Fireboat: The Heroic Adventures of the John J. Harvey (Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards (Awards))
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.
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers 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.
| Country | USA | 
| Author | Mordicai Gerstein | 
| Binding | Kindle Edition | 
| Edition | 1st | 
| EISBN | 9781466811843 | 
| Format | Kindle eBook | 
| Label | Square Fish | 
| Manufacturer | Square Fish | 
| NumberOfPages | 44 | 
| PublicationDate | 2007-04-17 | 
| Publisher | Square Fish | 
| ReleaseDate | 2007-04-17 | 
| Studio | Square Fish |