Harry Houdini: The Legend of the World’s Greatest Escape Artist by Janice WeaverĪ Short & Sweet Houdini Biography from YouTube: Houdini: Master of Magic by Robert Kraske Adlerĭanger in the Dark: A Houdini and Nate Mystery by Tom Lalicki Harry Houdini: Escape Artist by Patricia LakinĪ Picture Book of Harry Houdini by David A.

Harry Houdini: Kids Can Read by Elizabeth MacLeod

Magic Tree House: Hurry Up Houdini! by Mary Pope Osborne & A Companion Guide Magician in the Trunk: Time Spies by Candice Ransom Harry Houdini, Young Magician (Childhood of Famous Americans) by Kathryn Kilby Borland We will be reading about him for a little while in our house! 12 Harry Houdini Books for Kids: In my quest for books on Houdini, I found so many other books that look fun and interesting. I am excited to see there are more books in this series. It is a great book that tells about his life and it is interspersed with fun magic tricks and illusions that kids can do with a few simple supplies. Harry Houdini for Kids: His Life and Adventures with 21 Magic Tricks and Illusions by Laurie Carlson. There are so many great ones to choose from!Īt the library, I found this neat jewel of a book: We hiked on over to our local library to check out some books about magic and about Houdini. My kids were fascinated with him and they wanted to learn some magic tricks. He loved magic tricks from the time he was young, but became most famous for being an escape artist.

He was Jewish and immigrated with his family to the United States to escape persecution. Houdini (originally named Ehrich Weisz from Hungary) was a pretty impressive man and accomplished so much in his life. His birthday is in March, so I thought I would share some ways you can learn about him and a few simple magic tricks for kids, too.

Harry Houdini is considered the greatest and most famous magician ever.

Houdini box trick