Sid Fleischman
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A biography of the magician, ghost chaser, aviator, and king of escape artists whose amazing feats are remembered long after his death in 1926. Profiling his early years, personal life, and great accomplishments in show business, the story of the famous magician, Harry Houdini, comes to life through a review of his greatest tricks and most amazing feats, complete with index, photos, and author's notes.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1998]
Physical Desc
62 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
After leaving their rocky Connecticut farm to seek their fortunes in the West, Josh McBroom, his wife Melissa, and their eleven redheaded children stop in Iowa where they become the owners of a small but very unusual piece of property.
9) Jim Ugly
Author
Pub. Date
[1992]
Physical Desc
130 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The adventures of twelve-year-old Jake and Jim Ugly, his father's part-mongrel, part-wolf dog, as they travel through the Old West trying to find out what really happened to Jake's actor father.
10) McBroom's ghost
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1998]
Physical Desc
62 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
The McBroom family is plagued by a mysterious ghost that visits their amazing one-acre farm after every prolonged freezing spell.
11) Jingo Django
Author
Pub. Date
[1971]
Physical Desc
172 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
An orphan boy resolves to follow a treasure map he finds inscribed on a whale's tooth.
12) Bandit's moon
Author
Series
California Gold Rush novels volume 2
Pub. Date
[1998]
Physical Desc
136 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Annyrose relates her adventures with Joaquin Murieta and his band of outlaws in the California gold-mining region during the mid-1800s.