The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai Gerstein
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The Man Who Walked Between the Towers: (Caldecott Medal Winner) (CALDECOTT MEDAL BOOK)
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The Man Who Walked Between the Towers: (Caldecott Medal Winner)
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The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
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The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai Gerstein (English) Hardcover B
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The Man Who Walked Between the Towers (2004)
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The story of a daring tightrope walk between skyscrapers, as seen in Robert Zemeckis's The Walk, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt.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.view less
Best Review
Kerby Cadet2024-11-17
4.8
Customers find the story captivating, inspiring, and wonderful. They describe the illustrations as beautiful, remarkable, and whimsical. Readers say the book is great for children and brilliant for every age. They mention it's a great way to start a discussion about 9/11 without making the subject too heavy. Readers praise the writing quality as well-written, responsive, and collective. They also say it helps kids honor the Twin Towers.