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Tavares, Matt

Crossing Niagara: The Death-Defying Tightrope Adventures of the Great Blondin

40 pp. | Candlewick | April, 2016 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7636-6823-5 $17.99
(2) K-3 In 1859, Jean François Gravelet--the Great Blondin--was the world's greatest tightrope walker; Niagara Falls called to him. Tavares's straightforward telling details all the drama of Blondin's multiple crossings, which drew huge crowds...at first, then the spectacle lost its appeal. Tavares's arresting illustrations movingly depict the Falls. An author's note rounds out this sure-footed offering. Bib.
Reviewer: Sam Bloom | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2016

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