Book the man who walked between the towers by mordicai gerstein. To have such dedication and drive to plan and accomplish such a dream is truly inspiring. Guest speaker ada rosario dolch will read mordicai gersteins the man who walked between the towers, a childrens book about petites. The man who walked between the towers is a childrens picture book written and illustrated by american mordicai gerstein. He remembers being inspired as a child by images of fine art. His fiction has been published in thirtyfive languages. The hullabaloo was over a frenchman named philippe petit, who was walking on a high wire more than 1,300 feet in the air, suspended between the tops of the twin towers of the old world trade center. Another problem appeared three weeks before the planned walk. A terific book to discuss the twin towers with kids without talking about 911. The book won the caldecott medal in 2004 and was published by roaring book pressmillbrook press. Remembering philippe petits walk between the twin towers. Petit tells us about his incredible high wire feat. A longtime writer and illustrator of childrens books, mordicai gerstein, won the 2004 caldecott medal yesterday for the man who walked.
Award for a tale of a daring walk between towers the new york. Philippe stepped on a nail in one of the twin towers. After watching the video, i purchased the book in soft cover to have a memento of the incredible feat of mr. Petit has penned four previous books in french regaling his various exploits, and here establishes an elegantly energetic and quirkily poetic english as he tells of. Philippe petit walks a tightrope between the twin towers. Writing in english, phillipe petit brings alive his 1974 high wire walk between the twin towers of the late world trade center.
Nuimerous photographs and gripping descriptions are sure to bring moisture to the palms of most readers. The story of a daring tightrope walk between skyscrapers, as seen in. The astonishing high wire performance between the towers of the world trade center in 1974. A 25yearold french daredevil did a tightrope walk across the top of new york in 1974 on a 1foot cable strung between the 110story twin towers of the world trade center. Imagine walking across the twin towers not once, but eight times. Through a spell binding account and through meticulous details mr. This picture book captures the poetry and magic of the event with a. The real story behind philippe petits world trade center. In case of strong winds, they could slightly sway it was a part of their design. Philippe petits crazy highwire walk between the twin towers. It tells the story of a tight rope walker who walked between the twin towers in new york city. Beautifully illustrated about a true story of a high wire walk in nyc. Colum mccann is the internationally bestselling author of the novels transatlantic, let the great world spin, zoli, dancer, this side of brightness, and songdogs, as well as two critically acclaimed story collections. The man who walked between the towers is a beautiful book by mordicai gerstein.
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