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Who Was Harry Houdini? — Content Guide for Parents

By Tui Sutherland, Who HQPenguinISBN 9780448426860112 pages
Who Was Harry Houdini?

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  • Scary contentBrief
  • ReligionBriefJewish

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  • Violence
  • Race & culture
  • Climate
  • Sexual content
  • Gender roles
  • Gender & orientation

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  • Profanity
  • Profanity: The sources do not include the book's text or a language review, so swearing cannot be ruled in or out.

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Religion

PRESENT

Contains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.

About this book

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.

Frequently asked questions

  • Is Who Was Harry Houdini? appropriate for a 7-year-old?

    The book describes the real dangers and near disasters of Houdini's stunts, and his death from a ruptured appendix. A reader summary says Houdini's family was Jewish and his father was a rabbi who died when Houdini was young.

  • Does Who Was Harry Houdini? have violence?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Who Was Harry Houdini? have scary content?

    Found (Brief): The book describes the real dangers and near disasters of Houdini's stunts, and his death from a ruptured appendix.

  • Does Who Was Harry Houdini? have religion?

    Found (Brief, Jewish): A reader summary says Houdini's family was Jewish and his father was a rabbi who died when Houdini was young.

  • Does Who Was Harry Houdini? have race & culture?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Who Was Harry Houdini? have profanity?

    Couldn't confirm: The sources do not include the book's text or a language review, so swearing cannot be ruled in or out.

  • Does Who Was Harry Houdini? have climate?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Who Was Harry Houdini? have sexual content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Who Was Harry Houdini? have gender roles?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Who Was Harry Houdini? have gender & orientation?

    Not found in the sources we checked.