world trade center (new york, n.y.)

Uses simple language to explain the events of September 11, 2001, helping children understand what happened and how it affected the country.

Examines the true story of New York City's Twin Towers, how they came to be built, how they changed the New York skyline, and how they came to be destroyed by terrorists on Sept. 11, 2001.

On the morning of September 11, 2001, brothers Jules and Gedeon Naudet were working on a documentary about a rookie New York City firefighter. Hearing a roar in the sky, Jules turned his camera upward - just in time to film the only existing image of the first plane crashing into the World Trade Center Tower 1. With cameras rolling, the Naudets follow NYC firefighters into the heart of what would be known as Ground Zero. A striking tribute to real-life heroes who rose to extraordinary acts of courage and compassion.

Tuesday, September 11, 2001 started as just another beautiful day. At 8:47am, the city would be jolted into its worst nightmare as a chain of tragic events unfolded, changing the lives of New Yorkers and Americans forever. People from 115 different countries died at the World Trade Center. From still and video cameras of 118 people and 16 news agencies, much of it never-before seen, from in and around New York City. The attack on the WTC was the most documented event in history.

A high-wire artist traces his six years of planning and training to walk a wire between the towers of the nearly completed World Trade Center in 1974, describing the history-making realization of his goal.

This young readers' adaptation of the story of September 11 hero Welles Crowther looks at his faith-based philosophy, his ambition to join the FDNY, and how he sacrificed his life to save victims of the attacks on the World Trade Center.

A collection of photographs from Life Magazine that chronicles the September 11 terrorist attacks and their aftermath; and includes portraits of firefighters, volunteers, and survivors, articles on the events, and the reaction of Americans to the tragedy.

Examines the true story of New York City's Twin Towers, how they came to be built, how they changed the New York skyline, and how they came to be destroyed by terrorists on Sept. 11, 2001.

A lyrical evocation of Philippe Petit's 1974 tightrope walk between the World Trade Center towers.