

Although they had reached a world of great opportunity, the family lived in poverty and Ehrich had no choice but to go to work from a young age. When he was four, little Ehrich emigrated with his family from Hungary to the USA. Some of his tricks still have not been definitively explained.In this book from the highly acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the incredible life of Harry Houdini, one of the most famous entertainers to have ever lived. Throughout his life, Houdini escaped prisons, coffins, police transport cars, and tanks filled with water. His escape acts quickly became very famous. He began his career as a performer by doing trapeze acts in New York City, but he didn’t receive much attention until he started an act of locking himself in handcuffs and then breaking free. Houdini’s family immigrated to the US when he was young. He invented the stage name “Harry Houdini” using a childhood nickname and the surname of a magician he respected. He was born in Budapest in 1874, originally named Erich Weisz. Harry Houdini was a Hungarian-American magician and escape artist. What’s your opinion? Why do you think people enjoy seeing illusions? Others feel that this ruins the experience. Some people like to understand how magic tricks are accomplished.Some of his tricks still have not been definitively. Throughout his life, Houdini escaped, coffins, police transport cars, and tanks filled with water. He began his career as a performer by doing trapeze acts in New York City, but he didn’t receive much until he started an act of locking himself in handcuffs and then breaking free. He invented the stage name “Harry Houdini” using a childhood nickname and the surname of a magician he.



Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS | More Gapfill exercise Harry Houdini was a Hungarian-American and escape artist. Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:13 - 1.1MB)
