 After a brief introduction, a section called Why Climb Everest? describes why Hillary and Tenzing’s achievement was so remarkable. Two very different, yet equally determined, men battled frost-biting temperatures, icefalls, snow, wind, and death-defying crevasses to climb to the top of the world’s highest mountain, Everest. The narrative is captivating and the digitally created, breathtaking illustrations are very detailed and loaded with fascinating information. A Table of Contents lists the four parts of the book: The Story of Two Very Different Childhoods, The Race for Everest, Hillary and Tenzing Climb Everest, and Their Stories Continue after Everest. The book is exciting and engaging. mjw |
| Title: Everest: The Remarkable Story Of Edmund Hilary And Tenzing Norgay Author: Alexandra Stewart Illustrator: Joe Todd-Stanton Publisher: Bloomsbury Children’s Books. New York Copyright: 2020 Original Language: English Original Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. Great Britain Original Copyright: 2019 ISBN: 978-1-5476-0159-2 Hardcover pages: 64 Age range: 8-12 Genre: Information book, Nonfiction, Picture book, Biography Book setting: New Zealand, Tibet, Nepal Author’s ethnicity: British Author’s residence: London Illustrator’s ethnicity: British Illustrator’s residence: England Subjects: Asian history, Mountain climbing, Sherpas, Yaks, Yetis |
Everest: The Remarkable Story Of Edmund Hilary And Tenzing Norgay
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