BIBLIOGRAPHY
Gerstein, Mordicai. 2003. The Man Who Walked Between the Towers. Ill. by Mordecai Gerstein. Brookfield, CT: Roaring Brook Press. ISBN 0761317910
PLOT SUMMARY
In August of 1974, French tightrope walker Philippe Petit risks his life to walk a cable traversing the newly constructed Twin Towers in New York City. Petit’s high wire walk has remained a part of NYC history.
CRITICAL ANALYSIS
Gerstein captures the magic of this feat in an amazing story. Children and adults alike will marvel at the bravery involved in walking 1,340 feet in the air. The author’s final words of “Now the towers are gone,” leave the reader in quiet reflection.
Gerstein’s ink and oil painting illustrations are beautiful. The detail of the fold out spreads showing his trek across the expanse is entertaining and adds an element of awe and a sense of the danger involved.
REVIEW EXCERPTS
Starred review in School Library Journal: “The pacing of the narrative is as masterful as the placement and quality of the oil-and-ink paintings.”
Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor award
CONNECTIONS
Other books for children about the World Trade Center and September 11, 2001:
Kalman, Maira. FIREBOAT:THE LEGEND OF JOHN J. HARVEY. ISBN 0142403628
Winter, Jeanette. SEPTEMBER ROSES. ISBN 0374367361
Gerstein, Mordicai. 2003. The Man Who Walked Between the Towers. Ill. by Mordecai Gerstein. Brookfield, CT: Roaring Brook Press. ISBN 0761317910
PLOT SUMMARY
In August of 1974, French tightrope walker Philippe Petit risks his life to walk a cable traversing the newly constructed Twin Towers in New York City. Petit’s high wire walk has remained a part of NYC history.
CRITICAL ANALYSIS
Gerstein captures the magic of this feat in an amazing story. Children and adults alike will marvel at the bravery involved in walking 1,340 feet in the air. The author’s final words of “Now the towers are gone,” leave the reader in quiet reflection.
Gerstein’s ink and oil painting illustrations are beautiful. The detail of the fold out spreads showing his trek across the expanse is entertaining and adds an element of awe and a sense of the danger involved.
REVIEW EXCERPTS
Starred review in School Library Journal: “The pacing of the narrative is as masterful as the placement and quality of the oil-and-ink paintings.”
Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor award
CONNECTIONS
Other books for children about the World Trade Center and September 11, 2001:
Kalman, Maira. FIREBOAT:THE LEGEND OF JOHN J. HARVEY. ISBN 0142403628
Winter, Jeanette. SEPTEMBER ROSES. ISBN 0374367361
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