The Man Who Walked Between the Towers

Name: The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
Brand: Square Fish
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By Mordicai Gerstein, Mordicai Gerstein

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Description

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.

Product details

Binding:

Paperback

Edition:

1

Number of Pages:

44

Release Date:

2007-04-17

Publication Date:

2007-04-01

Publisher:

Square Fish

Languages:

Original: English

ISBN10:

031236878X

ISBN13:

9780312368784

GPSR Manufacturer Reference:

[email protected]

Minimum Reading Age:

5

Maximum Reading Age:

8

Weight:

128 g

Height:

205 cm

Width:

279 cm

Thickness:

3 cm

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