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Ink and oil illustrations capture the drama of petits daring exploit, and gerstein employs a variety of perspectives to bring readers onto the wire. Man who walked between the towers, the by mordicai gerstein. In 1974, french aerialist philippe petit threw a tightrope. The man who walked between the towers by gerstein, mordicai. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. Inside the man who walked between the towers the story of one. He knew walking between the world trade towers was illegal, and, of course, dangerous, but he began. There are many picture books about new york, and now we have childrens books tackling the tragedy of 911.
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