The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
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.
PRODUCT DETAILS :
| ISBN : 9780312368784 | |
| BY (AUTHOR) Gerstein, Mordicai | |
| PUBLISHER : Palgrave USA | PUBLICATION DATE : April 17, 2007 |
| COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United States | IMPRINT : Square Fish |
| LANGUAGE : English | AGE : From 5 to 8 years |
| PRODUCT FORM : Paperback / softback | |
DIMENSION : 280 mm x 204 mm
PRODUCT CATEGORY :
Children’s, Teenage & Educational