Mordicai Gerstein
Writer, Author
1935 –
Who is Mordicai Gerstein?
Mordicai Gerstein, born November 24, 1935 in Los Angeles, California is an American artist, writer, and film director, best known for illustrating and writing children's books. He illustrated the comic mystery fiction series Something Queer is Going On, 1973 to 2003, written by Elizabeth Levy.
Gerstein won the 2004 Caldecott Medal for U.S. picture book illustration, recognizing The Man Who Walked Between the Towers, which he also wrote. Created in response to the September 11 attacks, it features the story of Philippe Petit's unauthorized high-wire walk between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center on August 7, 1974.
Gerstein lives in Westhampton, Massachusetts.
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- Born
- Nov 24, 1935
Los Angeles - Also known as
- Mordi Gerstein
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Chouinard Art Institute
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on July 23, 2013
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