{"product_id":"9780312368784","title":"The Man Who Walked Between the Towers","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Man Who Walked Between the Towers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Mordicai Gerstein\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story of a daring tightrope walk between skyscrapers, as seen in Robert Zemeckis' \u003ci\u003eThe Walk, \u003c\/i\u003estarring Joseph Gordon-Levitt.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Walked Between the Towers\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Gerstein's dramatic paintings include some perspectives bound to take any reader's breath away. Truly affecting.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (Starred Review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“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.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews (Starred Review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“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.” —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal (Starred Review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner Carnegie Medal (2006), Winner Caldecott Medal Winner (2004), Long-listed Boston Globe - Horn Book Award (2004), Boston Globe - Horn Book Award\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780312368784\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Square Fish","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40671121965262,"sku":"9780312368784","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_e977173b-8a44-43e3-8ad5-6322a32355c4.jpg?v=1639801387","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780312368784","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}