My Lists
Featured Lists
The Amazing Harry Kellar
Great American Magician
By JARROW, Gail G.
- ISBN
- 978-1-59078-865-3
- Publisher
- Boyds Mills Calkins Creek
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Starred Review on June 1, 2012 | Grades 5-up
Gr 5–8—Though many people today have never heard of him, Kellar was once America's favorite magician and a friend and mentor to Harry Houdini. Born to German immigrants as Heinrich Keller, he left home early and began work as a magician's assistant. After many years traveling the world, the hardworking yet congenial Kellar became so famous that he performed for President Teddy Roosevelt's children, and many...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2012
Boldly colored publicity posters, archival photographs, and sidebars lend authenticity to the period and supplement this thorough biography of the ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
