Mordicai Gerstein
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
Library Binding
(Paw Prints 2008-04-11 April 11, 2008)
In 1974, French aerialist Philippe Petit threw a tightrope between the two towers of the World Trade Center and spent an hour walking, dancing, and performing high-wire tricks a quarter mile in the sky. This picture book captures the poetry and magic of the event with a poetry of its own: lyrical words and lovely paintings that present the detail, daring, and--in two dramatic foldout spreads-- the vertiginous drama of Petit's feat. The Man Who Walked Between the Towers is the winner of the 2004 Caldecott Medal, the winner of the 2004 Boston Globe - Horn Book Award for Picture Books, and the winner of the 2006 Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Children's Video.
- ISBN
- 143523331X / 9781435233317
- Pages
- 40
- Weight
- 10.4 oz.
- Dimensions
- 0.5 x 8.2 in.
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