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The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai Gerstein hc/dj ~ SIGNED
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- ISBN
- 9780761317913
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
ISBN-10
0761317910
ISBN-13
9780761317913
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2457487
Product Key Features
Book Title
Man Who Walked between the Towers : (Caldecott Medal Winner)
Number of Pages
44 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2003
Topic
Adventure & Adventurers, Biography & Autobiography / Historical, Biography & Autobiography / Performing Arts
Illustrator
Yes, Gerstein, Mordicai
Features
Revised
Genre
Juvenile Nonfiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.4 in
Item Weight
13.4 Oz
Item Length
11 in
Item Width
8.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Juvenile Audience
LCCN
2003-009040
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
Readers of all ages will return to this again and again for its history, adventure, humor, and breathtaking homage to extraordinary buildings and a remarkable man., Gerstein's dramatic paintings include some perspectives bound to take any reader's breath away. Truly affecting., "Gerstein's dramatic paintings include some perspectives bound to take any reader's breath away. Truly affecting." -- Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) "Readers of all ages will return to this again and again for its history, adventure, humor, and breathtaking homage to extraordinary buildings and a remarkable man." -- Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review) "With its graceful majesty and mythic overtones, this unique and uplifting book is at once a portrait of a larger-than-life individual and a memorial to the towers and the lives associated with them." -- School Library Journal (Starred Review), "Gerstein's dramatic paintings include some perspectives bound to take any reader's breath away. Truly affecting." -- Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) "Readers of all ages will return to this again and again for its history, adventure, humor, and breathtaking homage to extraordinary buildings and a remarkable man." -- Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review) "With its graceful majesty and mythic overtones, this unique and uplifting book is at once a portrait of a larger-than-life individual and a memorial to the towers and the lives associated with them." -- School Library Journal (Starred Review), With its graceful majesty and mythic overtones, this unique and uplifting book is at once a portrait of a larger-than-life individual and a memorial to the towers and the lives associated with them., "Gerstein's dramatic paintings include some perspectives bound to take any reader's breath away. Truly affecting." -- Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) "Readers of all ages will return to this again and again for its history, adventure, humor, and breathtaking homage to extraordinary buildings and a remarkable man." -- Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review) "With its graceful majesty and mythic overtones, this unique and uplifting book is at once a portrait of a larger-than-life individual and a memorial to the towers and the lives associated with them." -- School Library Journal (Starred Review)
Grade From
Kindergarten
Grade To
Third Grade
Dewey Decimal
791.3/4/092 B
Edition Description
Revised edition
Synopsis
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers is the winner of the 2004 Caldecott Medal, the 2004 winner of the 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., 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 Caldecott Medal, winner of the Boston Globe - Horn Book Award for Picture Books, and winner of the 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.
LC Classification Number
GV551.G47 2003
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