The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
by Mordicai Gerstein
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- Grade
- PK-6
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
- Picture Book
Year Published 2003
Word Count 775
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 640L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 77196, 0.5 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- Art
- English Language Arts
- History
- Subject Headings
- World Trade Center (New York, N.Y.)
- Petit, Philippe, 1949---Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Performing Arts | Circus
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Performing Arts
- Petit, Philippe, 1949-
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction
- Tightrope walking
- Aerialists
- France
- Aerialists--France--Juvenile literature
- Petit, Philippe
- Tightrope walking--Juvenile literature
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Awards & Distinctions 6
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Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2024
Winner, 2004
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Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, 1967-2024
Winner, 2004
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ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2004
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CCBC Choices
Selection, 2004
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Horn Book Fanfare, 2001-2023
Selection, 2003
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Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2023
Selection, 2003
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