Janice Weaver
Author of Harry Houdini: The Legend of the World's Greatest Escape Artist
About the Author
Image credit: Photo credit: Michael Springgay Posted with permission from Tundra Books
Works by Janice Weaver
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- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- Canada
- Places of residence
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Short biography
- JANICE WEAVER is a highly respected editor and the author of several acclaimed works of nonfiction for young people. Building America and From Head to Toe: Bound Feet, Bathing Suits, and Other Bizarre and Beautiful Things were each named Notable Books by the International Reading Association. From Head to Toe was also a finalist for both the Rocky Mountain Book Award and the Ontario Library Association's Red Maple Award. She is also the author of Mirror with a Memory: A Nation's Story in Photographs. Janice Weaver enjoys sailing near her home in Toronto, Ontario.
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Hudson by Janice Weaver
Nice illustrations, very engaging for my eight-year-old. He loves learning about explorers.
fabulous biography of Houdini, great research, well-designed, focuses equally on his childhood and adulthood, nice mix of photos and reproductions of contemporary handbills as well as original full-page paintings. Winner of the 2012 Norman A. Sugarman Children's Biography Award Honor.
Text heavy with information on Houdini's life, tricks, and career in being an escape artist, this book is great for older students, I think 4th and 5th grade. There are many sketches, drawings, and real photos that showcase Houdini and his work. The feel and mood of the book convey how mysterious Houdini was, in his time, and also captures the significance of how he became a legend.
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Statistics
- Works
- 8
- Members
- 211
- Popularity
- #105,256
- Rating
- 3.9
- Reviews
- 29
- ISBNs
- 15
