Crossing Niagara : the death-defying tightrope adventures of the Great Blondin
Auteurs : Tavares, Matt (Auteur)
Lieu de publication : Somerville
Éditeur : Candlewick Press
Date de publication : 2016
ISBN : 9780763668235
Langue : Anglais
Description : 1 volume (non paginé) : illustrations en couleur ; 31 cm.
Notes : Comprend des références bibliographiques.
Sujets :
Blondin, Charles [funambule]
Traversée des Chutes Niagara
Niagara, Chutes du (N. Y. et Ont.) - Histoire
Artistes de cirque - France - Biographies
Résumé :
When the Great Blondin announced that he was going to walk from America to Canada across the Niagara River on a rope that was more than 1,100 feet long and just 3 inches wide, hanging 160 feet above the raging river, people came from everywhere. Some came to watch him cross. Some came to watch him fall. Some thought he wouldn’t show up at all. But he did show up. And he did walk across the river. And then he did something else amazing. He crossed the river on that tightrope again and again, adding another death-defying flourish each time. Matt Tavares’s gorgeous, riveting account of the daredevil of Niagara Falls is sure to hold readers in its grip, just as Blondin's feats enthralled those spectators on the cliffs more than one hundred and fifty years ago.
Collection : Bibliothèque de l'École nationale de cirque
Localisation : Bibliothèque
Cote : 791.360 92 B654c 2016