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    612-822-4611

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Houdini's Library: How Books Created the World's Greatest Magician

Houdini's Library: How Books Created the World's Greatest Magician

Rosenstock, Barb
Delmar, Mar

Hardcover

BiographyGamesGeneral Juvenile Nonfiction

ISBN10: 0593570146
ISBN13: 9780593570142
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Published: Feb 17 2026
Pages: 48
Weight: 1.20
Height: 0.51 Width: 11.11 Depth: 10.11
Language: English
A fresh and fascinating picture book biography about the iconic magician Harry Houdini, an avid book collector who lived and breathed the idea that books are magic, from the author of Caldecott Honor book The Noisy Paint Box.

Houdini is the world's most beloved magician, and he became famous for all of the amazing tricks he accomplished. Houdini knew just how to captivate his audience, whether it was leaping from a bridge or freeing himself from a straitjacket. But in true magician's fashion, he kept a secret so great that not many people knew about, and that was his love for books!

As a young boy in Budapest, Harry learned to read at his father's knee. After the family emigrated to America, Harry grew up to be the amazing Houdini--but never lost his love of reading. He spent the rest of his life collecting all kinds of rare and unusual books, almost entirely about magic. With warm, inviting text and astounding art with miniature models constructed from paper, this extraordinary book opens a new page on the story of Harry Houdini.

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