AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Emily McCully
PUBLISHER:
Puffin
PUBLICATION DATE: 1992
GENRE:
Fiction
READING LEVEL: Age
10
BRIEF OVERVIEW:
A girl learns to walk on a tightrope from a man who is a professional at rope
walking but quit due to fear.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Weekly words are used in the classroom. One is perseverance. This
book can show students the meaning of perseverance.
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Gregory Vaughn, Valdosta State University ECSE
