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“But in memory, as if imprinted on the sky, the towers are still there. And part of that memory is the joyful morning, August 7, 1974, when Philippe Petit walked between them in the air.“

Just the thought of this being a true story about a real man who walked between the Twin Towers. How crazy that this happened many years before the 9/11 attacks and then many years before many children were born today. The illustrations in the book are incredible and detailed.

The Man Who Walked Between Two Towers by Mordicai Gerstein. This book won the 2004 Caldecott Honor Award. This story today is viewed in such different light due to the 9/11 attacks that happened 22 years ago. This is a true story about a man who walked on a tight rope between the two Twin Towers in 1974. This story makes you hold your breath while reading it because of how high up this man was while doing this tight rope walking.

“But in memory, as if imprinted on the sky, the towers are still there.“

Although the text present in this book is strong, a lot of thoughts are portrayed through the illustrations alone. It is a very powerful story that exhibits feelings of courage, determination, loss, and strength.

Published in 2003, receiving the Caldecott medal. This book tells the story and achievements of Philippe Petie as he walked a tightrope between the rooftops of the twin towers in August of 1974. This story is told through the recalling of memories that Phillippe had of this day years later after the attack of the twin towers in the terrorist attack of 9/11 in 2001.

“Now the towers are gone.“

“The Man Who Walked Between The Towers“ is a fantastic book that uses a true story to remember and honor the tragedy of 9/11. This book is a great way to either introduce or remind students of the significance of what happen in New York City on September 11th, 2001. It may spark discussion of what happened that day, how it impacted our country and the people within it, and the importance of showing respect and honoring those lost in tragedies.

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“As long as he stayed on the wire he was free.“

Blurb:
I would use this book to talk about bravery and freedom because the man who walked across the wire had to be brave and fearless to do so. While crossing between the two buildings, the police came and wanted to arrest him. The man stayed on the wire because he felt free there and wanted to remain in that state of feeling free. This is also a book I can use to introduce the Twin Towers and 9/11.

“The Man Who Waked between The Towers“ is a nonfiction picture book that was written and illustrated by Mordicai Gerstein in 2003 and won a Caldecott Medal in 2004. This book tell the story of a young street performer who walked between the two tallest towers in New York city. The main message of this book is to remember and honor not only the story of the man who walked between the towers, but also the towers themselves and the tragedy of 9/11.

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Won a Caldecott medal in 2004. It's about Philippe Petit who walked across a wire going in between the two World Trade Center buildings. He felt free when doing so. Little did the world know that years later the buildings would be hit and never stand there again.

“Now the towers are gone“

This book would be great to use in the classroom when introducing 9/11. I think it would spark student interest when the book says the towers were gone.

The Man Who Walked Between The Towers By Mordicai Gerstein was about Philippe Petit, a French man who walked on a wire between the not-yet-completed twin towers. The book is based on a true story. The book's words and illustrations help to share the excitement, thrill, and determination Philipe was feeling. Published: 2003. Won Caldecott Award in 2004

“He looked not at the towers but at the space between them and thought, what a wonderful place to stretch a rope; a wire on which to walk. Once the idea came to him he knew he had to do it! If he saw three balls, he had to juggle. If he saw two towers, he had to walk! That's how he was.“

I really enjoyed reading this book! I like how it showed Philippe being fearless and willing to do anything he put his mind to (once he practiced how to do it in a safer environment first). Children too can do anything they put their minds to.

The Man Who Walked Between the Towers, 2003. A 2004 Caldecott Medal Winning Book. Philippe was a young man who felt free when walking across a tightrope at a high distance. After some practice, he decided to walk across the Twin Towers one night. He struggled to get the rope across throughout the night; he was walking across the towers during the dawn. He was arrested, and the judge sentenced him to walk on a rope in the park for the kids.

I loved how the man had to preform in the park for the children

He could feel the towers breathe.

This book highlights the strength and impact of a city rebuilding itself after a troubling time by showing appreciation for taking courage and being determined.

This book is a great read for introducing the topic of 9/11 to students. As 9/11 is a very deep topic and this book is nice lighthearted story. It also give the message of it‘s okay to get out of your comfort zone and try new things.

The Man Who Walked Between the Towers was written and illustrated by Mordicai Gerstein and was published in 2003. This book won the Caldecott Medal in 2004. This book focuses on the achievement of Philippe Petie who tightrope between the roofs of the twin towers of the World Trade Center in August 1974. This book shows the strength of courage and determination.

Now the towers are gone

“The towers are gone now“

I like this quote because i can picture how students would react after reading this line. They would start erupting with questions about why the towers are gone and what happened. This quote is the real conversation starter for what 9/11 was and what it means to us.

This book is a true story that, I believe teaches kids to get out of the comfort zone and never give up. This book takes place before 9/11 so It would be a great book to introduce the topic of 9/11 to kids.

I had never heard of this book until today. I enjoyed how it focused on the appreciation of the twin towers and how fun it was for the man to walk between them and perform in the park for the children. It is a heartwarming book in memory of the towers and what life was like before 9/11.

I really enjoyed this book. My one qualm is that they only had one line talking about the how the towers are no longer there. I would enjoy it if they talked more about how the towers actually fell but either way it is a great conversation starter about 9/11 and how it effected the world.

This book was published in 2003 and won the Caldecott medal in 2004. This is about a man named Philippe who was a tight rope walker. He saw the twin towers and decided he needed to walk between them. It too a lot of time and deception to get his supplies up there but when he did he was free. His sentence for his crime was to perform in the park for children. After the towers are gone the air still remembers when Philippe walked between the towers.

“Now the towers are gone.
But in memory, as if imprinted on the sky, the towers are still there.
And part of that memory is the joyful morning, August 7, 1974,
when Phillipe Petit walked between them in the air“

I never knew this story, and I think the only narrative relating to the twin towers is 9/11, this story gives children a broader view of the twin towers impact on new york city.

This book talks about how a man uses a rope to illegally walk across the twin towers, it was published in 2003 and won the Caldecott award in 2004, I believe this would be a good book for any age of children, it gives information and illustrations that show the twin towers before they collapsed, this book could be a good intro to a deeper discussion on the events of 9/11.

This is a great book for kids who weren‘t around during 9/11 to understand the impact it had on the country. The images were really well drawn and I believe they did a good job showing how enormous the towers really were.

It was fascinating to see people loving the tower and not even imagining something like the towers being hit could happen.

Published in 2004, Mordicai Gerstein does a great job at detailing what the Twin Towers meant to people prior to 9/11. Gerstein captures the event of Philippe walking between the towers with his beautiful and detailed illustrations in this picture book. This book won a Caldecott Medal for its powerful illustrations.

"Now the towers are gone" this quote really got me.? #Neverforget

“But most of all he loved to walk and dance on a rope he tied between two trees.”

I would use this in my classroom because the plot is unexpecting and will keep readers on their toes.

This award winner uses illustrations to really bring out the text and keep the readers interested in what's going to happen next. The illustrator uses a unique technique that helps make this book original and engaging.

This book became an award winner for winning the Caldecott Medal and it completely deserved it. The illustrations are stunning and definitely adds so much meaning behind the text and topic. It is a great resource to teach about a tough topic.

I would definitely use this book in a classroom because is balances between a whimsical story of a man tightrope walking and a tragedy. It presents information in a way that is not scary to young kids.

“But most of all he loved to walk and dance on a rope he tied between two trees.”

A cool little historical book that also just happens to be a caldecott winner.

If he saw two towers, he had to walk! That's how he was.

I remeber reading this story years back in school. Looking back on it now, I know that I did not appriciate this caldecott winner for what it was. The pictures are not too vast and there are not that many on each page, but those are only positive points because it helps shape each page.

“He looked not at the towers but at the space between them and thought, what a good place to put a rope“ I really liked this quote from the book and think it would get kids excited to continue reading.

I would read this book around September 11th. Around this time, kids are hearing a lot of sad and sometimes scary stories about this day, and this book provides a different narrative. Instead, it shows children a crazy part of history that took place at the towers.

“The Man Who Walked Between the Towers“ by Mordicai Gerstein, 2007. Caldecott Honor Award. I remember reading this book as a kid and loving it! Each illustration is very colorful and looks like they were shaded in with colored pencils.