The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
- The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
Infobox Book
name = The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
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author = Mordicai Gerstein
illustrator = Mordicai Gerstein
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country = United States
genre = Children's picture book
publisher = Roaring Brook Press and Millbrook Press
release_date = 2003
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pages =
isbn = ISBN 0761317910
"The Man Who Walked Between the Towers" is a 2003 children's book by Mordicai Gerstein that won the 2004 Caldecott Medal.[American Library Association: [http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/caldecottmedal/caldecottwinners/caldecottmedal.htm Caldecott Medal Winners, 1938 - Present] . URL accessed 27 January 2007.] It tells the true story of Philippe Petit, a man who walked the space of the World Trade Center in New York City on August 7, 1974 on a tightrope.]It was adapted into an animated short film with the same name in 2005 by Michael Sporn, narrated by Jake Gyllenhaal. [cite web|title=The Man Who Walked Between the Towers|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0471020/|accessdate=2006-09-18] The film received the Audience Choice Award for best short film at the 2005 Heartland Film Festival. [cite web|title=Heartland Film Festival Concludes Another Record Breaking Year|url=http://www.heartlandfilmfestival.org/2005/press_release_15.html|year=2005|accessdate=2006-09-18] and Best Short Animation Made for Children winner at the 2006 Ottawa International Animation Festival
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