Man Who Walked Between the Towers
Author(s): Mordicai Gerstein
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.
Product Information
General Fields
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- : Square Fish
- : ingrams
- : 05 September 2003
- : 29.00 cmmm X 21.10 cmmm X 0.90 cmmm
- : books
Special Fields
- : Mordicai Gerstein
- : Hardback
- : en
- : 36