

The Magician and the Spirits
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Almost everyone has a mental picture of Harry Houdini, the most renowned magician and escape artist of all time.But what fewer people know is that for thirty years, the master illusionist was preoccupied with things the eye can't see. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Black-and-white photographs and reproductions.
ISBN: 9780803740181
JLG Release: Nov 2017
Awards & Honors
Tablet Magazine Best Jewish Children’s Books of 2017, Middle Grade
The Washington Post Best Books Children’s Books of 2017, Nonfiction
Praise & Reviews
Starred or favorable reviews have been received from these periodicals:
Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, Booklist, The Horn Book Magazine
Horn Book
Book Details
ISBN
9780803740181
First Release
November 2017
Genre
Nonfic
Dewey Classification
793.8092
Trim Size
9" x 6"
Page Count
160
Accelerated Reader
Level 8.9; Points: 5;
Scholastic Reading Counts
Level 12.9; Points: 9;
Lexile
Level 1250L
Format
Print Book
Edition
Hardcover edition
Publisher
Viking
Potentially Sensitive Areas
Violence: Strong Violence, Violence: Suicide
Topics
Harry Houdini (1874–1926), Magicians, Escape artists, Spiritualism, Biography and autobiography, Games and activities, Magic, Social issues, Death and dying,