"Mary Pope Osborne combines giggles with thrills and history with adventure in the paperback edition of this Magic Tree House chapter book. This time, Merlin asks Jack and Annie to take the magic tree house to Coney Island to learn a secret of greatness from Harry Houdini, master magician. But how can they find the best escape artist that ever lived? It's going to take some determination, a little bit of trouble, and a whole lot of magic!"