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.