The Man Who Walked Between the Towers

The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
Mordicai Gerstein (2003)
Caldecott Award

The Man Who Walked Between the Towers is a true story about a man who walked across a tight rope in August of 1974.  This tight rope was not strung between two ordinary objects--it was strung across the Twin Towers that once was the World Trade Center in New York City!  I had never heard of this event, and found it amazing that this had once happened; I learned something new!  I think this would be just a fun book to read to a class of 2nd and 3rd graders and get them thinking about what types of characteristics or skills a person needs in order to do such a thing! I understand that the WTC is nonexistant now, but that could even spark a discussion about September 11th and we could talk about American history/current events.  This book's pictures tell the story without even needing to read the text.  There are a couple of pages that you can even pull out to emphasize how big the buildings were and how long the rope was!  It is a fun and engaging read!