The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
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| Author(s) | Mordicai Gerstein |
| Illustrator | Mordicai Gerstein |
| Country | United States |
| Genre(s) | Children's picture book |
| Publisher | Roaring Brook Press and Millbrook Press |
| Publication date | 2003 |
| ISBN | 0761317910 |
| OCLC Number | 52215062 |
| Dewey Decimal | 791.3/4/092 B 21 |
| LC Classification | GV551 .G47 2003 |
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Mordicai Gerstein. Published in 2003, the book tells the true story of Philippe Petit, a man who walked between the twin towers of the World Trade Center on a tightrope. Gerstein won the 2004 Caldecott Medal for his illustrations.[1]
The book was adapted into an animated short film with the same name in 2005 for Weston Woods Studios by Michael Sporn.[2] It was narrated by Jake Gyllenhaal. The film received the Audience Choice Award for best short film at the 2005 Heartland Film Festival,[3] and the award for Best Short Animation Made for Children at the 2006 Ottawa International Animation Festival. It is included as an extra on the DVD of the Oscar-winning documentary Man on Wire.
The book was also adapted into a two-act ballet of the same name at Rowan University. It was conceived, directed and choreographed by Paule Turner and premiered in December 2008 to exceptionally good reviews.[4] While dancing was the primary medium, the production also made use of puppetry, especially during the wirewalking sequence.
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- ^ American Library Association: Caldecott Medal Winners, 1938 - Present. URL accessed 27 May 2009.
- ^ "The Man Who Walked Between the Towers". http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0471020/. Retrieved 2006-09-18.
- ^ "Heartland Film Festival Concludes Another Record Breaking Year". 2005. http://www.heartlandfilmfestival.org/2005/press_release_15.html. Retrieved 2006-09-18.
- ^ "'Towers' an all-around dance department hit". http://www.thewhitonline.com/2008/12/11/Towersanallarounddancedepartmenthit/. Retrieved 2006-09-18.
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| Preceded by My Friend Rabbit |
Caldecott Medal recipient 2004 |
Succeeded by Kitten's First Full Moon |
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