the secret is known, because many of his tricks are still a mystery. At the end of the book there is a useful time line of his life, and time line of the world during his lifetime. The author has a specific simplistic voice that helps get the point across without being too excessive or too blunt. It is a very good book, and i would recommend it to anyone who wishes to read about the interesting life of Harry Houdini!