Everest :
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TextPublication details: London : Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2019Description: 62 pages : illustrations (colour), maps (colour) ; 31 cmContent type: text | still image | cartographic image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781526600769 (hbk.) :Subject(s): Hillary, Edmund, 1919-2008 -- Juvenile literature | Tenzing Norkey, 1914-1986 -- Juvenile literature | Mount Everest Expedition (1953) -- Juvenile literature | Mountaineering expeditions -- Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature | Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) -- Juvenile literature | Non-Fiction 9+ | SportDDC classification: 796.522095496 Summary: In the late morning of May 29th 1953, the sun was shining brightly on the roof of the world, a gentle breeze was blowing and two men were there to witness it for the first time ever. Their names were Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay and the roof of the world was Everest. This is the story of how two very different yet equally determined men battled frost-biting temperatures, tumbling ice rocks, powerful winds and death-defying ridges to reach the top of the world's highest mountain. Join these two unlikely heroes on the most amazing of adventures and discover the impact of hundreds of men and women that helped Hillary and Tenzing achieve their goal. But triumphs can be marred with tragedy as not everyone who climbs Everest survives.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Books | Main Library Picture Books (E) | E .T636 2019 | Available | 33488 |
In the late morning of May 29th 1953, the sun was shining brightly on the roof of the world, a gentle breeze was blowing and two men were there to witness it for the first time ever. Their names were Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay and the roof of the world was Everest. This is the story of how two very different yet equally determined men battled frost-biting temperatures, tumbling ice rocks, powerful winds and death-defying ridges to reach the top of the world's highest mountain. Join these two unlikely heroes on the most amazing of adventures and discover the impact of hundreds of men and women that helped Hillary and Tenzing achieve their goal. But triumphs can be marred with tragedy as not everyone who climbs Everest survives.