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Gerstein, Mordicai , Gerstein, Mordicai

The Man Who Walked between the Towers

40 pp. | Roaring Brook | September, 2003 | Trade ISBN 0-7613-1791-0 $$17.95 | Library ISBN 0-7613-2868-8 $$24.90
(1) K-3 Is this another September 11 book? No--and yes. In 1974, Philippe Petit, the French street performer and high-wire walker, couldn't resist the temptation to dance between the twin towers of the World Trade Center. Gerstein pulls the reader into the story with a conversational style extended by playful pen and paint illustrations. Like Petit, Gerstein conceals much careful planning behind an obvious enjoyment of his subject.
Reviewer: Lolly Robinson | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2003

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