The Man Who Walked Between the Towers *1st, Caldecott Medal

Gerstein, Mordicai

ISBN 10: 0761317910 / ISBN 13: 9780761317913

Published by Millbrook Press, Incorporated, Brookfield, CT, U.S.A., 2003

About this Item

Absolutely lovely, first edition, first printing of the 2004 Caldecott Medal winner! New and unread; very fresh! FINE in a FINE dust jacket. Not price-clipped. No medal to jacket. No marks of any kind. Seller Inventory # 84030599

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Man Who Walked Between the Towers *1st, ...

Publisher: Millbrook Press, Incorporated, Brookfield, CT, U.S.A.

Publication Date: 2003

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Mordicai Gerstein

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

Signed: Not Signed

Edition: First Edition Stated; "1" in Number Line

About this title

Synopsis:

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.

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)