Man on Wire on Fire
How would you rate your balance? Mine’s about a seven. That’s good enough to make it approximately 10 feet on a railroad track, but not quite good enough to walk across a thin cable hung between two skyscrapers.
As previously reported, “Man on Wire”, a documentary about the amazing events that also inspired the children’s book “The Man Who Walked Between the Towers“, will open August 8.
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Pop culture website BuzzFeed put together a nice roundup of links (including a glowing New York TImes review) on what looks to be an outstanding film. Click the image below to find out more.
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About Travis Jonker
Travis Jonker is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the 2014 Caldecott committee. You can email Travis at scopenotes@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter: @100scopenotes.
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