A longtime writer and illustrator of childrens books, mordicai gerstein, won the 2004 caldecott medal yesterday for the man who walked. Remembering philippe petits walk between the twin towers. Beautifully illustrated about a true story of a high wire walk in nyc. A terific book to discuss the twin towers with kids without talking about 911. Imagine walking across the twin towers not once, but eight times. This picture book captures the poetry and magic of the event with a.
The real story behind philippe petits world trade center. Writing in english, phillipe petit brings alive his 1974 high wire walk between the twin towers of the late world trade center. The astonishing high wire performance between the towers of the world trade center in 1974. In case of strong winds, they could slightly sway it was a part of their design. Philippe petit walks a tightrope between the twin towers. Another problem appeared three weeks before the planned walk. Philippe petits crazy highwire walk between the twin towers. Through a spell binding account and through meticulous details mr.
It tells the story of a tight rope walker who walked between the twin towers in new york city. Book the man who walked between the towers by mordicai gerstein. Guest speaker ada rosario dolch will read mordicai gersteins the man who walked between the towers, a childrens book about petites. His fiction has been published in thirtyfive languages. To have such dedication and drive to plan and accomplish such a dream is truly inspiring. The man who walked between the towers is a childrens picture book written and illustrated by american mordicai gerstein. Nuimerous photographs and gripping descriptions are sure to bring moisture to the palms of most readers. The book won the caldecott medal in 2004 and was published by roaring book pressmillbrook press. He remembers being inspired as a child by images of fine art. Petit tells us about his incredible high wire feat.
After watching the video, i purchased the book in soft cover to have a memento of the incredible feat of mr. Award for a tale of a daring walk between towers the new york. The story of a daring tightrope walk between skyscrapers, as seen in. 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. Philippe stepped on a nail in one of the twin towers. 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. 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.
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