The man who walked between the towers / Mordicai Gerstein.
Record details
- ISBN: 0761317910
- ISBN: 0761328688 (lib. bdg.)
- ISBN: 0761317910 :
- ISBN: 9781435233317 (PawPrints)
- ISBN: 143523331X (PawPrints)
- Physical Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: Brookfield, Conn. : Roaring Brook Press, c2003.
Content descriptions
Summary, etc.: | A lyrical evocation of Philippe Petit's 1974 tightrope walk between the World Trade Center towers. |
Target Audience Note: | K-3 4.6 Follett Library Resources |
Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR 3.7 0.5 |
Awards Note: | Caldecott Medal, 2004. |
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Available copies
- 73 of 74 copies available at Bibliomation.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 74 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Ansonia Public Library | J.E. GER (Text) | 34045096733006 | Juvenile Picture Book Hard | Available | - |
Babcock Library - Ashford | E Ger CALDECOTT (Text) | 33110144129259 | Caldecott Award Winner | Available | - |
Beacon Falls Public Library | E Ger (Text) | 33120000121070 | Picture Book | Available | - |
Beardsley & Memorial Library - Winsted | J GERSTEI (Text) | 33750000050393 | Juvenile Picture Book | Available | - |
Beardsley Branch - Bridgeport | j791.34 GERSTEIN (Text) | 34000151340676 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
Beekley Community Library - New Hartford | j791.3 GERSTEIN (Text) | 32544072925281 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
Bentley Memorial Library - Bolton | J 973.931 GER (Text) | 33160092411688 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
Bethel Public Library | J-E GERSTEIN (Text) | 34030096739005 | Juvenile Easy | Available | - |
Booth & Dimock Library - Coventry | JE GER (Text) | 33260000402959 | Juvenile Easy | Available | - |
Brookfield Library | E/Activities & Occupations/Ger (Text) | 34029095636014 | Juvenile Picture Book | Available | - |
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Author Notes
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers : (Caldecott Medal Winner)
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)