The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
Kids, People and Places, Biography, Non-Fiction, Performing Arts, Historical
| Author: | Mordicai Gerstein | ISBN: | 9781429939959 |
| Publisher: | Square Fish | Publication: | April 17, 2007 |
| Imprint: | Square Fish | Language: | English |
| Author: | Mordicai Gerstein |
| ISBN: | 9781429939959 |
| Publisher: | Square Fish |
| Publication: | April 17, 2007 |
| Imprint: | Square Fish |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
