fabulous biography of Houdini, great research, well-designed, focuses equally on his childhood and adulthood, nice mix of photos and reproductions of contemporary handbills as well as original full-page paintings. Winner of the 2012 Norman A. Sugarman Children's Biography Award Honor. ( )

Text heavy with information on Houdini's life, tricks, and career in being an escape artist, this book is great for older students, I think 4th and 5th grade. There are many sketches, drawings, and real photos that showcase Houdini and his work. The feel and mood of the book convey how mysterious Houdini was, in his time, and also captures the significance of how he became a legend.

Informative and great creative layout through out the whole book. I like how there were actual real photos of Houdini as well. The organization of the book was neat and structure well. The artwork was awesome and I like how other mediums were used. ( )

This book would be popular with fans of magic of all ages. It is a biography of Harry Houdini, and includes many photographs of him as well as drawings, descriptions and diagrams of some of his famous tricks. The posters of his performances and movies are also fun to see.