A Spotlight for Harry

by Eric A. Kimmel, Jim Madsen (Illustrator)

Overview

Harry Weiss—later known as Harry Houdini—is enthralled when the circus comes to his Wisconsin town. He loves all the acts, but his favorites are the tightrope and the amazing trick where a man hangs from a rope by his teeth! Harry and his brother decide to try circus tricks in a nearby barn, and although Harry’s headstrong determination leads him into trouble, it also opens up a whole new world. In this evocative story, Eric A. Kimmel tells how Harry Weiss discovered his love for performing, many years before he became world famous.
 
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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780375856976
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	09/28/2010
Series:	A Stepping Stone Book(TM): A Stepping Stone Book History
Sold by:	Random House
Format:	eBook
Pages:	112
Sales rank:	804,368
Lexile:	500L (what's this?)
File size:	4 MB
Age Range:	7 - 10 Years

About the Author

Eric Kimmel is the award-winning author of several well-known children’s books, including A Horn for Louis and A Picture for Marc, which was a Sydney Taylor Notable Book and a Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Book. He lives in Portland, Oregon.