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

Applaud Matt Tavares's latest feat -- a gripping tale of real-life daredevilry perfectly balanced by stunning illustrations.

"Monsieur Blondin is to cross Niagara Falls this afternoon, or perish in the attempt." -- Troy Daily Times, June 30, 1859

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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 04/12/2016
ISBN: 9780763668235
Pages: 36
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 12.10h x 10.20w x 0.50d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 01/18/2016
School Library Journal 02/01/2016 pg. 120
Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2016
Booklist 02/15/2016 pg. 69
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2016 pg. 122
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2016
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2016 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 181410 / Crossing Niagara: The Death-Defying Tightrope Adventures of the Great Blondin
Reading Level: 4.4 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5