Who Was Houdini
The Mini Page recounts the life of Harry Houdini born 1874 in Budapest born Erik Weisz later Ehrich Weiss. The family moved to the United States in 1878 and faced hard times before Houdini pursued magic escaping from restraints and diving into fame as the King of Cards.
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Metamorphosis and the Houdini Rise in Early Escapology
Escape artist Harry Houdini and brother Dash performed Metamorphosis with a canvas sack and locked trunk. Harry marries Bess Rahner, partners in act, later tours California and Europe challenging police, escaping every confinement. He trains to hold breath three minutes and endures cold as he advances his daring bridge escape.
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Houdini’s death tied to dangerous escapes and bravado
Louis Zamperini era escape tale inspires, while Harry Houdini faced perilous feats that intensified over time. In Montreal a punch caused his appendix to burst and he died on Halloween from the ensuing infection. Library notes cite Elizabeth MacLeod and Brian Selznick books.
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Harry Houdini: A Magical Life
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Royal Tea Jokes and Eco Notes From The Page
Elizabeth and Edward spar with light wordplay about royal tea and monarch butterflies. An Eco Note highlights mutual reliance of plants and animals, oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange, and the potential impact of widespread seed planting on Earth’s health.
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Teachers: For standards based activities note link
Teachers are directed to visit the provided URL bbs.amuniversal.com/teaching guides.html for standards based activities to accompany the feature. The note directs educators to the teaching guides page for alignment resources.
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