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Sir Edmund Hillary explores Mount Everest / Heather Moore Niver.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Real-life scientific adventuresPublisher: New York : PowerKids Press, 2019Copyright date: ©2019Edition: First editionDescription: 32 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781508168621
  • 1508168628
  • 9781508168645
  • 1508168644
  • 9781508168652
  • 1508168652
Subject(s):
Contents:
Imagination and energy -- Enthusiasm for cold and snow -- First summit -- Meeting his mentor -- The mountains were calling -- The challenges -- Prepping for the climb -- First attempt -- Facing the step -- On top of the world -- After Everest -- A secret revealed -- Sir Edmund's legacy -- Timeline -- Glossary -- Index -- Websites.
Summary: On May 28, 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary made history by climbing the highest mountain on Earth: Mount Everest. He was the first man to stand on top of this daunting peak. Readers will enjoy the story of Hillary and his guide Tenzing Norgay as they tackled the most demanding climb in the world. Starting with Hillary's interest in climbing as a teen, readers will learn all about the preparation, planning, and hard work that made this exciting climb possible, as well as the history of this magnificent mountain.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 796.522 N735 Available 33111009305190
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

On May 28, 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary made history by climbing the highest mountain on Earth: Mount Everest. He was the first man to stand on top of this daunting peak. Readers will enjoy the story of Hillary and his guide Tenzing Norgay as they tackled the most demanding climb in the world. Starting with Hillary's interest in climbing as a teen, readers will learn all about the preparation, planning, and hard work that made this exciting climb possible, as well as the history of this magnificent mountain.

Includes index.

Imagination and energy -- Enthusiasm for cold and snow -- First summit -- Meeting his mentor -- The mountains were calling -- The challenges -- Prepping for the climb -- First attempt -- Facing the step -- On top of the world -- After Everest -- A secret revealed -- Sir Edmund's legacy -- Timeline -- Glossary -- Index -- Websites.

Primary, intermediate National Library of New Zealand.

On May 28, 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary made history by climbing the highest mountain on Earth: Mount Everest. He was the first man to stand on top of this daunting peak. Readers will enjoy the story of Hillary and his guide Tenzing Norgay as they tackled the most demanding climb in the world. Starting with Hillary's interest in climbing as a teen, readers will learn all about the preparation, planning, and hard work that made this exciting climb possible, as well as the history of this magnificent mountain.

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