Man Who Walked Between the Towers, The by Mordicai Gerstein; Illustrated by Mordicai Gerstein
	List Price:   $17.95 Unit Price:   $14.36 You Save:   $3.59 (20%) ISBN-10:   0761317910 ISBN-13:   9780761317913 Publisher:   Macmillan; Roaring Brook Press Category:   Biographies Pub. Date:   September 2003 Pages:   40 Format:   Hardcover; Cloth over boards Ages:   5 to 8 Grades:   1 to 3
Description/Notes
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.