[bookshare-discuss] Re: Book Submitted: Man Who Walked Between the Towers
- From: "Sue Stevens" <jmu1942@xxxxxxx>
- To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2004 08:04:27 -0500
Shelley, what exactly does validating a book mean? I thought I might sign
up for some volunteer work, but do not have a scanner..
Sue
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From: "Shelley L. Rhodes" <juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, October 15, 2004 8:43 PM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Book Submitted: Man Who Walked Between the
Towers
Submitted by a special request.
for an easy validation credit, and a pleasure of reading under the .rtf
section of the website.
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
By Mordicai Gerdstein SP?
From the book Jacket:
In 1974, as the World Trade Center was being completed, a young French
aerialist, Philippe Petit, threw a tightrope between the two towers and
spent almost an hour walking, dancing, and performing tricks a quarter of a
mile in the sky.
Petit's high wire walk has remained part of the history of New York City and
of the World Trade Center. The Man Who Walked Between the Towers captures
the poetry and magic of his feat with a poetry of its own: lyrical words and
lovely ink and oil paintings that present the detail, the daring, and-in two
dramatic foldout spreads-the vertiginous drama of Petit's feat.
Just as the massive towers of the World Trade Center remain in memory, so
too does the image of a young man walking in the air between them- here
given expression by a master picture book artist.
Mordicai Gerstein is the
highly regarded author and illustrator of more than thirty books for
children including, most recently, What Charlie Heard, a portrait of the
composer Charles Ives.
He lives with his wife, Susan Harris, and their daughter, Risa, in
Northampton, Massachusetts.
Winner of the 2004 Caldicot Medal for illustrations.
Shelley L. Rhodes and Judson, guiding golden
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Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc.
Graduate Advisory Council
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The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to
stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs.
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