追求梦想与心灵自由的勇气之书
荣获美国绘本**奖——凯迪克金奖!
同题材纪录片《偷天钢索人》荣获奥斯卡奖
一个小时的高空走索,惊心动魄!
欢迎目击,看他如何把梦想写在天空:
勇敢追梦,有梦*美!
儿童阅读研究者王林
在图画书中,我偏好那些描写“人”的图画书。例如,《花婆婆》《雪花人》《星际信使》。当然,不少以动物为主角的图画书其实也是在隐喻人和人类社会。可是,对那些描写普通或不普通的人的图画书,我更加喜欢。
《高空走索人》就是这样一本图画书。
这本书的主角是历*伟大的高空钢丝杂技演员菲利普.帕特,写的是他1974年独自走上当时世界上*的建筑——美国世贸大厦的双子星大楼。世贸大厦在美国“9.11”事件中,受到恐怖分子劫持的飞机的撞击,引发大火并坍塌。作家在纪念帕特的壮举的同时,也哀悼了这两栋大楼的消失。
画家莫迪凯.葛斯坦用完全纪实的笔法,详细描述了帕特是如何完成这次高空走索的,从帕特开始筹划,到和朋友一起混上尚未完工的顶楼,再到他在高空走索的过程,以及后来受到的法院的惩罚。
The story of a daring tightrope walk between skyscrapers, as seen in Robert Zemeckis' 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 2004 Caldecott Medal, the winner of the 2004 Boston Globe - Horn Book Award for Picture Books, and the winner of the 2006 Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Children's Video.
Review
“Gerstein's dramatic paintings include some perspectives bound to take any reader's breath away. Truly affecting.” ―Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
“Readers of all ages will return to this again and again for its history, adventure, humor, and breathtaking homage to extraordinary buildings and a remarkable man.” ―Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)
“With its graceful majesty and mythic overtones, this unique and uplifting book is at once a portrait of a larger-than-life individual and a memorial to the towers and the lives associated with them.” ―School Library Journal (Starred Review)
About the Author
Mordicai Gerstein is the author and illustrator of The Man Who Walked Between the Towers, winner of the Caldecott Medal, and has had four books named New York Times Best Illustrated Books of the Year. His works include The Boy and the Whale, How to Bicycle to the Moon to Plant Sunflowers, and illustrations for Applesauce Season.