[Blindtlk] Fwd: NBP-Announce: KIDS: September Book Club Selection

[David Andrews]

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>September 2006 Book Club Selection
>The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
>By Mordicai Gerstein
>Print/braille edition $17.95
>Ages 4-9
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>This lovely, lyrical true story begins like a fairytale:
>"Once there were two towers side by side.
>They were each a quarter of a mile high...
>The tallest buildings in New York City."
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>In 1974, French aerialist Philippe Petit threw a tightrope between the
>two towers of the World Trade Center and spent an hour walking, dancing,
>and performing high-wire tricks a quarter mile in the sky. This picture
>book captures the poetry and magic of the event with a poetry of its
>own: lyrical words and lovely paintings that present the detail, daring,
>and drama of Petit's feat.
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>On an early August morning, Philippe and three friends, posing as
>construction workers, carried a 440-pound cable and equipment to the top
>of the south tower, prepared to carry out their clever but dangerous
>scheme. Gerstein captures his subject's incredible determination,
>profound skill, and sheer joy.
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>This book does not directly address the attack on the World Trade
>Center; only one simple sentence toward the end of the book even
>references the event ("Now the towers are gone."). This unique and
>uplifting book celebrates the larger-than-life individual who dared to
>entertain the city with his exhilarating feat.
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>To order or read more about this book online, visit
>http://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/BC0906.html
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