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The Man Who Walked Between the Towers

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The Man Who Walked Between the TowersIn 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

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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Published: 09/05/2003
ISBN: 9780761317913
Pages: 40
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 11.10h x 8.10w x 0.40d
Award: Delaware Diamonds Award - Winner
Award: Caldecott Medal - Winner
Award: Carnegie Medal - Winner
Award: Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards - Winner

Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 08/01/2003 pg. 1017
Publishers Weekly 09/01/2003 pg. 89
Booklist 11/01/2003 pg. 498
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2003 pg. 763
School Library Journal 11/01/2003 pg. 125
Kirkus Review - Children 12/01/2003 pg. 1403
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2003 pg. 152 - Book Of Special Distinction
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2003 pg. 46
New York Times 11/16/2003 pg. 31
New York Times 12/07/2003 pg. 86
ALA Notable Children's Books 03/15/2004 pg. 1291
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2003 pg. 177 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2004 pg. 177 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style
School Library Journal 10/01/2004

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 77196 / Man Who Walked Between the Towers
Reading Level: 3.7 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5
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