Who Was?

Every kid has heard of Harry Houdini, the famous magician who could escape from handcuffs, jail cells, and locked trunks. But do they know that the ever-ambitious and adventurous Houdini was also a famous movie star and the first pilot to fly a plane in Australia? This well-told biography is full of the details of Houdini''s life that kids will really want to know about and illustrated throughout with beautiful black-and-white line drawings.

Illustrated by John O''Brien.