Description Applaud Matt Tavares\'s latest feat -- a gripping tale of real-life daredevilry perfectly balanced by stunning illustrations.
Matt Tavares lives in Ogunquit, Maine..
He is the illustrator of \'Twas the Night Before Christmas, Over the River and Through the Wood, Lady Liberty by Doreen Rappaport, The Gingerbread Pirates by Kristin Kladstrup, and Jubilee! by Alicia Potter.
About the author Matt Tavares is the author-illustrator of Henry Aaron\'s Dream, There Goes Ted Williams, Becoming Babe Ruth, and Growing Up Pedro, as well as Zachary\'s Ball, Oliver\'s Game, and Mudball.
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.
He crossed the river on that Tightrope again and again, adding another Death-Defying flourish each time.
And then he did something else amazing.
And he did walk across the river.
But he did show up.
Some thought he wouldn\'t show up at all.
Some came to watch him fall.
Some came to watch him cross. "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.
Description Applaud Matt Tavares\'s latest feat -- a gripping tale of real-life daredevilry perfectly balanced by stunning illustrations
