The Man Who Walked Between the Towers

By Mordicai Gerstein

Subjects: Juvenile literature, Tricksters, Biography & Autobiography, Funambulisme, Daredevils, Adventure and adventurers, juvenile literature, lexile_range:601-700, Acrobats and acrobatics, lexile_code:AD, Athletes, juvenile literature, lexile:640, Perseverance (Ethics), age:max:9, Benevolence, Integrity, Athletes, grade:min:Kindergarten, Acrobatics, Historical, Courage, JUVENILE NONFICTION, Juvenile fiction, New York City, Adventure and adventurers, Entertainers, World Trade Center (New York, N.Y. : 1970-2001), Tightrope walking, grade:max:Preschool, Aerialists, World Trade Center (New York, N.Y.), Performing Arts, award:Caldecott_award, age:min:6, collectionID:caldecott00

Description: A lyrical evocation of Philippe Petit's 1974 tightrope walk between the World Trade Center towers.