The man who walked between the towers [sound recording] / by Mordicai Gerstein.
Record details
- ISBN: 1595194258 (set)
- Physical Description: 1 sound disc (ca. 24 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 book ([40] p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.)
- Publisher: [Pine Plains, N.Y.] : Live Oak Media, p2005.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Compact disc. Track 1 has page turn signals; track 2 does not. Accompanying book illustrated by the author and published by Roaring Book Press. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Music by Chris Kubie. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Read by the author. |
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note: | Recorded at ACME Recording Studios, Mamaroneck, New York. |
Summary, etc.: | A lyrical evocation of Philippe Petit's 1974 tightrope walk between the World Trade Center towers in New York City. |
Awards Note: | Caldecott Medal, 2004. |
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Genre: | Children's audiobooks. |
Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at Bibliomation.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Norfolk Library | J CD GER (Text) | 36058094196033 | Juvenile Book on CD | Available | - |
Silas Bronson Library - Waterbury | J KIT 791.3 GER (Text) | 34005096241673 | Juvenile Kit | Available | - |
Electronic resources
Author Notes
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
Mordicai Gerstein was born in Los Angeles, California in 1935. He attended the Chouinard Art Institute in California. He designed and directed animated films for twenty-five years. In 1970, he met author Elizabeth Levy, who asked him to illustrate her children's book Something Queer Is Going On. He has illustrated all of the books in her Something Queer series. He decided to try his hand at writing. His first picture book, Arnold of the Ducks, was published in 1980 and adapted into an animated film. He has also retold many ancient religious stories, such as that of Jonah in his book, Jonah and the Two Great Fish. He has won many awards including 2 CINE Golden Eagle Awards from the International Film and Television Festival of New York. (Bowker Author Biography)