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Amazing Harry Kellar : Great American Magician by Gail Jarrow (2012, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHighlights Press, C/O Highlights for Children, Inc.
ISBN-101590788656
ISBN-139781590788653
eBay Product ID (ePID)110962562
Product Key Features
Book TitleAmazing Harry Kellar : Great American Magician
Number of Pages96 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicGames & Activities / Magic, Biography & Autobiography / General, Performing Arts / Circus, History / United States / 19th Century, Biography & Autobiography / Performing Arts
Publication Year2012
IllustratorYes
GenreJuvenile Nonfiction
AuthorGail Jarrow
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight25.3 Oz
Item Length11.6 in
Item Width8.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience
LCCN2011-940465
Reviews* "A first-rate visual presentation accompanies a fascinating biography of the first dean of the Society of American Magicians, a man Houdini regarded as a mentor. . . . Dozens of spectacular Kellar posters along with a dramatic book design nicely support this well-constructed look at a consummate showman. (timeline, bibliography, annotated sources)" -- Kirkus Reviews , starred review, * "This book draws readers in. . . . An excellent example of nonfiction that is readable, visually appealing, and well researched." -- School Library Journal , Starred Review, * "A first-rate visual presentation accompanies a fascinating biography of the first dean of the Society of American Magicians, a man Houdini regarded as a mentor. . . . Dozens of spectacular Kellar posters along with a dramatic book design nicely support this well-constructed look at a consummate showman. (timeline, bibliography, annotated sources)" -- Kirkus Reviews , Starred Reviews, * "This book draws readers in. . . . An excellent example of nonfiction that is readable, visually appealing, and well researched." -- School Library Journal , starred review
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Grade FromThird Grade
Grade ToSeventh Grade
SynopsisPresenting the amazing Harry Kellar! The first magician to receive international fame! The most well-known illusionist at the turn of the twentieth century! The model for the Wizard of Oz! Author Gail Jarrow follows Kellar from a magician's assistant traveling and performing across the United States during the Civil War to an international superstar with a show of his own, entertaining emperors, kings, and presidents. Jarrow uses Kellar's own words and images--his amazing four-color promotional posters--to tell his riveting story in this first Kellar biography for young readers. And she reveals the science behind Kellar's illusions and explores nineteenth-century entertainment and transportation as well as the history of magic, spiritualism, and sances., Presenting the amazing Harry Kellar The first magician to receive international fame The most well-known illusionist at the turn of the twentieth century The model for the Wizard of Oz Author Gail Jarrow follows Kellar from a magician's assistant traveling and performing across the United States during the Civil War to an international superstar with a show of his own, entertaining emperors, kings, and presidents. Jarrow uses Kellar's own words and images--his amazing four-color promotional posters--to tell his riveting story in this first Kellar biography for young readers. And she reveals the science behind Kellar's illusions and explores nineteenth-century entertainment and transportation as well as the history of magic, spiritualism, and s ances., Presenting the amazing Harry Kellar: the first magician to receive international fame and the model for the Wizard of Oz! In this illustrated biography of the most well-known illusionist at the turn of the twentieth century, Author Gail Jarrow follows Kellar from a magician's assistant traveling and performing across the United States during the Civil War to an international superstar with a show of his own, entertaining emperors, kings, and presidents. Jarrow uses Kellar's own words and images--his amazing four-color promotional posters--to tell his riveting story in this first Kellar biography for young readers. And she reveals the science behind Kellar's illusions and explores nineteenth-century entertainment and transportation as well as the history of magic, spiritualism, and séances.
LC Classification NumberGV1545.K3J37 2012
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keller
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