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The Man who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai Gerstein

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The Man who Walked Between the Towers was the winner of the 2004 Caldecott Medal, the 2004 Boston Globe. It also won the Horn Book Award for picture books and it was the winner of the 2006 Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Childrens' video.

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xhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-sCzWPOwK

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The Man who Walked Between the Towers read-aloud

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The Man who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai Gerstein, is about a man named Philippe Petit who is a motivated street performer that likes to entertain people. During the story, he wanted to walk on a wire between the twin towers over New York City but, he did not think the police officers and owners of the towers would let him because in Paris, they did not let him. So, Philippe and his friend dressed up as construction workers and made their way to the top of the towers to set up the line. Then, they set up the line, and Felipe got his 28 ft balancing pole and he walked and danced on the line and entertained the city. The police, threatened to arrest him but he walked the other way and continued. Finally, He was arrested and sent to court, the judge sentenced him to entertain the children in the park which made him so happy and he left his mark on the world. We can learn that there is always a way to leave your mark on the world and to show off your talents and do what makes you happy.

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What did Philippe do for a living?
He was a street performer.

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Philippe Petit:
- Motivated, he continues to walk on the wire even though the police are threatening him to get down. He was also very motivated to achieve his goal of walking between the towers.
- Dedicated- He continues to entertain the children by performing in the park.
- Talented- He walks on a small wire above the entire city which most people are scared to do and cannot do.

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Friend
- Loyal- He helps Philippe set up his line and he dresses up as a construction worker with him so they do not get caught.
- Trustworthy- He helped Philippe and even when at first the line fell, he helped him fix it.

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How did Philippe plan to secretly walk between the towers? Philippe and his friend dressed as construction workers and walked up the stairs with big boxes to the top of the towers.

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Why does Philippe like walking on thin wires? How might he inspire people?
Philippe likes walking on thin wires to entertain. He might inspire people by teaching them to do what makes them happy and to take risks in life.

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When did they stretch the rope between the towers and why at this specific time?
They waited till night time. At midnight two other friends stretched it from one tower to the other. They waited till night so no one would catch them doing this.