Title: The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
Author: Mordicai Gerstein
Illustrator: Mordicai Gerstein
Genre: Non-Fiction
Sub-Genre: Historical Non-fiction
Theme: Fearlessness
Primary Characters: Philippe
Secondary Characters: his friends, the police
Awards: Caldecott Medal winner
Publisher and Date of Publication: 2003; Roaring Book Press
Summary:
“The Man Who Walked Between the Towers” is a book about the Twin towers, located in New York City. The young man, Philippe, is a wire walker. He walks on wires in the park and even Notre Dame Cathedral. One day, he decided to walk between the towers under the fall of night. Will he make it across? Find out when you read this thrilling book! This book could be used when studying the tragedy of 9/11. Since this book is not directly linked to the devastation of the twin towers, teachers could use this book for more creative thinking and to help students realize that the towers were famous before 9/11!
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