The Man Who Walked Between the Towers is a 2003 children's book by Mordicai Gerstein that won the 2004 Caldecott Medal. It tells the true story of Philippe Petit, a man who walked between the twin towers 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.

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  • The Man Who Walked Between the Towers is a 2003 children's book by Mordicai Gerstein that won the 2004 Caldecott Medal. It tells the true story of Philippe Petit, a man who walked between the twin towers 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. The film received the Audience Choice Award for best short film at the 2005 Heartland Film Festival, and the award for Best Short Animation Made for Children at the 2006 Ottawa International Animation Festival. It is included as an extra on the DVD of the Oscar-winning documentary Man on Wire.
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