--- product_id: 1694209 title: "The Man Who Walked Between the Towers" price: "€ 31.91" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.nl/products/1694209-the-man-who-walked-between-the-towers store_origin: NL region: Netherlands --- # The Man Who Walked Between the Towers **Price:** € 31.91 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Man Who Walked Between the Towers - **How much does it cost?** € 31.91 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.nl](https://www.desertcart.nl/products/1694209-the-man-who-walked-between-the-towers) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The story of a daring tightrope walk between skyscrapers, as seen in Robert Zemeckis's The Walk, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt. 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--in two dramatic foldout spreads-- the vertiginous drama of Petit's feat. The Man Who Walked Between the Towers is the winner of the Caldecott Medal, winner of the Boston Globe - Horn Book Award for Picture Books, and winner of the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Children's Video. Review: Great Book! - This is a children's book, but I loved it! I recall when the event actually happened, so I purchased the book. I have always admired Phillipe Petit, and it was great to read his story. I passed the book along to my daughter and granddaughter, and they loved it too! Review: but for me it was like a fresh breeze - I guess this is the first time I am writing review for a kids book. Mostly I buy books for my son (now 4) from desertcart based on other users reviews and I saw this one doesn't have that many reviews so I share my experience: This is one of the most awe-inspiring book because it is not mythical, science fiction or folk-lore, it is real and written very well. I think my son can't understand the difference between this one an other stories, for him this is as real as others, but for me it was like a fresh breeze. Also, this is a story not everybody knows and the end of the book is a story for another time. I will say its brilliant for every age. I hope we get more books like these (real life untold stories) ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #69,459 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #30 in Children's Performing Arts Biographies (Books) #109 in Children's Historical Biographies (Books) #116 in English as a Second Language Instruction | | Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 837 Reviews | ## Images ![The Man Who Walked Between the Towers - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81tWIq9yfhL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great Book! *by A***A on March 25, 2025* This is a children's book, but I loved it! I recall when the event actually happened, so I purchased the book. I have always admired Phillipe Petit, and it was great to read his story. I passed the book along to my daughter and granddaughter, and they loved it too! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ but for me it was like a fresh breeze *by Z***R on January 21, 2016* I guess this is the first time I am writing review for a kids book. Mostly I buy books for my son (now 4) from Amazon based on other users reviews and I saw this one doesn't have that many reviews so I share my experience: This is one of the most awe-inspiring book because it is not mythical, science fiction or folk-lore, it is real and written very well. I think my son can't understand the difference between this one an other stories, for him this is as real as others, but for me it was like a fresh breeze. Also, this is a story not everybody knows and the end of the book is a story for another time. I will say its brilliant for every age. I hope we get more books like these (real life untold stories) ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beautiful *by J***P on July 9, 2013* This book is a true classic--not only does it preserve a singular event in the history of the Twin Towers,through its text and beautiful illustration, it also shares the wonder and beauty of achieving an impossible dream. Phillipe Petit, the man this book is about, once said, “The wirewalker of great heights is a dreamer. He stretches out on his cable and contemplates the sky. There he gathers his strength, recovers the serenity he may have lost, regains his courage and his faith.” Gernstein manages to share that dream, strength, and serenity with those of us who may never dance in the sky a quarter mile above the ground. ## Frequently Bought Together - The Man Who Walked Between the Towers - Fireboat: The Heroic Adventures of the John J. 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